Date:         Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:54:34 -0500
Reply-To:     Mike <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
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From:         Mike <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: Stats.
Comments: To: Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
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  I took a vacation day last Friday instead of a sick day, because Monday
was a paid holiday for me.  I became more sick as the long weekend wore on,
and I went to work very sick on Tuesday, so as not to lose the paid holiday
day.  But, I had to call in sick this morning, because I'm worse, not
better, after being 'forced' to work sick.  The way I feel right right now,
I may have to be out sick again tomorrow, too. So much for stupid company
policies that attempt to fix one problem and create several others in the
process........I guess i should have just sucked it up and used all my sick
days, while losing a paid holiday.......

(sniff-sniff)
Mike B.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Potts" <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 6:59 PM
Subject: Re: Stats.


> Hi Joy,
>
> A lot (some? many?) of employers refuse to pay for a stat holiday if
> you were not at work the day before it. So I suspect half the work
> force will come in sick on that day just to make sure they get paid
> for the holiday, and thus the stats balance.
>
>
> Happy Trails,
>
> Greg Potts
> 1973/74/77/79 Westfakia "Bob The Tomato
> www.pottsfamily.ca
> www.busesofthecorn.com
>
>
>
> On 14-Nov-07, at 11:35 AM, Joy Hecht wrote:
>
>> Actually, that means it is odd.  It should be more than 40%, on the
>> assumption that some people call in sick to take long weekends.
>>
>>
>> Joy
>>
>>
>> :::-----Original Message-----
>> :::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
>> Behalf
>> :::Of Greg Potts
>> :::Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 8:28 AM
>> :::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> :::Subject: Re: Stats.
>> :::
>> :::Hi Al,
>> :::
>> :::Not Odd. 100% statistically probable.
>> :::
>> :::40% of the 5 day work week is made of of Fridays and Mondays.
>> :::
>> :::If it were less, that would be odd.
>> :::
>> :::
>> :::Happy Trails,
>> :::
>> :::Greg Potts
>> :::1973/74/77/79 Westfakia "Bob The Tomato
>> :::www.pottsfamily.ca
>> :::www.busesofthecorn.com
>> :::
>> :::
>> :::
>> :::
>> :::On 12-Nov-07, at 5:55 PM, Pensioner wrote:
>> :::
>> :::> Turns out that 40% of the sick days taken by US workers are
>> either
>> :::> friday or
>> :::> monday.
>> :::>
>> :::> Odd?
>> :::>
>> :::> Perhaps just getting a jump on the westy camping traffic.
>