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Previously on "What's the only thing worse than having man-flu?"

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  • woohoo
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    Originally posted by NickyBoy View Post
    Bollox to that. My health is more important than a couple days invoicing. Struggling on with illnesses like that can do permanent hidden damage that contributes to an early death. I plan to live long enough to enjoy an early retirement

    Permies need sick pay because their income is tulipe and get pressured to come back while they are still ill. Any contractor who isn't a muppet will be able to take a few days without pay and not even notice it and will have the freedom to put themselves first.
    Agree with this. Look after yourself. Once worked with a contractor that had conjunctivitis in both eyes and a horrible cold and still came into work. No one thought he was a hero, just pissed he was going to spread his lergy around. Like you said you should be able to take a few days off and not even have it affect your pot of gold.

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  • JRCT
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    permanent hidden damage?

    It's man-flu. A cold. Not polio.

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  • NickyBoy
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    Originally posted by BlasterBates View Post
    The good thing about flu is altthough you feel totally sh**te nobody will notice as long as you "appear bright" and suppress the shivering.

    Just keep those invoices going and watch the permies drop like flies
    Bollox to that. My health is more important than a couple days invoicing. Struggling on with illnesses like that can do permanent hidden damage that contributes to an early death. I plan to live long enough to enjoy an early retirement

    Permies need sick pay because their income is tulipe and get pressured to come back while they are still ill. Any contractor who isn't a muppet will be able to take a few days without pay and not even notice it and will have the freedom to put themselves first.
    Last edited by NickyBoy; 10 December 2014, 16:59.

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  • BlasterBates
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    The good thing about flu is altthough you feel totally sh**te nobody will notice as long as you "appear bright" and suppress the shivering.

    Just keep those invoices going and watch the permies drop like flies

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  • TestMangler
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    Originally posted by suityou01 View Post
    MF
    FTFY

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  • suityou01
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    MF attending a CUK do.

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  • NotAllThere
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    I did get a paper-cut once. But I survived.

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  • SimonMac
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    Originally posted by TestMangler View Post
    No WiFi ? Or maybe AIDS, or quite a lot of things really....

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  • BolshieBastard
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    The grapes of wrath!?

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  • TestMangler
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    No WiFi ? Or maybe AIDS, or quite a lot of things really....

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  • tractor
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    Originally posted by JRCT View Post
    Being a contractor with man-flu.

    One good thing about being a permie is you can stay in bed.
    Getting on the same train and sitting/standing next to someone who should have stayed in bed because they have man-flu?

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  • JRCT
    started a topic What's the only thing worse than having man-flu?

    What's the only thing worse than having man-flu?

    Being a contractor with man-flu.

    One good thing about being a permie is you can stay in bed.

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