It’s True of Everyone Here

[eastcoastpowderhound]

Wow, has anyone else ever used a sick day to go skiing, these guys are making me feel like a dead beat. It’s not like I use a lot of sick time. We can accumulate sick time and I have over 250 days. I don’t use many obviously, but on a powder day…. Come on.

okay...so I never called in sick...but in march and april of 07 there were a couple of fridays that blew the 6" rule away by a foot...didn't make it to the office at all those days...but didn't have to call in sick for it, just used a pto day...legalized hookie. I really miss working 5mi from the mtn!

 

[dbking]

never called in sick to ski...tough to do when you work in the industry. However, I did have a 6 inch rule when I managed the buying office...if it was in the am, you didn't have to be there until 1pm, if it accumulated through the day, the office was closed at 1pm...or at least mine was. Spring of 06 and 07had a number of half days...

I don't have a 6" rule. I have a 30% rule. If they expect a 30% chance of snow I take that day off. Are there any threads on the " best excuse from work to go skiing?"

 

[riverc0il]

Wow, has anyone else ever used a sick day to go skiing, these guys are making me feel like a dead beat. It’s not like I use a lot of sick time. We can accumulate sick time and I have over 250 days. I don’t use many obviously, but on a powder day…. Come on.

Vacation day, dude. No need to lie about why you aren't working. If your boss doesn't understand "it snowed a foot last night and I need to go skiing today" then its time to find new employment, IMO. Also, having a boss that trusts you to know when you can safely take an unplanned day off without risking crucial business issues is important too.

 

[highpeaksdrifter]

Vacation day, dude. No need to lie about why you aren't working. If your boss doesn't understand "it snowed a foot last night and I need to go skiing today" then its time to find new employment, IMO. Also, having a boss that trusts you to know when you can safely take an unplanned day off without risking crucial business issues is important too.

No one wants to here a teacher complain about vacation days cause we have so many, but we can’t use them at our discursion. When school is closed we are on vacation any other day off has to be sick or personnel. I don’t really have to lie cause no one asks. I just log on to a web site, click sick or personnel and that’s it besides lesson plans and all that stuff. Like I said I don’t do it often. When I retire I’ll be leaving 250+ sick days behind.

 

[deadheadskier]

No one wants to here a teacher complain about vacation days cause we have so many, but we can’t use them at our discursion. When school is closed we are on vacation any other day off has to be sick or personnel. I don’t really have to lie cause no one asks. I just log on to a web site, click sick or personnel and that’s it besides lesson plans and all that stuff. Like I said I don’t do it often. When I retire I’ll be leaving 250+ sick days behind.

ugggh

Posts like these just make me realize how I'm definitely in the wrong field for maximizing my skiing activities. 5 paid days off a year (10 next year, 15 the following, but that's the cap) 5 sick days I'm not allowed to use because I work from home, 6 government holidays. The paid days need to be planned at least 2 weeks in advance preferably 3. There is no such thing as sneaking in a powder day in my life. 100% luck whether I get to ski one or not and when it happens it's on a weekend with lots of competition.

Other than the above, I dig my job and who I work for. And it is a better scenario than my old hotel working days, but still not the right blend of financial and flexible time off rewards that I'm looking for. Someday *sigh*

 

[campgottagopee]

No one wants to here a teacher complain about vacation days cause we have so many, but we can’t use them at our discursion. When school is closed we are on vacation any other day off has to be sick or personnel. I don’t really have to lie cause no one asks. I just log on to a web site, click sick or personnel and that’s it besides lesson plans and all that stuff. Like I said I don’t do it often. When I retire I’ll be leaving 250+ sick days behind.

For my job I just call in "I'm goin' skiing" but I can get away with that........my Father taught school for 34yrs-----they gave him an award when he retired for NEVER calling in sick and only using 2 person days during his career.

 

[RootDKJ]

That sucks that you can't use your sick days because you work out of your house.

 

[deadheadskier]

That sucks that you can't use your sick days because you work out of your house.

If I happen to use up all of my vacation days throughout the year and something comes up where I need to visit a doctor, I could use it then. Otherwise, I can't really. Mind you 80% of my work life is on the road visiting clients, so working from home really means working from my car. If I am posting during the day time, chances are I'm in a parking lot somewhere between appointments. If I was too sick to be driving around, I could cancel my meetings and stay home, but I'm still expected to answer emails and phone calls from work and clients.

 

[RootDKJ]

If I happen to use up all of my vacation days throughout the year and something comes up where I need to visit a doctor, I could use it then. Otherwise, I can't really. Mind you 80% of my work life is on the road visiting clients, so working from home really means working from my car. If I am posting during the day time, chances are I'm in a parking lot somewhere between appointments. If I was too sick to be driving around, I could cancel my meetings and stay home, but I'm still expected to answer emails and phone calls from work and clients.

I hope you like to drive.

When I get sick, I work from home so I don't have to burn a day off.

 

[deadheadskier]

I hope you like to drive.

40 K miles per year for work related purposes. Enjoy it, except for when I catch Boston traffic wrong.

 

[RootDKJ]

40 K miles per year for work related purposes. Enjoy it, except for when I catch Boston traffic wrong.

That's a lot of road time. I couldn't say I do 30K a year work and personal combined.

 

[BackLoafRiver]

No one wants to here a teacher complain about vacation days cause we have so many, but we can’t use them at our discursion. When school is closed we are on vacation any other day off has to be sick or personnel. I don’t really have to lie cause no one asks. I just log on to a web site, click sick or personnel and that’s it besides lesson plans and all that stuff. Like I said I don’t do it often. When I retire I’ll be leaving 250+ sick days behind.

We do have a lot of vacation days as teachers, but, you're right man. We can't use them when we WANT to. We are just told, "Hey guys...uh, yeah, you have the week of ... off". I think it is killer you can 'call out' through a website. We have to call a coordinator and it is a huge pain. I did just find out, though, that our superintendent has a house at Sugarloaf so, if I call out sick and head there to ski, I am busted. Luckily though, we got a fair amount of snow days this year so calling out wasn't a problem. I am already at 100 + accrued sick days. I am sure that, like you, when I retire I will leave behind way over 250.

 

[kcyanks1]

Speaking of which, everyone has called into work sick to go skiing.

Nope. I've taken planned vacations for skiing, but never called in sick to ski.

 

[billski]

Not everyone but manyone:

In the summer you find yourself hiking current and former ski resort hills.

 

[highpeaksdrifter]

In the summer you still check in on your favorite mountains' websites.

 

[RootDKJ]

In the summer you still check in on your favorite mountains' websites.

+1

 

[Terry]

In the summer you still check in on your favorite mountains' websites.

+2

 

[downhill04]

I have called in sick several times to go skiing. My boss caught on rather quickly and told me to just tell him I was skiing. So after that he would keep a close eye on the weather. When there was a major dump approaching he would come over and say something like “looks like a big storm Thursday into Friday. Which day are you going to have the powder flu?” My answer was almost always “Most likely I will come down with it Wednesday night and this one looks like a 48 hour flu. I should be feeling better and be in the office Monday morning”

It was nice having a flexible boss like that. I miss those days. I don’t have my new boss completely trained yet. :idea:

 

[Greg]

In the summer you still check in on your favorite mountains' websites.

Yeah, really. What's that all about..? :blink: :lol:

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

No one wants to here a teacher complain about vacation days cause we have so many, but we can’t use them at our discursion. When school is closed we are on vacation any other day off has to be sick or personnel. I don’t really have to lie cause no one asks. I just log on to a web site, click sick or personnel and that’s it besides lesson plans and all that stuff. Like I said I don’t do it often. When I retire I’ll be leaving 250+ sick days behind.

Do you get paid for the unused sick days???