EPTits not his fault for falling ill, he should however, have gotten a doctors note or something - if he was too sick to go to work. Like having a fever of 100+ or the flu of w/e
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Pulimuli
Sweden2766 Posts
its not his fault for falling ill, he should however, have gotten a doctors note or something - if he was too sick to go to work. Like having a fever of 100+ or the flu of w/e | ||
micronesia
United States24495 Posts
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citi.zen
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If they liked you/felt you were useful they would likely overlook the sick day thing. Otherwise it provides a good excuse to get rid of you. Look at it as part of getting to a job which is a better "fit" for you. It happens to everyone sometimes. Next time try harder if you like the place. Good luck. Edit: doctor's note means nothing. This isn't school. If they want to keep you they will. Otherwise they will not. You can't force a company to hire/retain you. | ||
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Osmoses
Sweden5302 Posts
I consider not going to work when you're a walking biohazard a sign of respect. So if I call in sick and the guy says A-OK and then fires me, that makes me rage. "Get a doctor's note"? You think I should go to a doctor and get a NOTE for being out sick from WORK for one day at a time? Whatever. They didn't want me obviously, for whatever reason. Maybe I am useless, maybe they just needed to cut something. What makes me angry is the way they handled it. | ||
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Sadistx
Zimbabwe5568 Posts
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Osmoses
Sweden5302 Posts
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Rho_
United States971 Posts
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citi.zen
2509 Posts
On March 11 2010 00:54 Osmoses wrote: Confusion has passed now. I am fucking raging. In part thanks to some of you assholes who seem so convinced I deserve to get fired even though you don't know shit about what I do. I consider not going to work when you're a walking biohazard a sign of respect. So if I call in sick and the guy says A-OK and then fires me, that makes me rage. "Get a doctor's note"? You think I should go to a doctor and get a NOTE for being out sick from WORK for one day at a time? Whatever. They didn't want me obviously, for whatever reason. Maybe I am useless, maybe they just needed to cut something. What makes me angry is the way they handled it. If it's any consolation, these like/dislike things are in the end mutual. Sooner or later you yourself would inevitably be unhappy there if the fit is bad (whatever "fit" means - personality, type of job, etc.). Hopefully you have some financial flexibility to make it the short term and can look at this as a long term opportunity to find something better. | ||
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Epicfailguy
Norway893 Posts
Funny that you mentioned this actually, since I got my job 8 months ago, I've climbed some ladders and now I'm kind of an instructor for the some sections of the factory I work at, and my boss and I made the same decision as you mentioned. A guy was sick two days in the first month, but thats not really the reason we're letting him go. He appeared to just not care or be interested in his job. He just did as he was told and then sat on his ass. When you add that with 2 days of being away the first month it's not really a good sign. Now we have another guy I'm currently instructing and he came 3 days when he was sick, and the fourth day he puked and I told him to go home. He asks questions all the time, and works his ass off and appears to be really committed to getting this job, which he most def is going to get. Your post reeks of a whiner/complainer kind of guy who have had shit fall in his hands his entire life, and you come across as a person who just shows up and expects to get paid by just being there. Should I have done more? Was it wrong of me to not come into work sick? Is my education useless? Am I useless? I don't know, I'm so... fucking...confused Your education isn't useless, you're not useless, but your attitude is. Confusion has passed now. I am fucking raging. In part thanks to some of you assholes who seem so convinced I deserve to get fired even though you don't know shit about what I do. What exactly do you expect when you make a topic like this? A pat on the shoulder, telling you everything is going to be ok and they're assholes for firing you? "buhu im useless my education sucks waa waa waa" seriously grow up :p | ||
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QuanticHawk
United States32026 Posts
On March 11 2010 00:54 Osmoses wrote: "Get a doctor's note"? You think I should go to a doctor and get a NOTE for being out sick from WORK for one day at a time? Yeah... that's how it's done, especially if you're new and don't want it questioned. I mean, rule of thumb, if it's little enough to keep you out for one day, you probably should not call out as someone who just started. | ||
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Epicfailguy
Norway893 Posts
On March 11 2010 00:30 Hawk wrote: Unless it was something serious (ie, not you having the sniffles, a little flu, etc) you go in and suck it up when you first start. If anything, you go in and exaggerate to go home. Europe is totally different with sick/vacation days. Shit man, I met a girl who got six fucking weeks off fuck youuuuu Europe. Two weeks is generally the max vacation time you'll see and you need to put in a lot of time for that. Some places give sick days separate.... it really varies. A lot of places you get zero compensation for being sick. 14 weeks paid vacation, bitcheees! :D | ||
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Dfgj
Singapore5922 Posts
On March 11 2010 00:54 Osmoses wrote: "Get a doctor's note"? You think I should go to a doctor and get a NOTE for being out sick from WORK for one day at a time? In Singapore, this is required - and there are official Medical Certificates to be signed and presented for time off sick. Doesn't seem like a stretch, especially when you need to show that it's legitimate. | ||
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BlissX1
United States328 Posts
On March 10 2010 23:34 Osmoses wrote: Got my first job about a month ago. Got fired today, after my second day of being out sick. Apparently they thought I wasn't committed enough. This sucks. Mixed emotions of anger, rejection and guilt. Should I have done more? Was it wrong of me to not come into work sick? Is my education useless? Am I useless? I don't know, I'm so... fucking... Confused. Don't kill yourself. You will always have starcraft, and now you have more time. The TL communuity will now love you this much more. | ||
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Epicfailguy
Norway893 Posts
On March 11 2010 01:14 Dfgj wrote: In Singapore, this is required - and there are official Medical Certificates to be signed and presented for time off sick. Doesn't seem like a stretch, especially when you need to show that it's legitimate. Think its different in Scandinavian countries, at our place it means fuck all since its so incredible easy to get. | ||
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Bosu
United States3247 Posts
I am supposed to be doing clinicals and feel pretty bad, but I think it would be pretty irresponsible to go to work sick in a hospital. I think many health care employees are expected to though. | ||
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Grobyc
Canada18410 Posts
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The6357
United States1268 Posts
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Biochemist
United States1008 Posts
If you just got hired to a new job, calling in sick twice right away makes you look like you're lazy, even if you are sick. Try not to take it personally, and understand how it can look to them. If you really are sick with something contagious, go to work anyway and they might send you home. It makes you look dedicated, and you still get your day off. If not, get a mask or something so you don't infect co-workers. | ||
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The6357
United States1268 Posts
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EmeraldSparks
United States1451 Posts
If you don't come into work they'll think you're selfish and just want to keep your illness for yourself. | ||
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