Oct 10, 2009

My hope of getting Saturdays off, is waning. And I blame the flu, or at least people who are claiming to have the flu. One of my coworkers called in sick for the third straight day today. Plus, two of the cashiers have been absent due to sickness parts of this week. This means that the guy whose hours were cut has been called in for three straight days. He can't work my Saturdays if the other knuckleheads keep calling in sick. Having been both a boss and the victim of bad bossing, I know something about the thinking of your average boss. My boss is thinking, "Why shouldn't I schedule a guy who shows up every day, rain or shine?" I blessed with good health and the inability to call in sick when I'm not. It sucks to be the responsible one. Just saying. Speaking of the flu, I'm seeing a few customers who are worried that I might make them sick. Not so worried that they stay home, mind you, but worried enough to ask me about the state of my health. For example, I was making a key yesterday, when a woman asked me if I was sick? I replied, "No, are you?" She went on to say that I looked a bit sick and with the H1N1R2D2 flu going around, you never know. I'm still not sure what her clues about my health were, but I diagnosed her with just a touch of insanity. Things in this blog represented to be fact, may or may not actually be true. The writer is frequently wrong, sometimes just full of it, but always judgmental and cranky

4 comments:

The Bug said...

I'm the same way! And, actually, I'm one of those people who go to work sick & have people tell me to leave. Especially in my last job - it was hard for the other folks in the office when one of us wasn't there. I get bored at home. Unless I think I'll sleep all day I might as well work!

Megan said...

We had a ton of sickies this week. But we diagnosed them with "The Boss Was In Vegas" disease, and cursed their ancestors accordingly...

Kurt said...

I brought back a cold from the Czech Republic, but I'm almost better.

Barbara said...

I say paranoia is striking deep when people go around asking perfectly well strangers if they are sick! Yikes!

I hope they remember the faithful part-time guy when the end-of-the-year bonuses are given out. Just saying.