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Weekend Story: Going to work when you're sick

PEA Blogger wrote 1 day ago: From the Los Angeles Times (copied from Buffalo News) Glynndana Shevlin awoke Oct. 30 with a runny n … more →

Tags: Employees, Grievance, INTERNATIONAL, Law, News, wage, days off, h1n1, obama

What You're Missing Out On

Erin wrote 4 days ago: …by not following me on Twitter. Please please please follow me!  I have 5 people so far, 3 of … more →

Tags: Erin's Random Thoughts, Gay men, If I were gay, lesbians, Tweet, twitter

Not Knowing When You Are Working.1 comment

cdonnelly33 wrote 1 week ago: It’s not easy being a substitute.  You don’t know where you are going to be day-to-day o … more →

Tags: substitute, Insurance

Not Usually Worth Missing a Day

maestroeducator wrote 1 week ago: I’m coming off a butt-kicking commonly called a sinus infection.  I rarely fall ill and miss f … more →

Tags: Education, Dropout Prevention, Teachers, Teaching, missing school, lesson planns, substitute teachers

Managing Your Workload: Take a Self-Imposed Vacation17 comments

delialloyd wrote 1 week ago: I’m taking a vacation this week. Well, actually I’ll be right here in my home. But I … more →

Tags: Blogging, Wisdom of the Ages, Work, writing, aspiring novelist, changing expectations, commitment to writing, freelance writer, Freelance Writing

Home Alone1 comment

MommySaidWhat? wrote 1 week ago: Last week, at about the midway mark in my 2 week illness (stomach virus followed by the flu), the gi … more →

Tags: The Girl, Sick, Temper Tantrums

First steps1 comment

magpie12 wrote 2 weeks ago: So, this is my first blog post – holy crow. I’ve never really got into it previously, th … more →

Tags: ludovico einaudi, Music, pianist, first post, First blog, Hans Zimmer, The Dark Knight, Gladiator, The Pirates Of The Caribbean

Swine Flu and Mandated Sick Days

Rob Jewell wrote 2 weeks ago: I guess if (when?) I get the swine flu I’ll just stay home. Hey, I do that most days anyway. N … more →

Tags: swine flu

Mandatory sick days for swine flu?? Really??

phil938 wrote 2 weeks ago: As cool of an idea as mandatory sick days for flu patients sounds, is it really such a good idea? In … more →

Tags: Business - General, swine flu

Discoveries from My Child's Diagnosis of "Probably H1N1"1 comment

kehouse wrote 3 weeks ago: The doctor’s  office really needs to get some child-size face masks.  It takes a saintly child … more →

How incentives affect sick days

Ariel Goldring wrote 3 weeks ago: Casey B. Mulligan writes: A study by the International Monetary Fund showed that American workers we … more →

Tags: Economics, Health Care, Employment, health, Norway, International Monetary Fund, Netherlands, Sweden, Leave

‘Time off! It’s only a flesh wound, get back to work!’

johnault wrote 3 weeks ago: Horatio Nelson was back at work within 30 minutes of having his arm amputated! According to archives … more →

Tags: European Travel, Art & Culture, British Political History, Horatio Nelson

Sick Days1 comment

pinklilybit wrote 3 weeks ago: I’m sick. I am that special kind of sick where you don’t really have a fever or stomach … more →

Tags: 1, Parenting, kids, Children, parenthood, Day off

Sick On The Job?

davidsorganic wrote 1 month ago: Did you happen to read Sunday’s Money & Career page in the Boston Globe? It featured an ar … more →

Tags: Wellness, Loyal, Allergies, vegetarian, The Boston Globe, Diet, Lifestyle, Healthcare Costs, Davids Organic

Oink Oink

schooldownthelane wrote 1 month ago: It appears we have fallen victim to the swine flu, or at least I have. We have no confirmation of th … more →

Tags: Asthma, Homeschool, Sickness, swine flu

the last son of krypton takes a personal day

williamakin wrote 1 month ago: I’m–But Bru–Goddamned it Bruce, let me speak… No. I’m not coming in. H … more →

Tags: Fiction, Superman, Batman, Atlas

Sick-Day People38 comments

XUP wrote 1 month ago: One of the perks of working for the federal public service is our cumulative sick leave benefits. We … more →

Tags: absenteeism, Calling in sick, grifters and grafters, Perks, Pollyannas, Public Service, Sick, slugs, Staplers

Sick Day?!10 comments

Just a Mom wrote 1 month ago: Ah the joys of being unemployed a stay at home mom… I don’t have to dress up to impress … more →

Tags: Life as I know it, Funny, Humor, kids, Motherhood

blech

karijo09 wrote 1 month ago: Home sick today…nothing specific I can put my finger on. Just tired and I feel really lighthea … more →

Tags: Teaching, Sick, off school