Poll: How many sick days did you have in 2018?
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Muriel Vasconcellos
Muriel Vasconcellos  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 23:30
Member (2003)
Spanish to English
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Almost a month Jan 5, 2019

I took a break in November because I had gotten too stressed out (actually ended up in the hospital for 3 days with scary symptoms), but all is well now and I'm back in business and never felt better.

Other than this recent event, I can never remember being too sick to work.


Sundar Gopalakrishnan
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 06:30
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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1-5 days Jan 5, 2019

I had a pelvic fracture in January last year as a consequence of a fall at home, it wasn’t serious and though it was extremely painful and it took a long time to heal I could go on working, except for 2 or 3 days (as a coincidence I had no work). Otherwise, like Muriel, I can’t remember being so sick that I couldn’t work...

 
Thayenga
Thayenga  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 07:30
Member (2009)
English to German
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3 days Jan 5, 2019

Only because I was admitted to the hospital, but I still kept up with my emails.

[Edited at 2019-01-05 12:03 GMT]


 
Ricki Farn
Ricki Farn
Germany
Local time: 07:30
English to German
I have no idea Jan 5, 2019

but I do remember translating several documents about safeguarding the privacy of health data. SMH

Gibril Koroma
 
Noni Gilbert Riley
Noni Gilbert Riley
Spain
Local time: 07:30
Spanish to English
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General anaesthetic... Jan 5, 2019

...is the only thing I've found that can keep me from my laptop.

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
 
Mario Freitas
Mario Freitas  Identity Verified
Brazil
Local time: 03:30
Member (2014)
English to Portuguese
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A few, but none professionally Jan 5, 2019

I had a cold, a few migranes, etc. as usual. But considering the meaning of "sick days" for professional purposes, none, because I worked regularly in all of them.

 
Claudia Aguero
Claudia Aguero  Identity Verified
Costa Rica
Local time: 00:30
Spanish to English
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30+ Jan 5, 2019

I fell at home and broke my right hand and index finger. I couldn't work for 30 days and I have to go twice a week to the physiotherapist. Though I am regularly working now, it will take some 6 months more to recover from my fractures.
The last sick days I had taken were 11 years ago when I had surgery.


 
Kay-Viktor Stegemann
Kay-Viktor Stegemann
Germany
Local time: 07:30
English to German
In memoriam
None Jan 5, 2019

I used to catch a sinusitis at least once a year when I was working as an employee, which always knocked me out for one or two weeks. Since I started working at home, I did not catch any infections - might be the isolated workspace
I had a bad low back pain a couple of weeks ago which made it difficult to walk for two days, but I could still sit some hours at the computer and try to catch up on my workload. I really need mor
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I used to catch a sinusitis at least once a year when I was working as an employee, which always knocked me out for one or two weeks. Since I started working at home, I did not catch any infections - might be the isolated workspace
I had a bad low back pain a couple of weeks ago which made it difficult to walk for two days, but I could still sit some hours at the computer and try to catch up on my workload. I really need more exercise ...
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Rebecca Garber
Rebecca Garber  Identity Verified
Local time: 02:30
Member (2005)
German to English
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What precisely is this asking? Jan 6, 2019

Did I have paid sick days?
Then the answer is none. If I don't work, I don't get paid.

Was I sick?
Yes. But I didn't count the days.


 


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