...when you can't get a hold of your boss!
My husband developed a cold a few days ago. I sighed and braced myself, because I knew I'd catch it. I was hoping it would hold off until my days off, but this one decided to pass to me immediately. As soon as he recovers and is able to go back to work, I realize I'm not going to be able to make it in.
Yesterday I called in sick, no problem. Boss was at work and answered the phone, everything was fine. I told him I'd get in touch with him same time tomorrow (which is to say, today) to let him know how I'm feeling and if I'd be able to make it in.
Today I had a LOT of trouble sleeping (I work nights). I made the mistake of taking Sudafed (the REAL stuff) before bed. I don't remember it interfering with my sleep this much (I'm the type that can guzzle caffeine before bed and sleep quite well), but I just could not get any solid sleep. And as I, you know, drive for 12 hours a night...though I feel like I could work health-wise, there's no way I could stay awake behind the wheel tonight. So I try to call in again.
Boss apparently didn't show up to work himself. One of the other drivers was in the office and answered the phone...well, that doesn't do me much good unless that driver manages to get in touch with him somehow. Called his cell, got his voice mail. Left a message on the voice mail explaining what was up (just told him I was still feeling too sick to make it in), unfortunately due to his side work and cell phone coverage, he probably won't get that message until around 8 or 9 this evening, a few hours after I'm scheduled to start work. Called his house, no answer. Just to cover all my bases, called the corporate office and somehow got transferred to a driver supervisor's voice mail...left a message there, though I doubt that really did any good.
I wanted to get this straightened out before a decent hour so arrangements for another driver could be made in plenty of time. I left him a voice mail, left a voice mail at some random supervisor's office that will probably get ignored, and plan to try to get in touch with him again in a few hours. I think I've covered myself pretty well. And since it's such a safety-conscious job, there's no way they can just demand I show up anyway if I've already deemed I'm too sick or fatigued to work. I'm just annoyed that Boss makes it so difficult to get in touch with him in situations like this, especially when he knew in advance I might need to call in again.
Oh well, off to try to sleep a couple more hours before doing the dance all over again...
My husband developed a cold a few days ago. I sighed and braced myself, because I knew I'd catch it. I was hoping it would hold off until my days off, but this one decided to pass to me immediately. As soon as he recovers and is able to go back to work, I realize I'm not going to be able to make it in.
Yesterday I called in sick, no problem. Boss was at work and answered the phone, everything was fine. I told him I'd get in touch with him same time tomorrow (which is to say, today) to let him know how I'm feeling and if I'd be able to make it in.
Today I had a LOT of trouble sleeping (I work nights). I made the mistake of taking Sudafed (the REAL stuff) before bed. I don't remember it interfering with my sleep this much (I'm the type that can guzzle caffeine before bed and sleep quite well), but I just could not get any solid sleep. And as I, you know, drive for 12 hours a night...though I feel like I could work health-wise, there's no way I could stay awake behind the wheel tonight. So I try to call in again.
Boss apparently didn't show up to work himself. One of the other drivers was in the office and answered the phone...well, that doesn't do me much good unless that driver manages to get in touch with him somehow. Called his cell, got his voice mail. Left a message on the voice mail explaining what was up (just told him I was still feeling too sick to make it in), unfortunately due to his side work and cell phone coverage, he probably won't get that message until around 8 or 9 this evening, a few hours after I'm scheduled to start work. Called his house, no answer. Just to cover all my bases, called the corporate office and somehow got transferred to a driver supervisor's voice mail...left a message there, though I doubt that really did any good.
I wanted to get this straightened out before a decent hour so arrangements for another driver could be made in plenty of time. I left him a voice mail, left a voice mail at some random supervisor's office that will probably get ignored, and plan to try to get in touch with him again in a few hours. I think I've covered myself pretty well. And since it's such a safety-conscious job, there's no way they can just demand I show up anyway if I've already deemed I'm too sick or fatigued to work. I'm just annoyed that Boss makes it so difficult to get in touch with him in situations like this, especially when he knew in advance I might need to call in again.
Oh well, off to try to sleep a couple more hours before doing the dance all over again...
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