Playing hookie today ;)

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Registered: 10-30-2004
Playing hookie today ;)
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Mon, 06-04-2007 - 12:50pm

I decided to play hookie today. I've been dating a guy that I work with for over a year and now all of a sudden our relationship has been "outed". There has been mostly negative reactions and people that are my "friends" are now coming up to me and saying things and asking me a lot of questions that I don't feel comfortable discussing. On top of that my 14-year-old daughter is acting like an uber rotten teenager and I don't know what to do.

Sooooooooooooo today I called in sick, got the kids off to school and now have "me" time. The kids are with their father the next two nights. Today I drank coffee, surfed the internet AND tried out a pilates class at the gym. Usually I'm into the high adrenaline things like running, biking, skiing and lifting weights so this was a little different, BUT surprisingly challenging. I have tons of time left to myself before I head over to my guy's house so I'll probably fold towels, read and possibly nap a bit.

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Registered: 09-01-2006
Tue, 06-05-2007 - 11:06am

Try not to let the gossip mongers at work get to you - they will move on to another issue before you know it. Good luck with your daughter - children at all ages can be challenging but I remember my own turbulent teenage years - hang in there.

Enjoy your break....I think "Me" time is way under-rated. At my work we can take up to three "hookie" days per year.... it's all a part of good mental health.

Enjoy!

Rose

Rosecolouredspecs
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Registered: 06-04-2004
Tue, 06-05-2007 - 1:25pm

So what does your guy think about being "outed" at work?

Have fun with your day off!

~shrimpy

~shrimpy

"A man who wants something will find a way; a man who doesn't will find an excuse." ~Stephen Dolley Jr.

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Thu, 06-07-2007 - 7:35am
We have a really strict attendance policy so if you call in more than three times they give you a verbal warning. They have actually suspended people for calling in too much. I only do it once in a way, like every 6 months or so.
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Registered: 02-08-2006
Thu, 06-07-2007 - 7:59am

We also get three hooky days at work, I'm thinking of taking one tomorrow. We don't have a strict attendance policy, but I hate calling in or taking time off because there's always so much to be done when I get back.

It's funny, we all get several weeks' vacation a year, and a week's worth of floating holidays on top of the vacation and sick time, and then the three hooky days- I could easily take a month off without using up all of my time, but taking the actual time leaves you so behind at work, I rarely use it all in a year.

However, summer is a slightly slower season for us, so I'm taking a week off in July and another in August.

I don't have any plans for tomorrow, so I'm looking forward to just relaxing at home by myself. It'll be a great way for me to de-stress, as weekends are always busy.

I think "me" time is grossly underrated, and not enough employers understand that. I'm lucky that mine does, as sometimes I simply need to be away from that place!

Moody, thinking playing hooky never sounded so good


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Thu, 06-07-2007 - 8:02am
I only get one week this summer due to the fact that so many other people that I work with have 20 or more years seniority over me. I work three 12 hour shifts so I have four days a week off, but sometimes I just like an extra day that's all mine without work or kid obligations.