Friday, October 19, 2007

Monkey Business Career Strategy #3

SICK DAYS.

If your boss is a hard nose about "calling in," show up for work really sick. Spread your germs everywhere. Be especially sure to spread your germs on your boss. Breathe and cough all over his office, handle his paperwork with sneezy hands, the whole nine yards. When the jerk gets sick and has to call in for himself, rub it in. Tell him that you came to work sick, so what's the problem?

According to Forbes Online, some companies are having a problem with sickees actually showing up.
While hard to believe, there are the gung-ho employees who insist on being at work even if they're terminally ill. Companies actually had to find ways to dissuade these workers from showing up. Who knew? A survey conducted by CCH, a human resources information company, dubbed this behavior "presenteeism," and found that 54% of employers urge workers to stay home when sick, while 40% educate workers on the importance of staying home when sick. If you're lucky enough, you work for the 9% of employers who offer more sick days just to be safe.

(read interactive article here.) [link]

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