I’ve been sick for the past few days. The cold that I caught started with a sore throat and progressed to a stuffy nose, body aches and a congested head. All-in-all, not so fun.
I don’t get sick very often…usually only once or—at most twice—per year.
During these past two days, I put up my vacation responder, sat on the couch and watched movies. I drank a lot of fluids and slept in the middle of the day.
Today, I took the first half of the day off. Sometime around 12:00 I decided that my head had cleared up enough to sit down and do some work. So after lunch, I sat down at my desk and began working.
Sick Policies
As my own boss, I make my sick policy; as my company grows I intend to have the same sick policy for my employees. If someone isn’t feeling well they shouldn’t have to be at work, and as an adult they should be trusted with that decision. There shouldn’t be a number of days people should be allowed to be sick. If you are sick, you’re sick, take the day off and by all means stay home and don’t get anyone else sick. If a sick day policy without limitations leads to abuse, then something is either wrong with that employee or how the company is motivating that employee.
If employees are happy, appreciated and challenged, then they shouldn’t want to stay out of work, they should be itching to get back. I couldn’t wait to get back to work.
Maybe all companies won’t adopt this policy, but if they don’t, then perhaps they have deeper issues than their policy on illness.