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Guilt and the Work Place
Jul. 1st, 2009 06:04 amIt's pretty amazing really - any time I call off from work, regardless of how good of a reason I have, I feel guilty about it.
It is for this reason I wish that sick days were instead personal days in all cases. Honestly, I listen to my body. And if it tells me I shouldn't be working hard on a given day, I'm not going too.
Normally 5 1/2 hours of sleep is enough for me to run on pretty well. I guess today it just was not enough. My body was screaming for me to stay home, and I listened. Of course, I had to lie to my boss ("Well, I threw up this morning, it's killing me") but I do, indeed, feel like I've been put through the ringer.
That's not really any different than how I normally feel working at ITL, today was just enough for my body to say, "Take a break, you deserve it."
As far as I know, it's a paid sick day and because I'm still working tomorrow, I'll still get my holiday pay. Even if I didn't, I wouldn't complain.
As a temp if I missed there was no pay. Honestly, I find it surprising I get paid sick days now according to the handbook. I'd prefer it the other way. That way there's less pressure on needing an honest excuse (which I believe listening to your body is, however, most westerners don't, and I have to abide by social rules with regards to this shit, or I'll lose my job.)
Sometimes I wish America would just crumble as we know it, and reform as something a little more understanding and enlightened.
It is for this reason I wish that sick days were instead personal days in all cases. Honestly, I listen to my body. And if it tells me I shouldn't be working hard on a given day, I'm not going too.
Normally 5 1/2 hours of sleep is enough for me to run on pretty well. I guess today it just was not enough. My body was screaming for me to stay home, and I listened. Of course, I had to lie to my boss ("Well, I threw up this morning, it's killing me") but I do, indeed, feel like I've been put through the ringer.
That's not really any different than how I normally feel working at ITL, today was just enough for my body to say, "Take a break, you deserve it."
As far as I know, it's a paid sick day and because I'm still working tomorrow, I'll still get my holiday pay. Even if I didn't, I wouldn't complain.
As a temp if I missed there was no pay. Honestly, I find it surprising I get paid sick days now according to the handbook. I'd prefer it the other way. That way there's less pressure on needing an honest excuse (which I believe listening to your body is, however, most westerners don't, and I have to abide by social rules with regards to this shit, or I'll lose my job.)
Sometimes I wish America would just crumble as we know it, and reform as something a little more understanding and enlightened.
