Bereavement time has been used for an impromptu vacation by 26 percent of workers surveyed and jury duty by 27 percent, according to a quarterly survey conducted by Adecco Group North America.
Some 47 percent of full-time workers surveyed said they have called in sick to take a day off, the phone survey conducted in late November found.
When workers do call in sick, 72 percent of their colleagues believe they are faking it, according to the poll of 522 full-time workers.
The poll also showed men are twice as likely as women to use bereavement time and four times as likely to use jury duty as a way to take extra vacation time.
A quarter of women, compared to 11 percent of men, said they are “jealous” when a co-worker leaves work early.
Two-thirds of those surveyed said their workload increased and 44 percent said they have added responsibility when their colleagues take off work.
The poll also found 43 percent of workers in the South, compared to 23 percent of workers in the Northeast and 15 percent in the West, are happy with their current vacation package.
The poll measuring attitudes toward the use of allotted time off was conducted between Nov. 21 and 25 and had a 4.3 percent margin of error.
Many years ago I ran a restaurant and I didn’t realize till the summer season was almost over that one of the cooks grandmother ‘died’ about 8 times that summer.
Anyone who would say their grandmother died in order to get
time off when it is not true, is a pathological liar and NEVER to be trusted in
any capacity. As a manager, how could you expect this level of sick behavior from an employee!!!
Bosses lie all the time, should employee’s not listen to them?
This particular fib/lie is just sick. Doesn’t the “what if it really happened” thought ever cross their minds?! I’ve needed a day off so bad that I’ve just come out and said, “I’m taking a mental health day today, I’ll see you tomorrow.” I cannot imaging lying about someone dying.
:-(
When I was young high school student I must of had 9-grandmothers and all of them at one time or another were run over by the same kangaroo. It was a remarkable parting and one that was never questioned. I believe my message wasn’t taken seriously and my supervisor (s) just needed an excuse. Of course the great Job Creators never extended any bereavement benefits to young manual laborers so the cost was my own (lost wages). Amazing what child laborers had to do back then for a little time off (1960’s). I am sure Maine’s child labor laws are much more stringent today so that no high school teenager works a 40-hr. week and has to cheat the system for time off without fear of being terminated.
Thank you for a colorful comment.
The humble Farmer
Bunch of liars answering this poll, I see. ;-P
I’ve done it at least twice… Grandma passed, and friend suicided. Both lies at the time.
My grandfather was born in 1860 and my grandmother died in 1915 so they would have been of little help. Luckily, my face used to swell up with the hives until my own father didn’t recognize me and I would be sent home from work so no one would have to look at me.
The truly wimpy don’t have to lie or lean on others to get days off.
The humble Farmer