A mostly true list of Things School Didn't Teach But Should...

[seawasp]

Is right here from Cracked.com. Ganked from claidheamhmor .

Comments

[the-blue-fenix.livejournal.com]

You're a wise man pointing this out.

[kengr]

We need a "10 things they taught you in school that you need to unlearn to succeed in the world."

High on my list is "Yes, school wanted an excuse for your absence. Your boss doesn't. He just wants you to *be* there."

[randallsquared.livejournal.com]

...unless you're sick, in which case he wants you to stay away so everyone else doesn't get sick, too. In my experience, at least.

[kengr]

But if you are sick too often, bye-bye job.

Also, there are a lot of employers (mostly office type jobs) who just don't seem to "get it" about asking "are you *really* all that sick?"

[seawasp]

I would hope that if the employee makes them many more times their salary, that their absences wouldn't lead the employer to kick them out.

[kengr]

Ah, but you see, many (most?) employers these days try to get by with the minimum staff (especially in the lower wage categories) that can handle *average* workloads.

Yes, that's stupid on several counts, including misuse of statistics. But it "saves money" and thereby (in theory) "raises profits".

So if someone is out sick, that means there aren't enough people to do the work.

Of course, that's flawed anyway, because in the real world 50% of the time there won't be enough people to do the work the 50% of the time that the workload is above average.

Add in the fact that workers below "professional" levels are supposed to be "interchangeable parts" (so sayeth the same (mis)management BS) and there's no reason to keep the worker if she becomes inconvenient.

[seawasp]

There are employers that expect you to be there unless you are missing your legs or currently crucified in such a manner that you cannot physically get there. And they'll still dock your pay until you get those nails out or have your legs replaced and get into work.

[kengr]

Ayup.

Heck, there are employers that'll fire you for being late after changing you to a shift that you told them you couldn't get to on time when they called you in to notify you of the change (a small matter of the buses not running that early)

[isleburroughs.livejournal.com]

*giggles* Thanks.