Originally Posted by
MaxPowers
The guys who brag about "never calling in sick" are not any healthier than anyone else, they just come into work sick, and get everyone else sick.
If they were the real "Company Men" they like to portray themselves as, they would stay home, instead of coming in to work and infecting everyone else.
You guys slay me! Someone threatens to call in sick because he can make more money and I am somehow the one who is wrong.
I would disagree with the above poster because I have been blessed with good health. A vegan for a wife who has reduced my cholesterol significantly and as an employee for over 23 years means I have accumulated sick leave at a rate that reflects my being healthy.
Instead of calling in sick because I deserve it I have called in sick when I am sick.
30 years ago I had a fellow officer ask if I thought I was Abe Lincoln or something because I insisted on doing something that was right. To this day I wear that as a badge of honor! Especially after he was drummed out of the Marine Corps for conduct unbecoming.
Dishonesty is what it is and I sleep well at night and believe I am a good example for my kids and my grandkids. I am not perfect but everyone must ask themselves if they are doing things right. Eventually you will answer for living in the gray zone.
Good luck!
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