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Daily Discussion Thread: 🎪 Mon 26 Feb 2024 (aussie.zone)

submitted 8 months ago by CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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Treat yourself to something nice today. You deserve it. xxx

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[–] Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 13 points 8 months ago (5 children)

Off 'sick' today. I've earned it damnit.

[–] useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 6 points 8 months ago

I should have done the same. I’m standing on the corner of Struggle Street and the Boulevard of Broken Dreams

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

At home with allergies. Partial fib.

[–] MeanElevator@aussie.zone 5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I don't think I've suffered from hayfever this late in the season. Generally a spring thing and gone by Dec/Jan....It's friggin March and I'm still dealing with it

[–] StudChud@aussie.zone 4 points 8 months ago

Same! I haven't sneezed so much this time of year

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago

It’s the bloody smoke right now. Have taped all the doors etc up but my eyes hurt and am a sneeze monster. I could go in, but the walk to the bus would be vile.

[–] StudChud@aussie.zone 4 points 8 months ago

That's what those sick days are for!

[–] Duenan@aussie.zone 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I wanted to today as well but the work would only pile up for me the next day which is even a busier day.

I really hate that I feel I can't be off sick because of that.

[–] mysticgreg@aussie.zone 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That's the reason I've taken like 5 sick days in 9 years and am drowning in excess annual leave.

Every day off I take results in about 1.2 days of extra work I need to catch up on when I get back 🫤

At least I'm very often solo in the office so my presenteeism doesn't get others sick.

[–] Duenan@aussie.zone 4 points 8 months ago

Yeah, this year the way things have fallen, my monday and tuesdays are loaded and if I'm not there the work just piles up.

The person I work with, while our roles differs, just leaves the massive backlog for me to maintain and this places so much pressure on me if I take the day off when I have a scheduled workload.

[–] bull@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago

love a soul day