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Why is it I always people get sick only over weekends ?
I understand it is reserve duty and if you are called out you just go but why always on weekends, mostly UHL screwing two days out of friday, saturday or sunday, possibly the first two and lately mostly ANC.
I see a trend here; please bear with me I am very new and naive.
broadband circuit
8th Mar 2013, 11:23
Best advice I've been given about roster manipulation:
Go sick smart, not often
Every time that I'm genuinely sick always seems to coincide with my number one roster request :{
Cumguzzler
8th Mar 2013, 13:33
That's a ****in stupid question! People can't control when they get sick, doesn't matter if it's a weekday or a weekend...
geh065
8th Mar 2013, 13:34
People often have big nights out on fridays and it causes a night of bad sleep. Run-down bodies are more prone to illness and thus sickrates are higher on weekends.
For those with kids who do not go out friday nights, the children sleep later than usual and thus so do the parents meaning they do not get enough sleep and are tired over the weekend. Having to entertain the children all day adds to this and then they are more prone to illness and thus sick rates go up. :}
Klimax
8th Mar 2013, 14:31
Haha.. Great replies - let alone true..
Bru, U just gotta accept that - thats the way it is - soon enough you will likely also go sick on weekends.. :ok:
Keep sending them up! :p
That reminds me of this Dilbert strip (http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1996-04-18/)
I'mbatman
8th Mar 2013, 16:49
The most popular Dilbert comic strips at the official Dilbert website (http://www.dilbert.com/most_popular/strip/?Range=All+Time)
I like this one the best.
Go out and apply folks.....go on interviews.....maybe even leave. You are worth more.
White None
10th Mar 2013, 12:50
Dear Broadband Circuit,
Best advice I've been given about roster manipulation
My Version - "Man Up, do your Roster and don't stitch your Mates"
( There is an obvious requirement for that statement to work though. )
The problem is the Dilbert strip doesn't apply to pilots, you can't get a 15% pay rise at the bottom of a new seniority list!
Supply and demand economics don't apply unfortunately.
Max Reheat
11th Mar 2013, 02:26
White None,
Excellent post.
Some advice I was given on joining....
If you go sick at Xmas or New Year, you had better be dead!
Bye Bye Baby
11th Mar 2013, 03:32
CNY is the worst time to be on reserve.
nitpicker330
11th Mar 2013, 04:54
Bull.
If I'm genuinely unfit for duty I'll report as such and it doesn't matter what day of the year it happens to be on.
Too bad if it happens to be on Xmas, them's the breaks.
White None
11th Mar 2013, 06:58
Agreed. If you're sick, you're sick but if you wanna play Golf (e.g.), you're not - and we know there are some......