I feel bad for calling in sick because my department is horrifically understaffed and 1 person not showing up for work increases the workload of everyone else by about 50%. And since it’s a hospital, it’s not like we can just continue working like normal and let the company eat the profit loss; if our department is not working at 100% then innocent people’s health suffers.
Unfair of the company to provide this service without adequate staff. If the people requiring the service suffer because of short staff, they are suffering because of management, not the workers.
I really hate how management uses their failures to turn the screws on their employees that they often don’t pay enough.
I mean, every reason you said is just reasons that management should have extreme ire directed towards them. You don’t set the staff, but they DO, and they are CHOOSING to understaff you.
It is harm THEY are causing, not you.
It’s still the same problem, though. Your workplace should be acutely aware humans become unwell. And plan sufficiently. I think that guilt is a relied on in any workplace, it’s going to feel very much more dire in yours. I feel for you. In a perfect world, there would be enough staff that staying home sick, wouldn’t matter. They could take previous years data and project how much coverage they need, and employ more (that’s ignoring shortages, but that’s another story to unpack). Or job share with someone, half the work, same amount of pay, holidays and sick days now don’t matter, take them when you want. No workplaces need to be like this, even the shortage of available staff is a fixable thing, it just lowers profit and puts the balance and focus back on enjoyment of life. Money is the root of all evil.
Can we please replace, “a generation of,” with just people? People have been doing that because it’s woven into the genetic fabric of our social existence. We need to find realistic ways to undo this.
I just got written up at work for attendance. I asked them about it, and they said it was because I called out 5 times across 7 months.
I can call out 5 times in 7 months, or I can come in and cause 5 other people to call in five times in 7 months.
Unrelated question - what’s this sick leave for, exactly?
exactly.
it’s supposed to be paid time that you can use to make up for the hours you missed while sick. That way, your paycheck doesn’t take a hit.
Feel bad for calling in, or afraid of getting fired for calling in?
The worst part is, I have no idea what generation OP is from.
This could in fact be any generation.
I don’t give a shit. What is the company has enough staff or not, I just don’t wanna leave my coworkers picking up my slack.
