Sickness absense at record low

A weeks holiday in Devon, the missus has gone down with the flu and I've got an ear infection, thus proving holidays are definitely overated 

When I worked in corporate land and used to run a team of techies, I wasn't the most politically correct when it came to people going sick. I used to refer to people phoning in sick as the wobbly voice syndrome, as no matter what the ailment, everyone seems to perfect the croaky/poorly sounding voice.

I did get pulled up by my boss for interrogating people over the phone as to what was up with them, and had explained to me that you can't do things like that in civvy street  

 I think sickness absence can be a good measure of a business. The more there is over the average I would say staff are not happy and things need investigating. I am a big advocate of richard Branson...happy staff happy customers.

I am quite lucky that i don't have that many days off sick.

The odd days i am, 99% of the time i go in to work and usually if i can't face a full day i leave early.

I actually got sent home by my ex boss once. 3 weeks after i started we were on skeleton staff due to Christmas, 4 people covering the usual 20. I had proper flu, not just man flu!, i was literally hugging the radiator i was that cold. Least it proved i was really ill lol