I’ve by no means nervous about my crew taking sick days.
If something, I’ve needed to say to somebody (who had simply come off freelance/hourly standing to a full-time position), “you aren’t going to make up the time since you referred to as out sick. You could have sick days. Really feel higher, and I’ll see you hopefully tomorrow. If you happen to really feel sick tomorrow, simply drop me a line in some way, and I’ll see you the day after.” Oh, and there was the one that’d had foot surgical procedure and was instructed she might return to work 2 days later, to whom I mentioned, “You aren’t coming in for the remainder of the week; you take sick day. And I’m sorry I wasn’t extra skeptical whenever you assured me your physician mentioned you’d be OK to work. Positive, you aren’t in your ft, however work is exhausting, and also you simply had surgical procedure. See you Monday, hopefully. Name when you aren’t as much as it. That’s what sick days are for.”
I’m way more more likely to must ship folks dwelling or to reassure them that sick days are FINE to take. And even to say to somebody, who confessed that they have been confused, “Perhaps you want a psychological sick day? We’ll be wonderful; take a day.”
The explanation I’ve by no means nervous is as a result of it’s clear my crew members have been invested within the work we do, cognizant of deadlines, thoughtful of everybody on the crew, together with me, their supervisor.
I hope that the way in which I deal with them–not simply by being thoughtful of them, however my making it clear how invaluable they and their work is. All of us prefer to really feel that what we do is important, and I hope I make them really feel that method.
If I had somebody who gave the impression to be taking too many days, I suppose I’d deal with it with the “Are you OK? I don’t wish to pry, however I wish to make sure you’re getting assist, or that I should be ready for FMLA, or one thing.”
I suppose I did one thing like that when–I wasn’t essentially the most skilled supervisor, and one in every of my crew stored being out for physician visits. I mentioned, “I don’t wish to pry, as a result of it’s not my enterprise, however I suppose I’m simply asking, ought to I fear? Each about your welfare–as a result of I can fear with out having particulars, however after all you’ll be able to simply say you’re wonderful and I’ll butt out–and perhaps about protecting for you for something upcoming? It’s not an issue, however I didn’t wish to be blasé about it, to look uncaring, and even to be ready for scheduling.” Her response was that she has a health care provider who believes in chasing all the things right down to remove it, so it’s in all probability not going to be an issue. “Nice. Let me know if there’s ever something you wish to share or that I have to know.”
And once more, I wasn’t truly nervous about her “taking benefit,” as a result of everything of her work instructed me that she was dependable.