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Anonymous asked in Society & CultureReligion & Spirituality · 1 decade ago

Spiritually speaking, is it considered dishonest to call out sick for work because you're "sick of work"?

I mean, I wasn't really s i c k today. I just didn't have the motivation and willpower to actually make myself go in. So, I called in and told them I was sick. However, technically, it could be a mild form of temporary depression, which could be classified as mental illness....soooooo it's not really a lie is it? Can someone please clarifiy this ethical and spiritual issue for me? Is it really a sin?

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  • neil s
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    When people feel illness coming on, they often take preemptive measures. Calling in sick today probably prevented three days of bed rest.

    But don't be depressed. A pretty lady should always have enough admirers to help her feel positive.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I think about doing that every morning but then I think, "what the hell else am I going to do?" so I get going to work. If I HAD something better to do then it would be a no brainer but to call out and then do nothing is a waste of my time, a sick day (if you have any), and an excuse.

    I wouldn't beat myself up over it, either. You may have had a "mild, temporary case of depression". The only real preventative measure for morning blues is fast, furious, hungry- for- breakfast- as- the- risen sun- glares- in- the- window, sex.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    If I were, I wouldn't continue participating on R&S. If even just one theist pauses to think about the reasons I am an atheist and finds these reasons to have validity, I will have contributed a little bit to the elevation of human dignity while simultaneously helping eliminate the toxin that is organized religious superstition.

  • No, not at all. I term them 'mental health days'. I took one yesterday actually due to all the bullshit. Then, I made the mistake of telling my boss because I was feeling quite high and mighty about it. So far, I still have a job...

    Tomorrow...?

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  • 1 decade ago

    Spiritually speaking forcing people to work is a sin so your not the sinner but your boss and company you work for are the sinners

  • 1 decade ago

    No, most workplaces take advantage of their employees in many ways, under paid, over worked, stressed. Heck sometimes in the middle of a work day I'd leave and go to see a movie! :)

    Source(s): Been there done that. Thank goodness I don't have to work anymore, I chafe under authority.
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Getting money should be enough motivation, you must be wealthy. I used to do what you just said, but then I saw how hard it hit my checks. If you have kids to feed, and bills to pay you can't afford to do that either.

    Edit: One day you'll find yourself really bored and doing nothing, and think you could be at work being bored getting paid.

  • 1 decade ago

    Sometimes a "mental health day" is just what the doctor ordered.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Cliche.

    What's worse is you're logged into this hideous delinquent-gathering from home. Seems like that would somehow taint your living space.

  • I think you are well within the semantic bounds of the term.

    But don't worry, you have a thousand other reasons to go to hell.

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