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Next time say I am booking off and hang up.
Sick day harassment
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bleedinbrown58
That’s Craptacular
You didn't lie but in the future...offer no explanation. This is John Smith...I'm taking a sick day and won't be in. Click.
bleedinbrown58
That’s Craptacular
Booking off? I hadn't heard that phrase before. We call it banging in where I'm from.
greengrenades
To be the man, you gotta beat the man.
Just tell them you won't be there if they ask why tell them it's none of their business. You have days, you can use them whenever you want. I just call, tell them I won't be there and if they ask why I just hang up. Just make sure you call ahead of time and you have days.
If they tell you that you "don't sound sick" ask them how explosive diarrhea would change the sound of your voice.
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bleedinbrown58
That’s Craptacular
I wouldn't even let the conversation get that far before hanging up the phone...lol
BrownTexas
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I can't like this enough. Only words that need to be said. "Hey this is ________. I'm going option 3 today. Thanks. Bye." And that is just being nice about it. Lol.
bleedinbrown58
That’s Craptacular
I never heard of option 3...in my neck of the woods...lol
Old International
Now driving a Sterling
Barf on the center manager's shoes. I will bet you get any all sick days after that..........
Thats what I did.
Thats what I did.
how you use your option week, you can either take option 1-week off, option 2-take the pay, or option 3-7 "single" days off at your discretion... the co. likes to add "sick day's" to the term
bleedinbrown58
That’s Craptacular
we don't get option weeks in my local..just 5 sick and 5 personals days.
oldngray
nowhere special
Better than us. 1 option week and 2 personal days. No sick days. Only 7 paid days vs 10.
bleedinbrown58
That’s Craptacular
That sucks...
We are hiring 7 drivers. 2 of them women from the inside, as I was, They have babies. I am doing my best to convince them what they will miss, and how so not worth it, it will be. I probably will not succeed, but I will try. mine were freshmen and a senior when I took the job. Now I just have guilt over the dog. Bad thing about it...you cannot go back.
yes you did the right thing. yes it pays well but it is not family friendly.
When I was a pt sup, I left my young child in the hospital, then I had to go run air, no cell phones diads then. When I got back the hospital had called me there 5 times, and I got an "Oh the hospital called". My sons appendix was about to burst, and no one thought that was important.............I got reemed by them, at the hospital and felt like the worst mother in the world. I would expect no less today while on road. But I had to open the building, I was Oh so important.........
Same here. Im taking one on Friday. Ha they dont know if they can grant it.........
Cementups
Box Monkey
It's none of their business why you need off.
The one day I called off and told them I wouldn't be coming in today. Sup says, "why?" I said, "because I'm not." Sup: "why?" Me: "Because UPS and the Union have agreed that I am entitled to 5 sick days to use at my disposal and today is going to be one of those days." Followed by a quick *click* on hid end. I win!!!
Marne Vet
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Listen to me, and take this advice seriously. Management doesn't give an S about your reason for calling out. The longer you leave them on the phone yapping back at you, the longer they'll try to guilt you into coming in. An old tactic of theirs is to quickly say "We don't have anyone to cover you. Need ya to come in buddy. See ya when you get here" and then hang-up. friend that. Don't let them control the conversation ever. I mean EVER! This is how you call out. "Hey [Stupidvisor Name] it's [YOUR NAME]. I'm calling out sick. Call you tomorrow if I won't make it in again. Bye." Now hang the friend up. Soon as they start to talk you hang-up. I had some tough guy wanna be sup a decade ago flip his S because I hung-up on him. He called me in the office with my Steward the next morning and started reading me the riot act. Soon as I let him finish his little rant I said "Don't tell me I'm coming in when I call out sick and hang-up on me. Understood? I call out, that's it." He initially tried that BS with me too. Told me "Can't cover ya. See ya when you get here" and hung-up on me. I called back and said "Not coming in!" and hung-up on him. Guess I hurt his little ego. No biggie. My Steward read him the riot act for trying to pull that crap on me. Miss that guy (Steward) because he was great with dealing with these stupid visors. This same sup once drove a Package Car to a guy's house that called out sick and told him he had to run the trip! The rookie got dressed and did it sick! It pissed a lot of us off because they took advantage of the kid. Try that with me and I'll call the cops on you and have that truck towed. I won't even answer my door. Get used to this BS crap they will always try to pull on rookies, and pushover drivers.
DriveInDriveOut
Inordinately Right
I agree with this, but before you hang up on them, get the name of the supervisor you talked to, write down their name and what time you called in. This is a game they play with P/T'ers all the time. Can't tell you how many times they've claimed no call no show when someone did in fact call in. It's all a game to them, luckily most of the rules to this game are written in our favor.
