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would you text in sick to work?

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muffins, 7 January, 2009 at 17:17

one of my colleagues did on monday to our boss saying she would be off for the next two days due to a cold. Am I being really old fashioned because I think this is so out of line! Surely you should phone! She is a professional with a demanding job with people who rely on her, whilst I can accept you...

One of my colleagues did on monday to our boss saying she would be off for the next two days due to a cold. Am I being really old fashioned because I think this is so out of line! Surely you should phone! She is a professional with a demanding job with people who rely on her, whilst I can accept you can be ill at anytime, but after a two week holiday how did she know that our boss would even get the text, numbers change, phones get lost/stolen,batteries are flat or texts not read etc etc!

I love texting and text daily to my friends, but would not consider sending a text to my boss/line manager to say I was not coming in!

Would you text in sick?

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RachelHS · 8 January, 2009 at 09:28
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I've texted in sick to work in the past, but I think they were exceptional circumstances as I was having a miscarriage and on my way to hospital for an emergency scan...

My manager was a bit off with me when I phoned in the next day to explain, until she actually heard the reason. Then she told me not to come into work until I was ready.
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