My boyfriend was overwhelmed working for a major corporation. He NEVER calls in sick – but after working all night long LITRALLY – he called in on Friday and told the President the load was a bit large. He went in rested on Monday and worked.
Monday evening he cooked fish and got food poisoning. Not knowing if his honest excuse would be believable he took a picture of his puke and e-mailed it with his request for the day off. He is the most reserved, professional person I’ve ever met. I am a bit shocked he did it. Does anyone see the positive in his move to shoot/send/and share his puke?
2007-05-22 15:35:01 · 17 answers · asked by nosunshinewhenshesgone77 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
No. That was very inappropriate. If he had food poisoning, I'm assuming a doctor confirmed this. All that would have been required (if anything) was a doctor's note upon his return.
2007-05-22 15:38:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Faking an excuse is a temporary fix to a permanent problem. Your husband need to tell his boss that he is physically exhausted, and needs to go home and rest. If he was working a normal 40 hour week, I'd tell him to suck it up. But if he's really working as hard as you say he is, then he needs to be honest with his boss before his physical exhaustion causes more serious health problems.
2016-04-01 03:24:55 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, there is really no positive in this. How does the boss know it was h is puke and not a friends or the dogs? Why not just give your excuse and go to the doctor if needed?
2007-05-22 15:38:43 · answer #3 · answered by *Kimmie* 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Couldn't he just show his boss a medical certification from his doctor stating that he had contracted food poisioning instead of such a pic? What he's done just doesn't come across as a rational way of handling the situation.
2007-05-22 17:26:32 · answer #4 · answered by Asia 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not really. I think it shows he's either under way too much pressure or a bit immature. If people are really sick, they'll get a doctor's written confirmation, not take a picture of bodily fluids.
2007-05-22 15:39:24 · answer #5 · answered by Resident Heretic 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If I am his superior, I would assume that he doesn't like to work with me. The promotion that he dream of would be only a dream.
Next time use common sense and ask people around you for advise. How about his social skills? None?
2007-05-22 15:52:10 · answer #6 · answered by Slug 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
He had no obligation to prove he was sick-the employer should take his word for it unless absenteeism becomes a real problem with the individual. I doubt his manager was impressed.
2007-05-22 16:46:18 · answer #7 · answered by barbara 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like he's a got a few screws loose to me. Does he still have a job?
(Sometimes it's the quiet ones who turn out to be the oddest-- I'd move on if I were you.)
2007-05-22 15:39:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not a move many people would make. Just calling sick should have been acceptable.
2007-05-22 16:28:16 · answer #9 · answered by Classy Granny 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's weird. I don't see why he'd go to such an extent to prove himself if he's never had a day off. Have you considered that maybe he does have days off but spends them with another girl? ;-)
2007-05-22 15:44:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋