Acceptable to call out b/c your boyfriend has a cold?

melmax

Just curious. Because when I worked in corporate advertising, I know it wouldn't fly if I called in sick, b/c "my boyfriend has a cold and I just can't leave him".  Umm....He's 33.

I'm aware I'm in a grumpy mood, and my scenario isn't that of a real job but my sitter texted me the above this morning.

I love her, I do, but..........really?  I know this is the lack of sleep talking, but I have so much to get done this week with a shower I'm hosting this weekend, that I'm just flat out irritated, instead of not giving a crap, like I normally would.

Jodi&Joe

Wha?!?!? 

Is she 15?  WTF?!  no, you do NOT call out of work because your grown boyfriend is sick.

xbrooklyngrl

Wait so you had to miss work because she has to tend to her sick boyfriend? Conveniantly on a MONDAY!

lol

kancell724

Um no. If you are sick, ok. If you have a kid and they are sick, ok. If your boyfriend/husband is sick, no. I think a grown man can take care of himself unless he needs to go to the hospital.

joy143dh

Translation: I'm hungover and don't feel like working today

aprilmomtobe

um, no, that's not your lack of sleep talking, it's your common sense.

it's ridiculous!   If that were my sitter, I don't think I could bite me tongue.

EliseB0323

If he JUST has a cold, then no, there's no reason for her to not come to work. If he has some other health problem, along with a cold, then maybe I could see it.

Angela814

No, not acceptable.

melmax

She has no kids of her own (SHE is 30), he JUST has a cold, and no I don't have an out of the home job to go to- but I had a shitton of things to do,had planned to get done.

This grates on my nerves, esp. b/c we are SO good to her.

penguingrrl

Totally unacceptable.  Did she at least word it as "I really don't want to risk exposing your kid to germs"?