sick days

Some People — GASP — May Not Actually Be Sick When They Take a Sick Day
Some People — GASP — May Not Actually Be Sick When They Take a Sick Day
Some People — GASP — May Not Actually Be Sick When They Take a Sick Day
In not-so-stunning news, it appears that every sick day taken by employees may not be due to genuine illness. The latest survey by CareerBuilder found that about a third of all call-ins last year were made by workers who simply opted to take the day off rather than save their sick time for when they actually needed it. However, the most interesting attribute of calling in sick is the excuses that
The Best Ways to Call In Sick
The Best Ways to Call In Sick
The Best Ways to Call In Sick
I haven't done it since I was a teenager, and I had a job washing dishes at a delicatessen. It was not the greatest job in the world, but it wasn't the worst either. I did get one free meal every day I was working, so that took a little of the sting out of it, but calling in sick at that age was inevitable. Everybody does it once in a while, right? So you lower your voice, try to sound scratchy an