Tag: absenteeism
Senator Says `Get To Work' - Federal Workers Say `Get Real'
MayorBob.
Posted to Business on Sun Aug 31, 2008 at 06:43:27 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
US Senator Tom Coburn (R - OK) is no fan of big government. He's not really what you could call a fan of federal workers. Thus, when the Oklahoma uber conservative thinks he's found a juicy piece of red meat involving absenteeism of federal workers, he starts chomping down reflexively. He's doing a good bit of masticating these days over his finding that federal workers are absent without leave (AWOL) in droves from their workplaces.
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Here's My Medical Excuse From the Offices Of Doctor Epson.
MayorBob.
Posted to Business on Fri Oct 26, 2007 at 10:57:42 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
According to those who keep track of these things, the absentee rate from work hovers in the 2.3 to 2.5 percent range. It also seems that being ill is not the leading reason for bagging a day at the office - only 34 percent of those calling in sick actually have some sort of illness. Two thirds of those taking sick leave are actually doing it for "family issues, personal needs, stress and an entitlement mentality." But, what to do if your boss is onto your slacker ways and starts demanding signed notes from a doctor that you were actually sick? Well, this is the 21st century and you have a computer, right? Just download a US$20 software package with realistic excuse notes that look like they've been signed by a real doctor. What could go wrong?
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