Soccer sickies

1664kronenbourg

1664kronenbourg

1664kronenbourg

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When I was last in work (Saturday night) there was a shortage of staff, especiallyas England were playing against the Ukraine and I joked about it being Sickieday or Sick Note Saturday.
I don't know how much the sick note culture affects the economy due to loss of working hours but it's givenme an idea for a thread (two of the other staf werewtching the match on their smartphones on the shopfloor- What's your exscuse for a sickie when the football's on?
 
FoxEye said:
Probably because holiday leave is rota'd in and approved in advance, and if you work in a team you have to ensure cover for the person on leave. So everybody knows when you're on holiday leave.

Depends what your job is but I imagine that's how most would know.
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That's why supermarkets don't like their staff to be ill, it puts pressure on everybody else.
 
The sickies were worth it for nytbody taking that risk. But don't get your hopes up too high, there's still the final and England usually lose in the final/semi-final.


Looks like it s two consolation bottles of Heineken for Denmark then a victory Kronenbourg for England. then
 
dirtychinchilla said:
Yes indeed. I've got Crohn's and some days I'm in pain and whilst I could work, it would be incredibly sporadic because it's so draining. Some of those days I've "worked from home" and some taken the day off. I say "worked from home" because I will answer the occasional email and phone call, but can't sit at my desk all day. I see that as giving what I can, but not giving 100%. The alternative being stay at home and do nothing at all and take it off sick.
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Yeahm, know how you feel abotu flare ups (but in my case it was build ups). I've had mysterious pains in my left side for the past five years. First it started as discomfort before finally builting up to severe pains in my left side which were like the pains of a heart attack (it wasn't my heart). Things got to a point where i was having to leave work early becuase of the pains, sometimes arriving with them. Anyway, it turned out I had somethng called Gastro(something)itis, which is a build up of stomach acid. It might not sound like much but the pains had to be had to be believed.
I'm alright now but the strange thing wasit turned out I was dehydrated (i found ths out at the hospital I was finally taken to after the medical community finally started taking notice and listening) after all the water I was taking with painkillers.
 
dirtychinchilla said:
There are lots of painkillers that damage the stomach lining. So they probably were increasing the pain!
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I know about Iburofen and paracetomol didn't work.

I'm alright now but the pains'd make anybody confess to being the mastermind behind The Great Train Robbery (there were flaws in the plaaning, mistakes were mad [like not wearing gloves] and the crew involved didn't count on unforseen events and witnesses) and a mass murderer.
 
Trouble is, how can the mood of the country be improved if England win? The Roman emperors thought that gladiatiorial events'd keep the people happy but this only lasted for so long and after a few weeks,aftre England winning, the mood of the people might have darkened.
 
Tombstone said:
Well put it this way, the mood of the country will not be lessened if England win, so why dont we all just hope that we do and then enjoy the win and the feel good atmosphere afterward. The English are truly an odd bunch at times, its like we actively try and seek ways to be miserable.
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My point was that if England do witn, the feel good factor and good mood of the country can only last so long. The Roman emperors knew that appeasing the people with gladiatorial events and the good mood of the people arising from a victorious general's victory parade could only last for so long In a more modern perspective, Engladnd winning tomoorow night can onlykeep the people in a good mood for so lon and keeping us in constant lockdown isn't helping the mood of the country.
 
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