swine flu - just another excuse for a sicky

[outsider]

the number of staff taking a sicky is unbelievable
hate to say it but its the same people every time
whats the sickness levels like in your place of work?

[admin]

the number of staff taking a sicky is unbelievable
hate to say it but its the same people every time
whats the sickness levels like in your place of work?

It's the same people everywhere you go - always has been.

The average person takes four seperate sickness absences a year. I once worked where someone took 25 - all in school holidays!

[cornish girl]

For once I am pleased to be below average, where I work no one has had any sick days in the last year if not longer. Good clean living perhaps......or maybe not!!!!

[Onion Bunny]

Got a few staff off sick here and there but not sure if it's swine flu or not but my area locum co-ordinator really did get swine flu last week, and some of the branches in the area were struggling to find covers (or maybe those managers have swine flu as well??!! )

[johnep]

Today was rota. Discovered on arrival was Tamiflu depot, took me some time to read through the folder and then first 'flu friend' arrived. Had trouble putting in pt id number and FF told me person she spoke to had difficult accent.

After a few attempts succeeded and then must say fairly straightforward.

I can forsee problems re access to cptr at busy times.

On arrival home, my wife went ballistic, she is due to go into hospital and last thing she wants is swine flu. She wants me to cancel all bookings at this pharmacy.

She had the alcohol gel ready on my reaching home and I did have a vit C.

What is the incubation period?
johnep

[Nik]

Incubation period is around 7 days John.

[Pharmanaut]

It's the same people everywhere you go - always has been.

The average person takes four seperate sickness absences a year. I once worked where someone took 25 - all in school holidays!

Its usually the ones who are never off sick that get the telling off by the Area Manager.
Anyone else had the 'you have let us down badly' speech?

[DavidS]

Its usually the ones who are never off sick that get the telling off by the Area Manager.
Anyone else had the 'you have let us down badly' speech?

I think the trick is to let them down so badly that it takes their breath away, and they don't have time to launch into the speech. The Irish government seems to be experimenting with that one. The other option is to take whatever credit is going and move on fast, so that the next incumbant gets the speech. I think the English government has experimented with that one.

[jaymags]

No one off at my place as yet, or pulled a sicky.

[dizzyb23]

It's a fantastic excuse for the sickie brigade. Call in, put on the croaky voice whilst blocking one nostril with a finger and whinge on and on for five minutes to the boss about how high your temp is, what a bad headache and make sure you have the list of H1N1 symptoms that the newspapers are handily printing daily in front of you. Put the phone down, and go back to sleep........nice..............

There is a better "disease" doing the rounds. It's called Wine flu and seems to strike the morning after a damn good night on the razz the night before. It's weird how it just gets ya. You are in full swing during the nights activities but as soon as you wake up the following morning, the evil Wine Flu bug has got ya. Problem is, Tamiflu doesn't help. The only cure is a fry up and a cup of tea...............