Today, I have pink eye in both eyes, the stomach virus, and a cold. I'm also sitting at work because my boss "doesn't believe in sick days." FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I woke up with viral pink eye in both eyes. I work at a daycare and half the staff got it. We live in a state where there's mandatory sick time for all employees but people still take their sick kids to daycare. It's been a month of pink eye in my facility and I feel like it's never going to stop. FML
Today, despite having a stomach bug, I went into work, as my boss is overseas and had warned me not to take any sick leave until she returned. After 4 hours and vomiting twice, I left. She found out and sent me an email bitching me out for coming in sick. FML
Today, I have food poisoning. My boss told me that if I didn't come into work, I'd be fired. Not 30 minutes after sitting down, I sneezed and shat my pants. My boss still won't let me leave. FML
Today, I had to call out of work because I was ill, but they didn't believe me because today was the day I was supposed to come back from vacation. Now I'm stuck at work, constantly running to the bathroom, and they still won't let me go home. FML
Today, I’m at home, sick with a really bad sinus and ear infection. If I'd gone to the clinic earlier, then it wouldn’t have spread to my ears, but my boss wouldn’t let me take a day off. FML
Today, I learned that I have a sinus infection, ear infection and bronchitis so bad it was on the verge of pneumonia. My work won't let me call in sick. I work with kids. Lovely. FML
Today, after I've been sick all week, but still coming in to work (I'm not contagious) because I know that we're short staffed, I sucked it up and came in again, only to find out 3 other employees called in because they're hungover. Now I have to do my job and theirs. FML
Today, I woke up with a sore throat and a stuffy nose. As my boss is an asshat who hates allowing sick leave, I thought I could power through it, but halfway through my workday I sneezed so hard that I threw my back out. I had to go home early and now I can't move without pain. FML
Today, I joked with my boss about calling in sick to work tomorrow with food poisoning to avoid taking the Sunday shift. Tonight, I'm sitting on the toilet bowl in agonizing pain with combination diarrhea and vomiting. My shift starts in 3 hours. FML
Today, I’m currently battling a cold that caused me to call into work yesterday and, as of this morning, I’ve also started my period and have the most painful cramps ever. Good thing I have the day off from work. FML
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Top comments
obnum 19
I'm pretty sure you have a valid excuse here. Isn't this illegal in some way?
MsConfusedd 27
if you throw up on his desk, I'm sure he'll reconsider.
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obnum 19
I'm pretty sure you have a valid excuse here. Isn't this illegal in some way?
perdix 31
#1, probably not. Workers' rights have been on the decline since Reagan crushed the air traffic controllers. The OP should be happy if the boss doesn't dock his paycheck for the cost of tissues used and excess toilet flushes.
Doritozilla 20
Yea, isn't it like a health hazard or something similar?
Anai08 17
Even if this isn't illegal, it makes no logical sense for a company to make employees come in when afflicted with highly contagious infections. Now, when it spreads to his coworkers, several worker's productivity is severely impacted/lost for a week+, versus the two or three days of lost work from just OP. OP's boss is an idiot, but I'm sure the HR department would see things differently. I would recommend calling them OP (or anyone else ever in this situation).
peachesncreem 21
That has got be some kind of OH&S violation. We get sent home if we have a bad enough cough and runny nose in all of the jobs I've worked.
hailee_windmill 8
Yeah it is I'm pretty sure
itsmichellebitch 16
It probably is, but if it isn't, just help him see things your way, with pink eye, he'll definitly change his mind.
MuseFan1991 14
my fiance's job has something similar. even if it's spewing out both ends you need to go in abd the boss will judge if you're too ill to work. apparently people are taking the piss and phoning in sick too often so maybe it's something similar. although it's stupid to make OP stay in
ty4nier 16
#18, it's actually illegal in every single way. Those are highly contagious and can sit in the office therefore infecting it. It's now a health hazard and the office can be shut down entirely.
cuppycakeslove 20
Well when all of your co-workers get sick, you'll know who to blame.
Neesalun 20
I wonder if she/he will get blamed for it instead of the boss? Or the boss will blame??
Caitie_kid 8
Yeah, that's freaking gross and pink eye is very contagious, not to mention his stomach bug! Gross. I hate it when people go to work sick, especially if the general population has to be around or touch items that you've contaminated.
Pesticides 19
well you know what they say, an unhappy worker is the best worker
Joe9024 20
@83 you sound like you'd make a perfect boss someday.. A real company man.
MsConfusedd 27
if you throw up on his desk, I'm sure he'll reconsider.
Proton21 7
Yes, sadly reconsider to fire her. There sadly isn't much op can do, and jobs are hard to find now a days.
Cupcake040 17
My thought was to rub her eyes then go into his office and touch things so that the virus is then one him and maybe hell touch his eyes and infect himself with pink eye...... Maybe i just have an evil side but that would be my plan.....
ileenefudge 29
Yes but he might be one of those bosses that doesn't believe in sick days unless HE is the one that is sick..
emeraldisle 30
As soon as your boss gets pink eye I'm sure he'll change his mind.
Enslaved 38
I've had pink eye a few times. Other than my eye feeling like it had sand in it, it wasn't that big of a deal. I stayed home only because I didn't want my co-workers to get it. I have the feeling the boss wouldn't care if "he spread it". Now that stomach virus? That might sway him to think different. I'd hate to have that and deal with public restrooms. :P
that_band_nerd 22
Ok sorry but I accidentally hit ydi. It won't let me unclick it either so ignore that 1.
Angelrose2004 17
Lol. Then just click fyl. That should even it out, right?
Olympiakos10 15
I'm pretty sure nobody cared that you clicked it...
tmillion123 3
oops I accidently clicked the dislike button
life_sucks225 13
oh i hate when that happens... but as #50 said i would just click fyl
that_band_nerd 22
I just said that because I was the first YDI, sorry for being part Canadian! (Sorry Canadians)
Cupcake040 17
Don't use being part Canadian as a reason for your apology.....I wouldn't have apologized and when I walk down the street I don't hear "sorry eh!?" stop trying to assume stereotypes as reasoning. Like blondes making mistakes....when they say "ohhh sorry its cause I'am blonde" you'd look at them in a stupid way cause of their excuse
suboy 10
You should walk into their office and cough on everything then rub your eyes and give them a firm handshake. Then wait.....
that_band_nerd 22
Biological warfare for the win!
cathyfang1533 12
Until the virus mutates and somehow turns everyone into zombies...hey it could happen.
jamaicamaff 3
just stay around him as much as possible
Ranimal 12
That must be miserable. Sorry OP.
Orchard 33
Pink eye is incredibly contagious. Go find a way to share it with him :) Then maybe he'll be "seeing" things your way >:D
DWordHead16 19
I know this post is kinda old but I had pink eye before, and it was extremely hard for me to see. Everyone looked like shadows with random colors. I could barely recognize anything. I mostly had to go by the sound of everyone's voice. But I guess not everyone gets that bad?? OP's boss should have let him go. Before the pink eye got worse, perhaps?
perdix 31
You should hug your boss a lot today. See if you can sneak in some open-mouth kissing. In a week to ten days, he'll change his mind.
that_band_nerd 22
Makes me wonder how to " sneak in" open mouth kissing....
perdix 31
#15, here's one way: Get face to face with your boss. When he asks why you are so close, grab his dick, and when he opens his mouth in shock, latch on like a Lamprey Eel and plunge your tongue as deep as you can into his mouth. By the time he collects himself, you will have transmitted enough virus to get him thoroughly sick. Sounds like a plan? You're welcome :D
flockz 20
that gave me the weirdest boner ever.
zandalee 20
Me too... And I'm a girl.
cathyfang1533 12
92, you should probably have that looked at.