Connecticut Teacher Learns Radio Show Appearance Has Stern Consequences (Trees And Things)

uncarved block: Hmmn

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:26:59 EST

I wonder how many teachers and administrators in that district have called in "sick" to see a ball game or catch a movie, or just because a friend came in from out of town suddenly. Would the district levy charges like this against them? If n

Lou: Is it me?

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:03:32 EST

I mean...I don't find her all that hot. Now, if we were to measure hotness in relation to her husband, then she might be considered a goddess. But otherwise, not so much.

skeptic: Re: It was all for a good cause...mo' money

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:27:24 EST

You know, if this particular teacher had taken a day off for reasons of mental health, because she was under stress, I would have found that to be completely acceptable. But to take a day off in order to enter a contest on the Howard Stern show, and

thefadd: Re: It was all for a good cause...mo' money

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:28:36 EST

Stress is certainly an under-recognized factor and people should feel free to take a reasonable small number of mental health days, however those might be counted.

Lou: Re: It was all for a good cause...mo' money

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:18:16 EST

yeah, but what if your sick of work, eh?

thefadd: Re: It was all for a good cause...mo' money

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:53:11 EST

At my company, we don't get sick days. We get 2, 3 weeks or more paid vacation depending on seniority except the most senior executives who get no vacation. Of course these people take vacation and of course we don't come in when we're sick. But we don't h

port1080: Re: It was all for a good cause...mo' money

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:37:51 EST

We might observe that as lies go, this one seems fairly minor, and people tell these kinds of lies all the time, but nonetheless, if you lie to your employer and you get caught doing it, you can reasonably expect that some penalty will result, even the

skeptic: Re: It was all for a good cause...mo' money

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:29:08 EST
I feel the same way. If you claim to be sick when you are actually in perfect health, and have some entirely different motive for taking a day off, that is what is technically known as a LIE. We might observe that as lies go, this one seems fai

abbamouse: It was all for a good cause...mo' money

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:02:13 EST
She said it was all for a good cause...paying for her Master's Degree (aka more money for her, since she was planning to go anyway). I don't think employers should usually fire people for a single non-sick "sick" day, but I can't really complain when