We have an old guy, and I mean old, 71, who has called in 3 times in last 3 weeks, once a week. He doesn't look any worse when he comes back the next day and since he's off Monday's he's getting a 4 day weekend each week. There's just the three of us plus guy who brings freight so we end up running. We suspect he's about to retire and having a little fun at company's expense. This is a new one for me, had never considered taking my unused sick days before I quit.
Calling in Sick
- Thread starter vantexan
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MrFedEx
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I say hooray for him. Don't be a fool/tool and run. WAD.
We're 125 miles from the station.
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Virescit Vulnere Virtus
What?! You walked away from money when you left? I will take every sick day and any other day they won't want to pay me for, before I leave. I will leave nothing on the table. Not one minute worth.
Goldilocks
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MrFedEx
Engorged Member
van is off his Passive/Aggressive meds again. For awhile, he was kicking butt.
No, I'm just reporting on something I hadn't seen before. It's irritating having to cover for someone who isn't sick, and not something I'd do to my coworkers. If in a station where swings are looking for work then no problem. But you are misinterpreting my intent.
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
Nope. The company should staff more if that's the case. Their problem. Not mine.
Unfortunately my birthday is Jan. 2nd, and I have to work that one last Peak before I can get the retiree airline discount, something I really want. So I started out getting screwed because my courier class was in the city I worked in way back in '88, and will leave with their boot up my rear. So a few sick days don't mean anything, I just want to get through it.
Again, we're 125 miles from the station, meet in a vacant lot, and divy up the freight when this kind of thing happens.
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
Ok? Who cares? Do the work same as any other day. You finish when you finish. What's not done is missed what's late is late.
Except we get our freight late and finish late, in the dark, on normal days. Sometimes I'm off at 2230. It really depends on the particular situation, and in this situation it's a problem.
dezguy
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dezguy
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Why would your day get blown up???? Either the manager sends out help or the packages the courier who called in sick was supposed to have stay with the shuttle driver and go for a ride.
hypo hanna
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As long as drivers, agents and dispatchers keep covering, mgmt has no reason to properly staff their operations.
Goldilocks
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This is a common problem at small stations. When someone calls in then everyone has to absorb that route.
hypo hanna
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I worked at a small location like that and we didn't mind covering the sick calls either. But that was a differant time and fedex was a much differant company.
