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Posted: 1/5/2012 4:43:27 AM EDT
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Shit happens, but you'd be working out of a hole when you came in for the interview. Not a deep hole, but a hole.
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Posted: 1/5/2012 4:43:48 AM EDT
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Personally, I'd still interview you. Everyone gets sick...esp in January. If you cancelled a second interview it would be over. |
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Posted: 1/5/2012 4:44:07 AM EDT
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A dedicated employee shows up to work everyday...Regardless..... But people hate thise employees. |
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Posted: 1/5/2012 4:45:03 AM EDT
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Long story short place is hiring for manager position. I emailed a resume and cover letter las night and next morning I get a call asking to come in following day for interview. Cool so the end of the day the evening before the interview I get the norovirus. Great so I'm up all night If I called you an hour before the interview the next day and apologizEd and ask if it's ok to have it the first day of next week would that damage your view of me? Sorry bout the spelling and grammar I'm on an iPod and feel like shit You don't ask to reschedule to X day. You explain the fact that you are sick, reaffirm that you are more than happy to make your scheduled interview, and ask that in light of your illness and out of consideration for others, would they be interested in postponing the interview by a day or two. Explain that you may be explain that you are probably still contagious from the virus for a few days and don't want to spread it around....so you will still come in but are apologizing ahead of time for not being able to sit too close or shake hands AFARR |
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Posted: 1/5/2012 4:47:14 AM EDT
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A dedicated employee shows up to work everyday...Regardless..... don't confuse face time with dedication.... |
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Posted: 1/5/2012 4:50:47 AM EDT
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A dedicated employee shows up to work everyday...Regardless..... So he can pass his disease onto you and your other employees? Studies have shone that if you have something like strep throat that is contagious and has a 5-10 day affection rate you aren't doing your boss any favors by being dedicated employee. You might miss 5-10 days because of it but if you come in while you're contagious and spread it your boss ends up loosing an average of 30 days worth of labor when you factor in how many other people you spread it to. |
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Posted: 1/5/2012 4:51:21 AM EDT
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Long story short place is hiring for manager position. I emailed a resume and cover letter las night and next morning I get a call asking to come in following day for interview. Cool so the end of the day the evening before the interview I get the norovirus. Great so I'm up all night If I called you an hour before the interview the next day and apologizEd and ask if it's ok to have it the first day of next week would that damage your view of me? Sorry bout the spelling and grammar I'm on an iPod and feel like shit You don't ask to reschedule to X day. You explain the fact that you are sick, reaffirm that you are more than happy to make your scheduled interview, and ask that in light of your illness and out of consideration for others, would they be interested in postponing the interview by a day or two. I do some hiring on occasion and this is how we would handle it. |
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Posted: 1/5/2012 4:52:06 AM EDT
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Quoted: What is this ME generation you speak of??? Which part of no sick days do you not understand..Lets compare vacation times allowed for a moment..I get 10 days a year off, paid excused days off, and we work every holiday and all weekends. If I want to see the boy play a baseball game on a saturday afternoon I must use one of those 10 days off. Unlike most people who thinks everyone works monday thru friday and gets 2 weeks vacation or more with sick days and personal days thats not true. You must be part of the pussification of america.. I am sick I cant go to work, my butt hurts everything must stop.  You work 355 days a year? What the heck do you do? |
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Posted: 1/5/2012 4:54:22 AM EDT
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Just remember the most important thing about this interview is the position. Issues that may delay or increase their effort evaluate you are not good. Rescheduling at the last minute is not good even if legit. I'd go, show up and without detail indicate you are sick and be very mindful of santitation (bring handwash and consider forms of personal contact). If you get the whole office sick that would be an epic story, but more likely you demonstrate dedication, toughness, and consideration. The toughness matter is big to me......lots of weenies in this world.
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Posted: 1/5/2012 4:57:07 AM EDT
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A dedicated employee shows up to work everyday...Regardless..... If you give the flu to the interviewer, they are probably gonna take a pretty dim view of your future judgement. |
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Posted: 1/5/2012 4:58:10 AM EDT
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What is this ME generation you speak of??? Which part of no sick days do you not understand..Lets compare vacation times allowed for a moment..I get 10 days a year off, paid excused days off, and we work every holiday and all weekends. If I want to see the boy play a baseball game on a saturday afternoon I must use one of those 10 days off. Unlike most people who thinks everyone works monday thru friday and gets 2 weeks vacation or more with sick days and personal days thats not true. You must be part of the pussification of america.. I am sick I cant go to work, my butt hurts everything must stop.
You work 355 days a year? What the heck do you do? Probably the kind of work that does not require talent, intelligence, skill, or education. 
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Posted: 1/5/2012 5:03:45 AM EDT
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Its amazing that everyone agrees it is bad to show up sick but yet the corporate world has removed sick days and will write you up do an investigation and terminate you quickly for calling in sick..I really like to know what everyone here does for a living that is making these comments about not showing up to work sick. I have a very good job and missing work is not tolerated at all. Miss more than 10 days a year and you will be investigated,put on notice and terminated. I think there's a difference between showing up with a bit of a cold, and showing up with a super infectious stomach virus, or actual influenza. If you are really sick, and you show up and infect half the workforce, you aren't doing you or the employer any favors. |
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Posted: 1/5/2012 5:04:36 AM EDT
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Christ, this thread is filled with people who will never make it into management.
"I go in sick to work" "There is no excuse to ask for a delay" 
Finding good employees is difficult enough, discounting potential employees because they are sick is just stupid business. |
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Posted: 1/5/2012 5:14:40 AM EDT
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May actually be advantageous. Once had this same situation in which someone politely requested to postpone the interview to a day of my choosing. So we rescheduled. In the back of my mind I certainly had the notion that this individual was a bit flaky perhaps even lying. Was all the more noteworthy to find out that I was wrong and built a level of trust that you generally don't find right off the bat.
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Posted: 1/5/2012 5:19:14 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Don't show up sick to an interview. I'd be more pissed that you did not call and reschedule because you were sick. And you die hard "I'll work no matter what" types, I'll send your ass home too so you don't infect the rest of the work force. I honestly can't understand what motivates people to come in sick. I am motivated to come in sick....1. There is no such thing as sick days in my job..2.. I will not waste my very precious vacation days for sickness. I havent missed a day of work in yrs..I did have a boss ask me while I was waiting to punch in if I was going to stay even though it was obvious I was sick..I asked if he was sending me home, he said no just stay away from me..They dont care and will cut you no breaks. Why would you want to waste a good vacation day on a horrible sick day.. Why? Because it isn't about you it is about having some consideration for others who work in close proximity to you. But I guess that is why some people refer to the "ME Generation". This is the correct action: Quoted: You don't ask to reschedule to X day. You explain the fact that you are sick, reaffirm that you are more than happy to make your scheduled interview, and ask that in light of your illness and out of consideration for others, would they be interested in postponing the interview by a day or two. What is this ME generation you speak of??? Which part of no sick days do you not understand..Lets compare vacation times allowed for a moment..I get 10 days a year off, paid excused days off, and we work every holiday and all weekends. If I want to see the boy play a baseball game on a saturday afternoon I must use one of those 10 days off. Unlike most people who thinks everyone works monday thru friday and gets 2 weeks vacation or more with sick days and personal days thats not true. You must be part of the pussification of america.. I am sick I cant go to work, my butt hurts everything must stop. Not everybody has a job shoveling shit for a living. I cannot work when I'm sick or injured. Can't. I'd be a danger to my patients and my partners. |
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Posted: 1/5/2012 5:21:33 AM EDT
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You show up here with the flu or some other contagious bug and they will not only ask you to leave, you may very well get written up over it.
We are told that we should never come to work sick. |
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Posted: 1/5/2012 5:25:00 AM EDT
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A dedicated employee shows up to work everyday...Regardless..... No, a stupid employee shows up everyday regardless and gets everyone else sick. I fucking hate viral martyrs. +100 |
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Posted: 1/5/2012 5:30:24 AM EDT
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What he said
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Posted: 1/5/2012 5:31:53 AM EDT
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A dedicated employee shows up to work everyday...Regardless..... So he can pass his disease onto you and your other employees? Studies have shone that if you have something like strep throat that is contagious and has a 5-10 day affection rate you aren't doing your boss any favors by being dedicated employee. You might miss 5-10 days because of it but if you come in while you're contagious and spread it your boss ends up loosing an average of 30 days worth of labor when you factor in how many other people you spread it to. Yup. During flu season security has escorted people from the building. During that whole swine flu garbage they wanted a doctors note saying you weren't sick anymore before they'd let you back. |
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Posted: 1/5/2012 5:34:45 AM EDT
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I'd look at it as a part of getting to know the prospective employee. Are they milking it? Are they wasting my time talking about their symptoms? Or are they simply telling me their situation and working to come up with an effective Plan B? There's nothing I hate more than working with someone who enjoys poor health.
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Posted: 1/5/2012 5:40:16 AM EDT
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Long story short place is hiring for manager position. I emailed a resume and cover letter las night and next morning I get a call asking to come in following day for interview. Cool so the end of the day the evening before the interview I get the norovirus. Great so I'm up all night If I called you an hour before the interview the next day and apologizEd and ask if it's ok to have it the first day of next week would that damage your view of me? Shit happens. If they don't understand that now, how would it be to work for them and then call in sick? |
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Posted: 1/5/2012 5:41:24 AM EDT
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A dedicated employee shows up to work everyday...Regardless..... And passes their disease along to everyone else in the office?
We get sick days for a reason. And that reason isn't extra vacation to lay around playing X-boxes. |
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Posted: 1/5/2012 5:44:08 AM EDT
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I just got over the norovirus. Any jacknut that put me at risk for that again for whatever reason while knowingly contagious would be someone I would avoid all future contact with.
Get well soon. |
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Posted: 1/5/2012 5:46:40 AM EDT
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Don't show up sick to an interview. I'd be more pissed that you did not call and reschedule because you were sick. And you die hard "I'll work no matter what" types, I'll send your ass home too so you don't infect the rest of the work force. I honestly can't understand what motivates people to come in sick. Work Ethic Its one thing to come in when you just have a cold or allergies, but a nasty, highly contagious disease is a whole 'nother ballgame. It is arrogant and stupid. |
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Posted: 1/5/2012 5:54:17 AM EDT
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OP, I would do what others have suggested. Call, state your case, if they still want you to come in then go if at all possible.
So hunter101, what is this job you do that is sooooo important you can't have a sick day and will risk getting other employees sick by going in sick yourself? |
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Posted: 1/5/2012 5:57:21 AM EDT
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Quoted: You don't ask to reschedule to X day. You explain the fact that you are sick, reaffirm that you are more than happy to make your scheduled interview, and ask that in light of your illness and out of consideration for others, would they be interested in postponing the interview by a day or two. Winner |
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Posted: 1/5/2012 6:13:35 AM EDT
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Its amazing that everyone agrees it is bad to show up sick but yet the corporate world has removed sick days and will write you up do an investigation and terminate you quickly for calling in sick..I really like to know what everyone here does for a living that is making these comments about not showing up to work sick. I have a very good job and missing work is not tolerated at all. Miss more than 10 days a year and you will be investigated,put on notice and terminated. I agree on the first part. We don't get "sick leave", just personal time off that is what others would consider "vacation days". So, we do have people come in with cold/sniffles because they're not "too sick". No one has come in with the flu (yet). As for the writeup/investigation part, if needed I'd just puke on the policy-maker's desk. |
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Posted: 1/5/2012 6:20:42 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: A dedicated employee shows up to work everyday...Regardless..... And gets people sick. What an awesome employee! |
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Posted: 1/5/2012 6:33:48 AM EDT
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Update:
Called and explained that I contracted it last night and and that I'd be willing to come in but didn't want to put his staff and himself at risk. He agreed and asked if Tuesday was good and I said yes. Thanks guys, I'm going to bed. 
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Posted: 1/5/2012 6:37:19 AM EDT
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Don't show up sick to an interview. I'd be more pissed that you did not call and reschedule because you were sick. And you die hard "I'll work no matter what" types, I'll send your ass home too so you don't infect the rest of the work force. I honestly can't understand what motivates people to come in sick. Work Ethic That's some twisted logic right there. |
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Posted: 1/5/2012 6:50:26 AM EDT
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shit happens.
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Posted: 1/5/2012 7:07:12 AM EDT
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Red Flag, but stuff happens. I'd interview him but extra carefully.
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Posted: 1/5/2012 7:08:05 AM EDT
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A dedicated employee shows up to work everyday...Regardless..... Yeah because everyone likes working with someone who's contagious. You don't ask to reschedule to X day. You explain the fact that you are sick, reaffirm that you are more than happy to make your scheduled interview, and ask that in light of your illness and out of consideration for others, would they be interested in postponing the interview by a day or two.
This. It's professional and shows concern for the employers' needs as well. |
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Posted: 1/5/2012 7:11:49 AM EDT
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Interview by phone? I personally wouldn't hold it against you as I can not afford to get sick and give my entire team a virus.
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Posted: 1/5/2012 7:12:45 AM EDT
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A dedicated employee shows up to work everyday...Regardless..... I fucking hate it when people show up to get others sick. One time this happened the guy doing our benefits presentation got over half our office of 30 people sick. It was absolutely fucking terrible and one of the miserable times of my life. 
I once had to repair a computer for our accountant who was very ill, she came in to work anyway because she was a "trooper". After being in her office for several hours and having her cough all over me it was no surprise when I had to drop a large sum of money the next day at the urgent care center. I hate these "troopers" who show up for work with contagious shit and think they are doing everyone a favor by their being there. When I have to drop a days pay at an urgent care center because my sinus are so swollen they changing the shape of my eye and making my contacts pop out, you are not doing me a favor or anyone else. |
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Posted: 1/5/2012 7:14:59 AM EDT
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It happens, they'll interview you and you won't get the job
Good Luck! |
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Posted: 1/5/2012 7:15:48 AM EDT
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Quoted: What is this ME generation you speak of??? Which part of no sick days do you not understand..Lets compare vacation times allowed for a moment..I get 10 days a year off, paid excused days off, and we work every holiday and all weekends. If I want to see the boy play a baseball game on a saturday afternoon I must use one of those 10 days off. Unlike most people who thinks everyone works monday thru friday and gets 2 weeks vacation or more with sick days and personal days thats not true. You must be part of the pussification of america.. I am sick I cant go to work, my butt hurts everything must stop. You represent a statistically insignificant portion of the workforce. |
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Posted: 1/5/2012 7:35:01 AM EDT
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A dedicated employee shows up to work everyday...Regardless..... Bullshit. That type of attitude only works if you don't work around other people. One person shows up to our office with the Flu and gets 5 other people sick. Now, you have 6 people sick and out of action. You show up sick to our office, and they'll send you home. We get unlimited paid sick days. Its a good policy, because it keeps sick people out of the office who would otherwise show up, because they need the money. I wouldn't have any problem with someone rescheduling an interview because he was sick. I don't want that funk. |
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Posted: 1/5/2012 7:40:13 AM EDT
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I had a teacher in high school that went to his interview for the job with the flu. He got the job.
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Posted: 1/5/2012 7:42:54 AM EDT
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You'll need to update us when you get the job!
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Posted: 1/5/2012 7:43:14 AM EDT
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call prospective employer and it goes like this...I'm sick but willing to come in for interview because it is very important...... I also wanted to give you the courtesy of knowing I have (insert illness here)....would you like to keep our original appointment or would you prefer we reschedule.....
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Posted: 1/5/2012 8:02:32 AM EDT
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Additional thought....
If they are interviewing several people that day....it may be good to plan to show up regardless (with warnings). Wait a few days and they may have already hired someone. AFARR |
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Posted: 1/5/2012 10:59:46 AM EDT
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What is this ME generation you speak of??? Which part of no sick days do you not understand..Lets compare vacation times allowed for a moment..I get 10 days a year off, paid excused days off, and we work every holiday and all weekends. If I want to see the boy play a baseball game on a saturday afternoon I must use one of those 10 days off. Unlike most people who thinks everyone works monday thru friday and gets 2 weeks vacation or more with sick days and personal days thats not true. You must be part of the pussification of america.. I am sick I cant go to work, my butt hurts everything must stop.
You work 355 days a year? What the heck do you do? Probably the kind of work that does not require talent, intelligence, skill, or education. [img]http://www.ar15.com/images/smilies/smiley_thinking.gif[/iamg] How did you know...We work 5 days a week just like everyone else but our weekends are 2 consecutive days during the week. We dont shovel shit for a living, years ago though people did shovel coal though to make these large things move, and I can assure you this is a skilled trades job that does require intelligence, skill, and education. They pay us very well..I guess we are still in the stone age with policy or they really do treat us poorly. Maybe I should trade in my tools for a computer with a desk like the rest of you. |
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Posted: 1/5/2012 11:06:08 AM EDT
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Don't show up sick to an interview. I'd be more pissed that you did not call and reschedule because you were sick. And you die hard "I'll work no matter what" types, I'll send your ass home too so you don't infect the rest of the work force. I honestly can't understand what motivates people to come in sick. I am motivated to come in sick....1. There is no such thing as sick days in my job..2.. I will not waste my very precious vacation days for sickness. I havent missed a day of work in yrs..I did have a boss ask me while I was waiting to punch in if I was going to stay even though it was obvious I was sick..I asked if he was sending me home, he said no just stay away from me..They dont care and will cut you no breaks. Why would you want to waste a good vacation day on a horrible sick day.. Your Boss might not care but his boss will when half your department calls in sick and productivity crashes because you spread the sickness to everyone else... Keep that in mind. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 1/5/2012 11:08:06 AM EDT
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Additional thought.... If they are interviewing several people that day....it may be good to plan to show up regardless (with warnings). Wait a few days and they may have already hired someone. AFARR That was my point, unless you have been headhunted there are usually other qualified candidates and in todays market there are tons of folks, not being there you simply miss out. |
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Posted: 1/5/2012 11:16:10 AM EDT
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I'd tough it out. Juice up for medicine. You can make yourself pretty for a 45 minute conversation.
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Posted: 1/5/2012 11:23:18 AM EDT
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I'd tough it out. Juice up for medicine. You can make yourself pretty for a 45 minute conversation. Maybe you should tough put the threads and read them first. And what's your definition of a "pretty" way to excuse yourself to go blow up the bathroom from both ends? |
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Posted: 1/5/2012 12:55:45 PM EDT
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Long story short place is hiring for manager position. I emailed a resume and cover letter las night and next morning I get a call asking to come in following day for interview. Cool so the end of the day the evening before the interview I get the norovirus. Great so I'm up all night If I called you an hour before the interview the next day and apologizEd and ask if it's ok to have it the first day of next week would that damage your view of me? Sorry bout the spelling and grammar I'm on an iPod and feel like shit You don't ask to reschedule to X day. You explain the fact that you are sick, reaffirm that you are more than happy to make your scheduled interview, and ask that in light of your illness and out of consideration for others, would they be interested in postponing the interview by a day or two. You're hired! When can you start? Thanks for not bringing in your sickness - since I don't interview people unless they might actually have some talent, I'd give you a break. |
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Posted: 1/5/2012 12:58:54 PM EDT
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Update: Called and explained that I contracted it last night and and that I'd be willing to come in but didn't want to put his staff and himself at risk. He agreed and asked if Tuesday was good and I said yes. Thanks guys, I'm going to bed. Excellent! |
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Posted: 1/5/2012 1:05:36 PM EDT
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Quoted: A dedicated employee shows up to work everyday...Regardless..... Yeah, not so much. Where I work everyone enters the room through two doors, most go through the same door. The guy returning from south america brought back a nice cold to share with everyone else at the office one day because he had such a hardon for attaining his perfect attendance. This one guy got half the people that work in that room sick with pneumonia. I personally was coughing up blood for a week and a half and took two different types of antibiotics. The Doctor also, prescribed getting a chest X-ray. |
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