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There has been a few occasions in the past where I've taken a sick day because I got less than 4 hours sleep. I'd sent an email to whomever is my manager for th
by nness 11y ago
There has been a few occasions in the past where I've taken a sick day because I got less than 4 hours sleep. I'd sent an email to whomever is my manager for the project and go back to bed. Then there have been times where I just powered through anyway, drank coffee and lots of water and took some pseudoephedrine... and felt horrible for days afterwards.
Taking a sick-day is definitely preferred.
(this only works if you have a safety-net where employees are guaranteed more than a week of leave for illness, compassionate or carers. Hard to imagine not having that protection.)
- swalsh 11y agoOnce you have kids, that doesn't really work any more. The number of nights where a screaming kid prevents you from sleeping is going to be larger than the number of sick days you have :\
- NoSalt 11y agoI've never had sick days in any job I've ever worked. I can only imagine how nice it must be.
- joesmo 11y agoHaving a flexible schedule can sometimes help with this. Every once in awhile I find myself unable to fall asleep till about 6 or 7am and being able to get up at 11 or even 12 and start working has saved many a day from being a sick day to being slightly unproductive. Had I had to wake up before then, I'd have taken a sick day before even falling asleep. I understand not all jobs can work like this, but most can if allowed to. Unfortunately, most jobs don't allow it.