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Jan022008

Sick Day Calendar 2008

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A new year is upon us and that means it's time for the Official Sick Day Calendar from your friends at Jobacle.  

Get your excuses ready now!  Remember, only a sucker loses days at the end the year!

BLACK Calendar   //  WHITE Calendar

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: You have a dream. And it's four straight days away from your boss's ugly mug and Microsoft Outlook. Call in sick on Friday, January 18 and Tuesday, January 22.  Winter's in full swing and the "flu" is hard to fight.  Make MLK proud!

Valentine's Day: Romance has a price. You'll be oozing so much love that a full 24 hours to recover is in order. Get the sniffles so you can snuggle on Friday, February 15.

President's Day: Honor thy country. Since you didn't even know Hayes and Tyler were presidents, you better take off Friday, February 15 and Tuesday, February 19 to study.  I sense a headache.

And for those of you with big cajones, you can bridge Valentine's Day and President's Day for a mini six-day festivus.

BONUS! Leap Year: An extra day...to work!?  Hell no!  You need to call in sick on Friday, February 29 and do something amazing.  Climb a mountain, go bungee jumping or just sit home.  Anything but work.

Daylight Saving Time:  That extra hour of sun is awesome, but the one less hour of sleep hurts - especially when you're at the office.  Use Monday, March 10 to catch up on your Zzzzs.

Easter: It can't be "Good" Friday if you have to punch in. Plus, you need to recharge and resurrect your career.  Call in sick on Friday, March 21. Those chocolate bunnies also gave you a tummy ache. Use Monday, March 24 to find the rest of those hidden eggs.

Click here to stream the special Sick Day Podcast.

My Birthday:  Whoops!  Did I leave this on the list?  Since there are no good sick days scheduled in April, I’m treating myself to the day after my birthday.  You should too!

Memorial Day: Use the official start of summer to plan how you'll call in sick for the next three months. By taking Friday, May 23 and Tuesday, May 27 off, you'll show your boss that this summer, you're using ALL of your days.  Fire that opening salvo and show them who’s boss.

Independence Day: It's a holiday based around independence. Show your employer that you're a true individual by giving yourself Thursday, July 3 and Monday July 7. Besides, BBQ overload will surely take its toll on your body.

Labor Day: A single day to salute the men and women that make America work is insulting.  Take off Friday, August 29 and Tuesday, September 2 to recover from an action-packed summer.

Columbus Day: If you're lucky enough to work for a company that still gives this day off, we recommend you take Friday, October 10 and Tuesday, October 14 to discover your true destiny.

Halloween: Put on your invisible suit. Giving yourself Friday, October 31 will be a sweet treat that lets you spook the night away.

Veteran’s Day:  This is a day to celebrate the living.  Spend at least half of it truly honoring members of our armed forces.  Take off on Friday, November 7, Monday, November 10 and Wednesday, November 12.

Thanksgiving: If there's one day on this list that you actually take - make it this one!  The entire dynamic of Turkey Day changes when you know you have three solid days to recover. The silly will shop on Friday, November 28, the intelligent will digest.  Give yourself an early holiday gift with Wednesday, November 26 and a late one with Monday, December 1.

Christmas: Even though you're spending more time daydreaming at your desk than actually working, it's a bummer to even play the game. Sure, traffic will be light and your boss in a jolly good mood - but you've got sick days left - and only suckers waste them. Make Wednesday, December 24, Friday, December 26 and Monday, December 29 all yours.

New Year’s: Wednesday, December 31 // Tuesday, December 2.

Leave suggestions on other great sick days to take. Either leave a comment below or call our toll-free voice mail line, 888/786-1080.

AuthorAndrew G.R. | Comment13 Comments | DateWednesday, January 2, 2008 at 06:41AM
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I like it! Do people still have actual "sick" time, or is it all "personal" days? I lose track. At my old job there was an understanding among the engineers that if you were indeed "sick", then how sick you were was directly proportional to how often you logged and answered your email. If you went a whole day with no email, you were dying.

Does every HR department do this? Toward the end of the year the emails start coming out reminding people that you can roll over *vacation* days, but not *personal* or *floating* days, so make sure you take those first. Am I the only one who just sort of assumes that the rule is "The first day of the year that I take off will be my personal day, and then the next will be a floating holiday?" Is it more complicated than that?
January 2, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterDuane
Awesome! It's already printed and up on the wall!
January 2, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterDaniel
Absolutely hilarious stuff. Maybe next year you can include religious holidays like Passover and Kwanzaa too. I've subscribed to the blog and the podcast and had a question. Is the blog writer the same person that does the podcast?
January 2, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterMeagan
if we call in sick before or after a holiday or a weekend we must provide a doctor's note. lucky for me my brother is in the bidness so it's not a problem.
January 2, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterstubin steve
Thanks all for the kind words! We love putting out the Sick Day Calendar and already have some great ideas for next year.

Duane - My employer does not give personal days. However, we have "unlimited" sick time. It's an odd system and forces people to fake illness rather than just be upfront.

Meagan - Yes, your humble author is also the producer/voice of the Working Podcast. However, we have recently added several Jobacle blog contributors. We're growing!

Steve - It's good you have an "in" or you might be shelling out $15 a clip at a site like this:
http://www.phoneyexcuses.com/
January 2, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterAndrew G.R.
It's so funny that I came across this just now because I called in sick today. I guess that makes me 1 for 1 on sick days.
January 2, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterDawn S.
Well, it is all about money and job agony, but it could have a point to it. Take your sick day on Thursday 24/7. That is,Thursday, July 24th, 2008. Because 24/7 = July 24, 2008, National Sick-Out Day. Most of the primaries will have passed. Bush will still be an idiot, outsmarting all t2he brains in Congress, outraging all the blogs, and killing more Americans and more Muslims. Your phones will be monitored. Your protests will be unseen outside the ring of police. Local media will omit your message. National media will ignore your existence. There will be no hint of impeachment. Gas prices will be killing you. You will be losing your house. You will be sick of it all. Why not just call in sick, or if retired or unemployed, practice your moral sick-out. Don't drive on 24/7. Don't shop on 24/7. Unplug the TV. Meditate. Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper or an e-mail to your favorite blogs. Don't use your phone.
Have a quiet day. Screwed by health costs and insurance? Be sure not to make any medical appointments on 24/7. Make no appointments of any kind. . Stay away from school. Don't go to the beach or the movies. You are sick of it all and want the country to know. July 24, 2008. National Sick-Out. Pass it on.
January 3, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterLachlan MacDonald
July 24, 2008 has been added to my calendar. I love the idea of a national sick-out day!
January 3, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterNikola
great blog you have got here andrew gr!
January 18, 2008 | Unregistered Commentersuraj
Thank you
May 29, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterSohbet
Unfortunately many jobs, including mine, don't give any sick time (just vacation time), so calling in sick is pointless, so there is no point in following any of this. Plus, employers get suspicious when people call in sick on Mondays, Fridays, or the day before or after holidays. Also, you seemed to assume that everyone has off MLK Day, Presidents Day, Veterans Day, and the Friday after Thanksgiving, even though those are regular work days for many people. I also find it interesting that you suggested taking off all of Dec. 24-Jan. 2, except for Dec. 30. Was that an oversight? Also, if you follow all of your suggestions, you'd be using 28 sick days; I don't think that any companies give 28 sick days, and even if they did, they'd fire you for using all of them, even if you were legitimately sick.
June 15, 2008 | Unregistered Commenteranonymous
anonymous needs a new job, eh? ;-)
June 16, 2008 | Registered CommenterAndrew G.R.
The day before major holidays are likely to be "early release" by the nice employers. This means you get a couple of hours to beat the traffic, or maybe 1/2 day because nobody is doing any real work on new year's eve. You don't have to waste using a sick day for those if a couple hours of is good enough. Then again, if it's new year's eve and there's no rollover, you may as well use it on the last possible day.
August 31, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterdtphoto

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