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Liquid`Drone
Norway28781 Posts
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FuDDx
United States5015 Posts
Good luck on future jobs. I had my first "real" job at 15 and a half a t Rallys Hamburger stand in High school.No way I could imagine getting my first job at 25. ^^ | ||
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axion
Norway110 Posts
Because if the employee rights in Sweden are anything like those in Norway, you could actually go to court and demand the job back (if you were employed and not call help). You can not fire someone for being sick. But from the post I've read here now you seem to be a big baby with the sniffles and deserve to get fired. I was actually away from work for two days just now (first time in three years). Because I was limping around with an infection in my leg, which does not work well with bartending, and yes, I got a note from my doctor.  | ||
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Salv
Canada3083 Posts
On March 11 2010 01:35 Osmoses wrote: Am I the only one who thinks its weird to expect someone to come to work sick? I totally respect the guy who came to work sick until he threw up, but I sure as hell don't respect his boss for waiting until he throws up before sending him home. And then you somehow feel noble and proud for making sure he gets the job? He fucking better get the job after you put him through that shit. No, I didn't love the job, it was WORK, but that doesn't mean I didn't do it to the best of my abilities. As far as I'm concerned, anyone who expects me to jump around my boss' legs like some overexcited yorkshire terrier barking about how much I love my job on top of DOING my damn job can go stuff themselves. You need to learn how to play the game. In Canada, the first one - three months are usually probation, where they can fire you for anything. Now especially if you're working a job where you are easily replaced, they will fire you if they think you're not going to work out or you might be a hassle. Let me explain something to you in case you don't understand: When an employee takes a sick day, it fucks up the employer. You don't take a sick day in the first couple months unless you really need it, if you're ill. If you wake up with a stomach-ache, head-ache or a cold, you go in to work. It's not a big deal, and you're not going to infect the whole fucking staff, and even if you do, those fuckers will still be there the next day. 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? This is so telling. You weren't ill enough to go to the doctor, so you should be going to work. As a general rule, if you're sick enough that you need to go to the doctor, you should stay home and call in. If you wake up with a cold or just aren't feeling too hot, you go in and with any luck they'll send you home. This is your first job, and you'll either you'll learn really quick what you do when you first get a job, or you'll be consistently fired. On March 11 2010 01:35 Osmoses wrote: As far as I'm concerned, anyone who expects me to jump around my boss' legs like some overexcited yorkshire terrier barking about how much I love my job on top of DOING my damn job can go stuff themselves. Keep this shit up and you'll be fired consistently. My guess is you'll learn soon enough what you have to do and you'll be the best damn terrier you can be. | ||
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Tenryu
United States565 Posts
Also to add, you dont have to act like you love the job and act like a terrier or w/e u were talking bout. Just prove your a dedicated/hard worker and care enough bout the damn job to not get fired(which u obviously did care cuz u posted a blog bout this incident). But obviously you cant prove that by taking 2 baby sick days off in first month. | ||
Liquid`Jinro
Sweden33719 Posts
On March 11 2010 01:23 Grobyc wrote: They shouldn't be expecting you to come into work if it is rather serious, but if it's just a flu you are honestly better off toughing it out, especially if it's hard to get a job for you and there is the risk of getting fired. Unlike grade school, they probably don't give a crap themselves whether you come sick or not. Anyhow, you can always go anyway, and once they see you in person they can determine whether or not you're well enough to work without being too much of a nuisance. If it's "just a flu"? I'd be pretty pissed if someone had "just a flu" and decided to come into work and infect me with it... | ||
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Nazarene
Denmark996 Posts
Just send them job applications out again :-) Good luck finding a job that you actually enjoy. I sure as hell hope I find a job that I enjoy after I get my master's degree, or else these 5 years have really been a waste of time :-) | ||
Chill
Calgary25996 Posts
On March 11 2010 04:30 FrozenArbiter wrote: If it's "just a flu"? I'd be pretty pissed if someone had "just a flu" and decided to come into work and infect me with it... Yep. You should use sick days when you need them - they are built into your contract and your pay rate (if you're on salary). Further, you should use them to protect the health of your coworkers. However, I can guarantee the sick days were not the ultimate source of the problem. | ||
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EmeraldSparks
United States1451 Posts
and it didn't go away so i eventually went to the doctor and he told me i had bronchitis and i was coughing up blood from time to time and went on antibiotics for two weeks and even after the two weeks (three weeks now) i was still coughing badly and all the while i required like nine hours of sleep a day or something unreasonable (if i didn't get it my cough would go to shit and i would collapse) it turns out that i'm not highly infectious past the first week or so anyway it finally went away after a * month * but i guess i shouldn't have taken those days off during that first week because i should have sucked it up like a man and if i infected anyone else they should have taken it like * real men * and gotten their families sick too | ||
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PiePie
United States248 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. You have to prove that you are sick. If you are sick enough not to go to work, you should be seeing a doctor anyways. You are probably an honest and good person, but some people are not so proof is needed. This has nothing to do with what type of person YOU are. In addition, there are many people out there looking for jobs so you can be easily replaced. It's sad but true. Once again, this has nothing to do with what kind of person YOU are. I addition, 2 times in a month is quite a bit to be honest, although it depends what your job was specifically I guess. Once again, it has nothing to do with what type of person YOU are. Point is, this is out of your control and I do NOT think firing you was the wrong choice. In their eyes you failed to show proof, it had only been a month, and you are easily replaceable. I think for them firing you was the "right" thing to do. | ||
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FreshNoThyme
United States356 Posts
In the U.S., I've never had a job that allows you to call in sick within the first 90 days. Virtually every job here puts you on a 90 days probation period in which you can't miss a day. After those 90 days, you are legally able to call in, but it isn't a good idea within the first 6 months. I've called in to work three times in the 9 years I've been in the work force, and two were due to hospitalizing pneumonia, with the final being gallbladder removal surgery. EDIT: Salv basically said the same thing.  I lose the game. | ||
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quiong
United States268 Posts
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Shauni
4077 Posts
On March 11 2010 02:39 Chill wrote: Are enthusiastic or come across as enthusiastic? Keep in mind this is the first 30 days too. The dishonesty of pretending to be enthusiastic isn't really something worth striving for. | ||
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QuanticHawk
United States32130 Posts
On March 11 2010 05:01 Shauni wrote: The dishonesty of pretending to be enthusiastic isn't really something worth striving for. Then pretty much the work force of each country is doing it wrong | ||
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CharlieMurphy
United States22895 Posts
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NonFactor
Sweden698 Posts
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Piy
Scotland3152 Posts
If it was an office job...meh, you should make sure when you get it in future. EDIT: Oh, but they probably just didn't like you if they didn't really give an explanation and you had a legitimate reason. Shit happens oh and it's kind of funny to see the different perspectives people in the US and Scandinavia have on the topic | ||
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pylonsalad
Canada649 Posts
Your attitude will show in your work, sickness or no sickness. Few people actually are enthusiastic about the work they do but many people are enthusiastic about having a job. | ||
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eXNewB
Canada291 Posts
On March 10 2010 23:48 jOke.Baka wrote: Your fault for slacking. Better luck next time you failure. Oh and there are NOT plenty of jobs out there like shade said, so good luck with that. This made me LOL right in class hahahahahahahahhahahaha so funny | ||
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Sadistx
Zimbabwe5568 Posts
On March 11 2010 05:13 CharlieMurphy wrote: TL riding it's white horse. I bet half the kids in this thread have never even had a job. I think it's actually 6 horses. The 2 horses on the right seem to be kinda grey/black. | ||
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