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The only thing you do by keeping things running through heroic effort is to send a message to management that they can lower the priority of dealing with the issue.

Managing upwards (getting management to make decisions in your favor) means that you can't let yourself be the reason they don't feel the pain of a problem like poor staffing. Sure, you can step in and save the day if you really, truly, need to build up your reputation as dependable/hero, but it's a thin thin line.

One thing I often do as well is try to look at people in other departments and their general attitudes towards time off, vacations, having to leave for Dr's appointments, that sort of thing.

I'll be damned if I'm going to live in a constant crunch time situation, feeling like I need to take lunch at my desk, and put off things I need to do for me.

Especially while other teams are having regular team building outings during work hours on the company dime, one guy takes a long lunch and to go to the gym, and two others were clearly taking the video call meeting while out walking their dog.

Everyone deserves consideration of the fact that they are human, and everyone deserves the kind of flexibility that often is only for business side "important" people.

In my opinion, at a healthy workplace, someone taking time off shouldn't be noticed

What do you mean you "deserve" sick days? Aren't you legally given those?

For instance, I can call in two days a month and say "I'm sick, staying home, not working". If I'm not that badly off, then I can call in as much as I want (within reason) and say "I'm sick but working from home". At any point, I can say "I'm sick, going to hospital".

also, by going to work sick, you are unnecessarily endangering your coworkers, your customers, and yourself.

Manager: "Ya know, you're really putting me in a tight spot here....."

Me: "Oh, yeah, I know all about tight spots. Kinda like how every day I work my ass off, and at the end of the month barely have enough money to keep my head above water, all without having medical coverage. I make too much for medicaid, but I definately can't afford a doctor. Which is kinda scary and all. You know.....since I just over beating cancer in 2023. Not like cancer ever comes back, or has post complications......"

And then I walk away from the conversation.

I've found at places of employment, the best way to not get walked all over, is to be a reflection of how big of an asshole THEY are being in the moment. They can't call me out onit, because it's exactly their behavior. They won't fix the issues, because the issue is them, or above them. So it ends up being more of a headache than it's worth to talk to me.

Now I just get called into an office.

"Did you do the new company policy?"

"Nope."

"Why not?"

"Because fuck that shit. I can achieve the same goal you're telling me to work at for an hour, in about 15 seconds. All the extra bullshit is just busy work, and I don't do that."

Long pause

sigh "Just get back to work....

Guys, I'm telling you. All you gotta do is be an immovable rock in your stance, and work a job that would be really hard to replace you. Then just be dependable. Show up to work every day. Don't be late. Do the work. But don't take shit.

They'll be presented with "do I really fire a worker who shows up and works the shifts no one else wants? Can I replace him?"

The answer may be yes, but it's still a hell of a process that's already solved by simply NOT firing you.

I know this doesn't happen often in practice, but I absolutely cover my teams time off (for what ever reason). Our clients don't pay us enough to have extra staff standing around when everyone is healthy, so I'm the coverage plan. 😕

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I love if I take a day off be it sick or vacation and no one does my job and I come into 2x the works. And vacations are a nightmare, now its 2 weeks of work stacked.