How would you respond to this email? (Work)

[Adamant]

(This is not me or related to me in any way)

How would you respond?

 

[dc007]

Covid

 

[BEATDOWNS]

Here they can't ask until after five days have been taken. Then they can ask for a Doctors note if they feel inclined to do so.

 

[BEATDOWNS]

So yeah the OP has no context was it the first, fifth, tenth time calling in?

 

[revoltub]

"I have a cold"

 

[Alphaboy]

"Because I was sick."

Yes, I'd really say something that dickish, I'm over biting my tongue with asshole supervisors.

With that said, they are not allowed to ask questions like that. At most they can request a doctor's note.

Now to be fair, I don't know if this is one of those annoying employees who extends their holiday or vacation time by calling in sick, so I won't completely demonize the supervisor in this situation.

 

[Contempt]

(This is not me or related to me in any way)

How would you respond?

Two words: Explosive diarrhea.

 

[FyrFytr998]

Make up something outlandish that you know will get divulged at the water cooler, then sue them for HIPAA violations.

 

[Osculater]

Tell them you found out you have super aids and they can go fvck themselves

 

[Tone C]

Repetitive Strain Injury from excessive masturbation. The doctor said to rest it for a couple of days. Not sure if he meant the wrist or the penis.

 

[BreatheSherBro]

Tell them you have a pain in your ass.

 

[Fuzzybabyducks]

Idk my job doesn’t ask…


I suppose in your situation or whatever I’d say “because I’m sick”

 

[Ladder Master]

Just write as little as possible.

I have a respiratory infection.
Or I have a stomach bug.

 

[TheTickG]

(This is not me or related to me in any way)

How would you respond?

Depends on the country. In some countries, I don't think they can ask in that way. In which case, I wouldn't even respond. I would probably talk to HR instead.

In other countries, I would respond with a vague description of the illness.

Regardless, with that kind of communication, I would find a new job or at least a new boss.

 

[Whippy McGee]

Tell them the warning on Viagra is real and after 12 hours you are exhausted.

 

[YEET]

Mental health days.

 

[Excelsior]

If the recipient of the e-mail is male, yeast infection. If female, priapism.

 

[crabmeat]

If the recipient of the e-mail is male, yeast infection. If female, priapism.

Either are suitable. Men can contract yeast infections ( ex: balanitis or candidiasis). Women can have clitoral priapism.

 

[The Eagle]

Here they can't ask until after five days have been taken. Then they can ask for a Doctors note if they feel inclined to do so.

This. I accumulated slightly over 100 sick hours at my company. Went to HR and they told me that without a note from a doctor I can only take 40 hours (5 working days). So after that I went to a primary and got a note so that I could use remaining 60 hours.

 

[ralphc1]

(This is not me or related to me in any way)

How would you respond?

For the first 30 years at my last job, we got paid for all of our vacation time for the year in April. Then you could take time off or not. When the company was sold, the new owners paid vacation time when you took time off or paid what you hadn't used at the end of the year. Then they sick days and vacation days into paid time off so the two were interchangeable. The first two years we had to use at least 1/2 of it then the rest could be rolled over into the next year or we could get a payout for it. They went from the anniversary of the day each person was hired and changed to January first so everyone's PTO expired at the end of the year. Next they decided that everybody had to take time off instead of rolling it over or getting a payout so at the end of the year everybody wanted days off to use up all of their time. We had to submit a request for time off. I got 160 hours per year and I had another 200 hours rolled over from the previous years. I kept submitting requests for time off to use it up and the manager kept denying the requests. HR contacted me about it in September and I told them that I was trying to take time off but kept getting denied. I ended up taking Fridays and Mondays off for the rest of the year so every weekend was a 4 day weekend plus some other days.