Re: when you call out sick, are you specific about your illness?

I don't have to go into detail, but I do because we're like family at my job and I know people worry about each other when one of us is sick.

when you call out sick, are you specific about your illness?

I give all the details cause I always feel guilty!

Re: when you call out sick, are you specific about your illness?

I am not specific.

I have two people who work under me. One is not specific, which I prefer. The other gives me details about his ailments, when he is seeing the dr, etc. It is TMI (especially when he had a stomach virus), and he is sick all the time!

Re: when you call out sick, are you specific about your illness?

no specifics, email that I'm on sick leave. End of story, no questions asked.

when you call out sick, are you specific about your illness?

I used to go way overboard giving all the little details of said illness, now I just call and say Im sick or todays not going to work out See you tomorrow.

Re: when you call out sick, are you specific about your illness?

Nope, "I'm not coming in today" or "I'm out sick today" is all I say.

Re: when you call out sick, are you specific about your illness?

I call in to a registry.

Just call in sick. Never give a reason.
My job does not require a doc. not until the 4 sick day in a row.

Why would I volunteer more personal info than I have to?... it could be the one thing semi-manufactured and used against me (or anyone else) and be so hard to prove if they did use it against me.

when you call out sick, are you specific about your illness?

I just tell them I'm sick. By law they can't ask you what your illness was.

Re: when you call out sick, are you specific about your illness?

I'm usually only out for stomach virus, so I just say I have a bug and hopefully its only 24 hour one.

Re: when you call out sick, are you specific about your illness?

I work in daycare. I give details (if asked).
Depending on why I'm out, boss may want parents to have a heads up.

Re: when you call out sick, are you specific about your illness?

My situation is a little different. I work in a preschool, so when we call out sick, we have to explain why, so they know what sort of illnesses are going around and may have infected some kids. So I always let them know the deal. No graphic detail, just stomach virus, pink eye, strep thoat, etc.

Re: when you call out sick, are you specific about your illness?

No, it's none of their business.

when you call out sick, are you specific about your illness?

seems my situation is different than most on here. I usually do give details as I am very close to both my boss and my team, who in turn give out details of their own. plus I just continue working from home as if its a regular day, and its considered regular work day for me, not a sick day (actually this year was the very first time I took a real sick day for a surgery, I wasnt even aware we had them until then LOL). maybe taking a break here and there if my fever is going up, even then I am right next to my computer and my phone in hand so I am always responsive to emails within minutes.
I do call out sick a lot as I do not believe in going to work and infecting everyone around me. some ppl do and its one of my biggest pet peeves. better believe it that I immediately catch whatever they have.

Message edited 6/7/2013 2:06:27 PM.

Re: when you call out sick, are you specific about your illness?

Only if it means I'll be out a while. For example, if I had the flu I'd say I have the flu so that they can expect I'll be out a week.

But otherwise no. I just say I'm sick/not feeling well and leave it at that.