953 nut 59,486 #1 Posted May 1 Join the Phone in Sick Day celebrations, and let us honor the worker and his rights. Phone in Sick Day is celebrated on May 1 every year. It is a day set aside to appreciate the average working-class citizen and give him a day of rest. Phone in Sick Day is celebrated as casually as it sounds, but the motivations are more nuanced. People call in sick on this day to protest against longer work hours, less free time, a decreased quality of life, and to voice their displeasure with the “rat race” of modern living. Unfortunately this holiday is not available to retired people, they don’t get a day off even if they are actually sick. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 9,269 #2 Posted May 1 Al Bundy - one big happy disfunctional family, for sure... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SPINJIM 1,986 #3 Posted May 1 8 hours ago, 953 nut said: Unfortunately this holiday is not available to retired people, they don’t get a day off even if they are actually sick. We retired workers get to sleep in 'til 8 instead of 7 am. Who said retired people don't still work, I work so much now, I don't know how I had time for a job. Or maybe it just seems like work now because I move slower. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 59,486 #4 Posted May 1 40 minutes ago, SPINJIM said: get to sleep in 'til 8 You obviously don't have a cat. 41 minutes ago, SPINJIM said: I work so much now, I don't know how I had time for a job. It ain't work if you are enjoying what you are doing. If it doesn't bring you joy then why are you doing it? Over the past nineteen years of retirement I have built several houses and countless wheel chair ramps with Habitat for Humanities, done two major renovation projects at my church and built a new home for my wife and I, but none of that was work because I loved doing it. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 16,255 #5 Posted May 1 In my entire work life, I don't recall ever phoning in sick. That's just me. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MainelyWheelhorse 1,397 #7 Posted May 1 (edited) @953 nut does it still count if you already had the day off anyway? 😁 Edited May 1 by MainelyWheelhorse 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 59,486 #8 Posted May 1 2 minutes ago, MainelyWheelhorse said: @953 nut does it still count if you had the day off anyway? 😁 You can't call in sick on your day off, however you can have a relapse on your next schooled work day. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 3,069 #9 Posted May 2 4 hours ago, SPINJIM said: We retired workers get to sleep in 'til 8 instead of 7 am. Who said retired people don't still work, I work so much now, I don't know how I had time for a job. Or maybe it just seems like work now because I move slower. Hold on, working people get to sleep until 7? On the days that I get to sleep in I'm still moving by 6:45. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
