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Starry Messenger

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14. "an obsessively reliable hopeless responsibility freak."

Mon Jul 23, 2012, 02:39 PM

Jul 2012

I know this feeling!

I felt guilty at my old job before this one for taking a week off because I'd been bitten by a Black Widow. I still crawled in a bit too soon, unloading kilns and trying to not barf in them. That was a non-profit where I had sick time, but still--the work is there waiting for you, with no one doing it.

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Does anyone else go to work sick? [View all] Starry Messenger Jul 2012 OP

Where are the support for the men who go to work sick? My son is a cook and I can't southernyankeebelle Jul 2012 #1

1) did you read the article? if the legislation is passed it would cover everyone, not just women, & spooky3 Jul 2012 #30

Feminism means supporting everybody and not just one group. yardwork Jul 2012 #41

I once worked a week Worried senior Jul 2012 #2

omg. Starry Messenger Jul 2012 #7

I've worked with pneumonia and was reprimanded for 'sleeping on the job' when I fainted REP Jul 2012 #39

One of the women I worked with did that too! abelenkpe Jul 2012 #27

I also once went to work for a week while I had pneumonia (not because my bosses were Nay Jul 2012 #28

I would rather go to work and be miserable and get paid, Kalidurga Jul 2012 #3

I never did, but didn't have a family or children to support, either whathehell Jul 2012 #4

Just had me to support - have gone in so sick I could barely stand (or risk being fired) REP Jul 2012 #40

To each his own, I guess. whathehell Jul 2012 #43

And being homeless? REP Jul 2012 #44

I'm sorry whathehell Jul 2012 #45

This message was self-deleted by its author REP Jul 2012 #46

Being fired = no job = no money = no rent = no place to live REP Jul 2012 #47

Look, I have not argument with you and if you and others whathehell Jul 2012 #48

sick days are a good thing for everyone so why isnt the membership fighting for sickdays? leftyohiolib Jul 2012 #5

Good question....Sounds like a rather egregious oversight on the part of the membership. n/t whathehell Jul 2012 #17

I go to work sick even though I have sick days. xmas74 Jul 2012 #6

It sounds like your workplace is whathehell Jul 2012 #15

I've tried. xmas74 Jul 2012 #20

Sorry to hear that. whathehell Jul 2012 #21

Guns and God group. xmas74 Jul 2012 #22

Oh Gawd...no pun intended. whathehell Jul 2012 #23

Nope. xmas74 Jul 2012 #24

I get it....n/t whathehell Jul 2012 #25

I have many times. These days I don't feel like a have to. It's usually brewens Jul 2012 #8

All of you make the argument Dyedinthewoolliberal Jul 2012 #9

I agree to all of that. Starry Messenger Jul 2012 #10

I worked in a hospital once - visiting patients every day Smilo Jul 2012 #11

o.O Starry Messenger Jul 2012 #12

Yes. Zorra Jul 2012 #13

"an obsessively reliable hopeless responsibility freak." Starry Messenger Jul 2012 #14

Not to bring up a sore subject whathehell Jul 2012 #16

Actually, a lot of the guys in my family are work hogs. Starry Messenger Jul 2012 #18

Yeah, you may have something there...My spouse has to be REALLY sick to take time off whathehell Jul 2012 #19

Two, off the top of my head. But both of them have taken on caregiver roles of some sort, LeftyMom Jul 2012 #32

I fully infer from your post that you have never been a single working parent Zorra Jul 2012 #34

Good inference, but if you never "inferred" that, why would you think i was whathehell Jul 2012 #35

Oh, so very sorry. I totally apologize for misreading your post. Zorra Jul 2012 #36

So very sorry, as well, for using a phrase that whathehell Jul 2012 #38

... Zorra Jul 2012 #49

Hey Zorra whathehell Jul 2012 #50

Yes abelenkpe Jul 2012 #26

Family Leave days should be applied to those times. Starry Messenger Jul 2012 #29

I do, but I work at home kdmorris Jul 2012 #31

In the past I have dragged myself into work Rex Jul 2012 #33

Usually One_Life_To_Give Jul 2012 #37

I went to work when I was very sick and very pregnant. I had sick leave, but I felt I had no choice. yardwork Jul 2012 #42

Since being forced to use vacation days for illness... liberal N proud Jul 2012 #51