Jack Reacher said:
You know...if you are out because you are SO SICK that you can't come to work out of "FEAR" that others are going to catch what you have....
....You might want to re-consider logging into FacePlace and bragging about all the cool things you've done in the past couple of days....
....Now FAR BE IT from me suggesting what you do in cyber space...I'm just sayin'....Your boss just might get wind of it... :Ninja
Like UM said, there is no cure for stupid..lol People amaze me that call in sick just to have a day or two or three off. If you need a day off, then dangit, just take a day off.
***********warning..very long story, so read if your bored****haha
I worked for a large company years ago and we were given 5 personal days, 5 sick days and 2 weeks vacation. Whatever you did with your 10 days PTO was your business as well as your vacation, however if you went over those 10 days of PTO, you had to provide doctors excuses each time you were out.
Well the office manager had been let go and I was put in the position as "acting" supervisor until the job was filled. I had this girl call in one morning telling me she had to fly to New York cause her grandmother was gravely ill and not expected to make it and she wasn't sure how long she would be out of work. So I wrote it down and went on about my business. 2 days later, I had to go visit a customer about a complaint. I walk in to see my customer and we are walking down the hall (this was at a hotel) and we pass the pool area and who do I see laying in a lounge chair by the pool...........yep you guessed it, my employee who was supposed to be in New York. So I just carry on with said customer, get back to office and pull her employee file...seems the grandma story had already been used on the last manager. I was fuming.
I waited till the next day and called her (ya know just to check on her ill grandmother)...she said oh my goodness Stephanie, it's awful, she was in so much pain but she passed last night and Im so thankful she isn't hurting anymore. The funeral will be on Friday and I will be back to work on Monday. I said I am so sorry, give me the address of the funeral home and we'll send flowers. She said oh that's ok, we aren't accepting flowers, just donations in her memory to help out my family with the funeral expenses (WHAT?? really?? was my thought).
So I just said ok, see you soon and hung up with her. I was fuming mad that she had taken advantage of me like this. So I go back to said hotel to see if she might still be there. Her car was in the parking lot so I go in to see if I can find her. Sure enough, she is out by the pool again, this time with a man. When this man turned around I almost screamed..he was a manager from one of our other offices in another state. He was on vacation...little did I know he was in Atlanta. So camera in hand, I snapped a few pics and went back to the office and went to the VP and told her the story and said now you handle as you see fit. She said your the acting manager, how do you think we should handle it. I said well her, I wanna fire her cause she lied to me and made me feel like an idiot for believing her crap. As for the other manager, he is not my problem.
So when girl got back to office, she put on a big ole front all morning about her "grannygran" how she was going to miss her, blah blah blah. I called her into my office and let her tell me all about her long week in New York and how painful it was etc etc etc. I said wow, you must have had time to get some sun while you was in NY..she said she sat outside while Grannygran slept. Well I laid the pics I took down on the desk and just stared at her. She turned pale as a ghost really quick and looked at me and said..well guess Im busted. I said um yep guess you are. She said well what's the big deal, I will just take the week with no pay. I said yes you will and the week after that, and the week after that, etc etc. She couldn't believe I was firing her for something so minor. I said well seems your "grannygran" has been sick before. Her response, I just needed a break and I knew I couldn't just take a week off. I said especially with a manager from another office in another state who is married with children. Her response..well he loves me now and is leaving his wife for me. That's a whole different chapter........people..... they amaze me sometimes!
