I may be calling in tomorrow. I have a sore throat, cough, ear ache, and chills. However, I'm waiting to see how I feel in the morning before I decide to call off. I have to work at 9:15am.
From my experience, at least two hours so that they'll have time to phone for replacements. Doesn't matter whether you like your management or front end or not. Give them time so that it won't be a burden.
From my experience, at least two hours so that they'll have time to phone for replacements. Doesn't matter whether you like your management or front end or not. Give them time so that it won't be a burden.
Now who gets up two hours before they have to be at work in the morning, especially when they work at Kroger? I get up a half hour before I have to be at work.
Yeah, it's fun when I have an opening shift and I'm sick. Since I don't usually wake up at 4am (especially if, you know, I'm sick) there's not enough time. Plus there's nobody there but the grocery manager to field the call anyway. So basically, at Kroger I work whether I'm sick or not.
Yeah, it's fun when I have an opening shift and I'm sick. Since I don't usually wake up at 4am (especially if, you know, I'm sick) there's not enough time. Plus there's nobody there but the grocery manager to field the call anyway. So basically, at Kroger I work whether I'm sick or not.
I just call in the night before. The night managers never give me crap either. I don't call in a lot though.
Yeah, it's fun when I have an opening shift and I'm sick. Since I don't usually wake up at 4am (especially if, you know, I'm sick) there's not enough time. Plus there's nobody there but the grocery manager to field the call anyway. So basically, at Kroger I work whether I'm sick or not.
I just call in the night before. The night managers never give me crap either. I don't call in a lot though.
Yep, pretty much this. I've had to call in before an opening shift the night before saying "I'm not going to be able to make it in the morning." you should probably do the same. 2 hours is indeed the minimum in local 400.
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The rule is two hours (or at least was, when I was a co). However, the sooner the better. If you know at 7pm the night before you aren't going to make it, and I can definitely tell/know you're telling the truth, that gives me a head start to get you covered. If you were on my sh!t list of people that called in on the regular, I would tell you to call back in the morning no matter what. So basically, if you never call in and know that management trusts you, or sound like death, call in earlier
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Last October, I got pretty sick while I was at work. I pretty much told one of my co-workers that I may not make it in the next day because if I feel worse in the morning, I'm going to urgent care (I was scheduled for an afternoon shift). Sure enough, I felt like crap, so I gave management a call around 9am. I also made sure that I got a note since I was still in my trial mode and I didn't want them pulling any ****.
The rule is two hours (or at least was, when I was a co). However, the sooner the better. If you know at 7pm the night before you aren't going to make it, and I can definitely tell/know you're telling the truth, that gives me a head start to get you covered. If you were on my sh!t list of people that called in on the regular, I would tell you to call back in the morning no matter what. So basically, if you never call in and know that management trusts you, or sound like death, call in earlier
This is really good advice. Quoting for Emphasis.
We all call in for flaky reasons from time to time, but it's best to be on the up and up with your mgt so that when you really are sick, you get less static.
I've had a terrible earache tonight, and would love to use it as an excuse to call in tomorow, but gah... I just don't want the hassle of trying to sound convincing. I always feel like a douche for that.
-- Edited by Turd Ferguson on Tuesday 6th of January 2015 12:45:43 AM
As far as sounding convincing, I'd suggest not to worry about it.
The call in policy, at least from the editions of attendance rules I've seen, doesn't stipulate that these are "unpaid sick days"
You are allowed to skip one or two days a month if you call in, up to whatever "excessive absence" means over a longer period.
Cause is not a concern, and I've only seen people get tons of **** for "not looking sick enough" if someone spots them shopping or something else.
Don't bother, just call in two hours or however much time you area requires, tell management you are not coming in, done.
Giving an excuse only opens you up to someone doubting the excuse.
As for the doctor's note, Kroger doesn't actually respect those as valid causes to not come to work anymore than "I didn't want to work today." Doctor's notes don't actually help in the event you are threatened with suspension or probation for attendance. If you will get better on your own, just save the money instead of giving it to the doctor. Kroger would love to make you think that you have to spend money to take an unpaid sick day.
"But we really need you." You always really need me, nothing is different from normal.
-- Edited by Stranger on Thursday 27th of October 2016 01:18:56 AM
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