That’s a tough one. Pre-pandemic, I’d be concerned if an employee called

out even once in the first month. When I started a job, I’d want to make the best impression possible and would show up even if I had the plague.

But now, the expectation is you stay home if you’re sick and you’re actually doing harm to the business if you show up under the weather.

So I think it depends on the circumstances. If the employee misses consecutive days for the same illness but otherwise has good attendance, I guess I’d be ok with that. But if the employee misses multiple non-consecutive days claiming different ailments, that would set off alarm bells.

In response to this post by Tank

Posted: 03/25/2021 at 11:18AM

How many new coworker sick days before you start having doubts? ** -- Tank 03/25/2021 09:35AM

That’s a tough one. Pre-pandemic, I’d be concerned if an employee called -- RoswellGAHokie 03/25/2021 11:18AM

Doesn't take long to raise some flags. ** -- reestuart 03/25/2021 11:10AM

Do they have a child in daycare? If the answer is yes then they will be -- ElbertoHokie 03/25/2021 10:02AM

My dental office had at least 40 maternity leaves in my 41 years. Lounge -- DonHo-kieHi 03/25/2021 10:54AM

If it helps, I didn't think any of them were yours. ** -- jmanatVT 03/25/2021 11:21AM

My firm offers dudes a 16 week paternity or adoption -- GreenvilleVT 03/25/2021 11:20AM

You'd be stupid to not take it. ** -- vtbones 03/25/2021 1:32PM

Nah. My wife would have murdered me. -- GreenvilleVT 03/25/2021 1:36PM

I took 2 days off after my first was born. She was born on a Thursday, so -- 3011Cochrane 03/25/2021 11:37AM

Same .. born Thurs AM back at work Monday we raised a bunch of "CATS" ** -- The Hokie Steve 03/25/2021 12:07PM

Same .. born Thurs AM back at work Monday we raised a bunch of "Ctas ** -- The Hokie Steve 03/25/2021 12:06PM

No children in daycare. ** -- Tank 03/25/2021 10:30AM

We had new one miss a bunch of days due to some injury, show up on crutches -- HokieDan95 03/25/2021 09:59AM

This is the 2nd person hired recently for the same position. Both have been -- Tank 03/25/2021 10:29AM

I think what happens is they still have job hunt lines in the water -- HokieDan95 03/25/2021 10:33AM

I hired on at a place and then got a better job offer a week later. -- ElbertoHokie 03/25/2021 10:56AM

Me too, in 2000 I was hired as a contractor for MCI and within a month I -- coshokie 03/25/2021 11:48AM

I've got no issue with that.. as long as you actually put effort into the -- Tank 03/25/2021 11:08AM

You did the right thing. ** -- RoswellGAHokie 03/25/2021 11:00AM

Absolutely I did. ** -- ElbertoHokie 03/25/2021 11:08AM

When I was in my mid 20s I was part of a team that had 3 of -- GreenvilleVT 03/25/2021 10:09AM

Ah the good ole days of the FriMons disease :) -- FfxStationHokie 03/25/2021 09:46AM

I get that alot during football season. It's a seasonal thing. ** -- BobG 03/25/2021 10:00AM

40% of sick days happen on those days. Can you believe it! -- Late 80s Hokie 03/25/2021 09:57AM

Asked a coworker what the new person's name was, he said -- Tafkam Hokie 03/25/2021 09:44AM

Not many. A lot of companies have you -- HokieR 03/25/2021 09:44AM

Yeah, I'm of the opinion that if you have questionable work ethic during -- Tank 03/25/2021 10:33AM

Sadly, I think America is at full employment for people with work ethic. ** -- MP4VT2004 03/25/2021 12:28PM

Different fields may be different, but in manufacturing hiring people is -- Tafkam Hokie 03/25/2021 11:03AM

They want to sit at a desk, create product memes and do internet research ** -- RTFC 03/25/2021 5:25PM

But we’re sending all those at home a check. ** -- DonHo-kieHi 03/25/2021 10:58AM

That’s a tough one. Pre-pandemic, I’d be concerned if an employee called

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