Comments on: Never Call In Sick On Friday, Slacker!

By: Financial Samurai

Financial Samurai — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:18:22 +0000

Nich, you’re fired!

By: nicholaus

nicholaus — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 22:34:26 +0000

There’s nothing more maddening for a normal person to read some weirdo whining on the internet about someone taking a day off, except when they call someone “subordinate”, that’s even more maddening, because it’s even more retarded.

Are you stuck in 1933, calling workers “subordinates”? Get over yourself, you’re not that important. Nobody is.

By: BG

BG — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:08:36 +0000

@Steved
LOL, that’s great! For the math challenged:

40% of sick days are taken on Fridays or Mondays, likewise if you pick any two days in a 5-day workweek it’ll be 40% as well (like Tues & Thurs).

Those are the odds you’d expect when you are talking about purely random picking of two days.

There is only a slim 22% chance that if you miss three days of work out of a year, none will be a Friday or Monday. Nothing worse than a manager with a bad grasp of statistics, and using flawed calculations to define ‘trust’.

By: Steved

Steved — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:34:48 +0000

“Study shows that 40% of sick days are taken on a Monday or Friday!”
http://mathbench.umd.edu/mod106_chisquare/Finalgraphics/dilbert1.gif

Just another example of real life emulating Dilbert.

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By: Brian @ My Payday Loan Cash

Brian @ My Payday Loan Cash — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:03:27 +0000

thank u so much for this post.. hated when co-workers pulled this move, also hate when they pull it on mondays..

its so obvious that your being a slacker

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By: admin

admin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:13:11 +0000

Miguel – Good stuff. It’s all about trust. Extra personal days off helps. I guess the key is timing or forewarning by individuals who feel like they are getting sick to notify their manager beforehand. Thnx for stopping by! Sam