Quick! How do I respond to my boss’s text?

[Anonymous]

I called in sick today because… I am a smidge run down but nothing I couldn’t power through if absolutely needed, didn’t feel like working, there’s not much going on, and I have over six weeks of sick time accrued so why not?

One of the partners I work for texted me asking if he can bring or send me anything, like a dad. What do I say?

[Anonymous]

"Thanks for the offer but I'm ok for now."

[Anonymous]

Thanks so much for thinking of me! I'm being well taken care of. See you Monday!

[Anonymous]

And maybe not take sick leave when you’re not actually sick?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And maybe not take sick leave when you’re not actually sick?

It's fine to take a mental health day as a sick day if you are run down. The above is great - text back thank you but you are all set and they should have a good weekend and you'll see them Monday. You don't need to be on death's door to take a sick day.

[Anonymous]

Just say "Thank you for thinking of me. Don't need anything urgently."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And maybe not take sick leave when you’re not actually sick?

+1000
I'd feel bad if I lied and they were this nice OP.

[Anonymous]

You have a bad (dishonest ) attitude about SICK days.

Take a vacation day if you just don’t feel like working.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And maybe not take sick leave when you’re not actually sick?

It's fine to take a mental health day as a sick day if you are run down. The above is great - text back thank you but you are all set and they should have a good weekend and you'll see them Monday. You don't need to be on death's door to take a sick day.

no its not, that bs and fraud

[Anonymous]

What?? Your boss is out of line! I’ve been in the corporate world since 2002 and I’ve never ran into this.

Sounds like this guy is into you. This is not acceptable.

If you need a mental health day there is nothing wrong with that. I’m dumbfounded by the answers here.

[Anonymous]

I’m a manager at a large company, and I would never say this to my direct reports. If they say they are taking a sick day, it’s a sick day. That’s it. I don’t want or need details. I certainly am not doing to offer to bring soup and Kleenex.

This workplace sounds a bit toxic - or as pp said, he likes you.

Or this is a troll post. This literally was an episode of the office.

[Anonymous]

I had hoped that the pandemic would have reset our attitudes about Always! Powering! Through! Guess not.

I can see how this might seem creepy, depending on the boss, but some people are just nice.

[Anonymous]

Funny, I would have interpreted the text as calling me on my bluff i.e., indirectly letting me know that they know I'm not really sick, especially since this a Friday.

My DH heads an organization and he gets slightly annoyed when people that report to him call in sick on Fridays, but he doesn't comment to them about it. It is what it is.

Lots of colds start with a day or so of feeling run down, so it's legit to take a day off before you're actually coughing/sneezing/have fever, etc.

[Anonymous]

I cannot believe you had to crowdsource this answer, OP. Wow.

[Anonymous]

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