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    Being poorly...

    Being poorly sucks when you're a contractor.

    I feel like crap today - got a stingy eyes, snotty nose, aching body type cold

    If I was a permie I'd have rang in sick, and I'd be tucked up in bed with my PJ's on, snuggled under the duvet watching chick flicks all day

    Stupid daily rate
    The pope is a tard.

    #2
    Well at least you went to work. I've never had a day sick in the 13 years I've been working. If you are lucky what you've got will be contagious and the permies will be dropping like flies....then you'll get a quality extension at a higher rate to do the work of three of them. Perhaps not...

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      #3
      Originally posted by BOBJ
      Well at least you went to work. I've never had a day sick in the 13 years I've been working. If you are lucky what you've got will be contagious and the permies will be dropping like flies....then you'll get a quality extension at a higher rate to do the work of three of them. Perhaps not...

      I like the way you think BOB!
      The pope is a tard.

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        #4
        Originally posted by SallyAnne
        I feel like crap today - got a stingy eyes, snotty nose, aching body type cold
        Sounds like H5N1 to me.
        The vegetarian option.

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          #5
          Originally posted by wobbegong
          Sounds like H5N1 to me.
          Probably - but I'm a tough Geordie bird, I'll see it off with a bacon sarnie and a crunchie no doubt!
          The pope is a tard.

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            #6
            Originally posted by SallyAnne
            I like the way you think BOB!
            Thats BOBJ to you SallyAnn Is the Crunchie in the bacon sarnie or is it just dessert?

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              #7
              Originally posted by BOBJ
              Thats BOBJ to you SallyAnn Is the Crunchie in the bacon sarnie or is it just dessert?
              I see what you did there

              No, the crunchie was planned or desert, but I've actually resisted so far (can't see me lasting much longer though!)
              The pope is a tard.

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                #8
                Originally posted by SallyAnne
                Being poorly sucks when you're a contractor.

                I feel like crap today - got a stingy eyes, snotty nose, aching body type cold

                If I was a permie I'd have rang in sick, and I'd be tucked up in bed with my PJ's on, snuggled under the duvet watching chick flicks all day

                Stupid daily rate

                Perhaps it's time to consider business interuption insurance. It's not too expensive and will hlep pay the bills especially if you have go on long term sick for a major health problem. Mine pays for sickies too in certain circumstances though I'm not sure it would pay up for instances of fat ginger bird flu

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                  #9
                  Are your finances really that strapped that you can't take a day off?

                  Older and ...well, just older!!

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by SallyAnne
                    Being poorly sucks when you're a contractor.

                    I feel like crap today - got a stingy eyes, snotty nose, aching body type cold

                    If I was a permie I'd have rang in sick, and I'd be tucked up in bed with my PJ's on, snuggled under the duvet watching chick flicks all day

                    Stupid daily rate
                    If I'm not well I now just take the day off and nip it in the bud. I used to try to come in but then things sometimes got worse and ended up taking 2/3 days off instead. Are you guys really that tight?

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