Missed Job Interview due to illness, HELP!

keyser666

mildred1978 wrote: »

Well, in the public sector generally, staff will pick the candidate that they think will make life easiest for them, not necessarily the best person for the job.

I'm in favour of using 360 degree feedback, but in the scenarios I'm thinking of the 'nicest' person would have got the job, rather than the best for the organisation and Ministers.

I think in the public sector there always seems to be those that interview pick those around them not necessarily the most qualified or best candidate and it is very much who you know and how you know them.

In the two roles I had this was rife. I remember when there was a senior technical role available and the Director said to two of my colleagues that they should go for the role as that would be the logical next step up and he thinks they are more than capable and are in a great position, from both experience and qualifications yet he chose a candidate from another dept who had no technical background nor any really transferable skills. The whole dept were gobsmacked

dizzyrascal

Zekko wrote: »

Symptoms of influenza usually start suddenly with a high fever and you may feel sick enough to go to bed. Other symptoms include, irritation in the throat or lungs, a dry cough, high fever, hallucinations, shivering, sweating and severe muscle aches.

Don't forget DEATH!!!!

ILW

dizzyrascal wrote: »

Don't forget DEATH!!!!

Good excuse for missing an interview.

Torry_Quine

keyser666 wrote: »

Well I refer you to my previous point that you are not my doctor but as I feel the need to defend myself against someone making sweeping statements it is because of chronic asthma and the tightness of my chest, pretty standard for me.

Also the doctor confirmed what I had which is what I stated above, so no point in making assumptions or sweeping statements

Someone with asthma and flu would be very ill and need a home visit. If your doctor said flu I would be shocked as hard as it be be to you it wasn't flu. They may have said a flu like illness!

dizzyrascal wrote: »

Sorry? Are we to believe that your GP saw you, advised you that you had flu and did not suggest that you stayed at home or take time off work, especially as you are an asthmatic?
If you do suffer from asthma then I believe you are offered the flu vaccine as you are in a very high risk group!!
Therefore you should not get the full blown illness or (if you are not vaccinated) you would have been very ill indeed and should probably have been hospitalised.
I assume that your doctor had to visit you at home as a genuine flu case would not be able to get to the surgery?
Also - agree with the above posters who comment on taking your germs to work and spreading them throughout the workforce/general population. I hate it when people do this, if you are genuinely ill then stay at home. It's not rocket science!!!

Very good points made here, especially with regards to the flu vaccianation which I sincerely hope you've had.;)

As to him saying he had to go to work for financial reasons, again with flu you wouldn't have the ability to decise that you had to go to work for financial reasons and really wouldn't be that bothered.

keyser666

Torry_Quine wrote: »

Someone with asthma and flu would be very ill and need a home visit. If your doctor said flu I would be shocked as hard as it be be to you it wasn't flu. They may have said a flu like illness!



Very good points made here, especially with regards to the flu vaccianation which I sincerely hope you've had.;)

As to him saying he had to go to work for financial reasons, again with flu you wouldn't have the ability to decise that you had to go to work for financial reasons and really wouldn't be that bothered.

Again you are making assumptions about me, what dont you get? You do not know me so there cannot make assumptions based on no factual knowledge. The doctor did say flu I cant do nothing about that can I?

Quite obvious I am different to others, I am not going to take a week off and lose 2k for that. Just like the time when I came off of my fixie bike and broke my collar bone, I took the following day off and then went in the second day rather than have the six weeks off the doctor at the hospital certified me for as I had to go back to my GP to get a fit note to say light duties.

Sambucus_Nigra

Torry_Quine wrote: »

Someone with asthma and flu would be very ill and need a home visit. If your doctor said flu I would be shocked as hard as it be be to you it wasn't flu. They may have said a flu like illness!

Hi.

No they wouldn't. I've had asthma since I was born [back in hopsital after 2 days with double pneumonia] and have had all sorts of lung troubles ever since, including bronchitis and pleurisy. However I've had swine flu 2 years ago and I certainly didn't need a home visit. I've had flu flu many times and have never needed a home visit. I think you are making norty presumptions here and there really is no need.

Torry_Quine

keyser666 wrote: »

Again you are making assumptions about me, what dont you get? You do not know me so there cannot make assumptions based on no factual knowledge. The doctor did say flu I cant do nothing about that can I?

Quite obvious I am different to others, I am not going to take a week off and lose 2k for that. Just like the time when I came off of my fixie bike and broke my collar bone, I took the following day off and then went in the second day rather than have the six weeks off the doctor at the hospital certified me for as I had to go back to my GP to get a fit note to say light duties.

I did say that although your doctor may have said that it wasn't flu!!:mad:

If you are earning such a good amount then its hard to believe that you don't have something in place for sick times!

No idea what a fixie bike is by the way but you yourself say that you were unable to fulfill all your duties.

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

Hi.

No they wouldn't. I've had asthma since I was born [back in hopsital after 2 days with double pneumonia] and have had all sorts of lung troubles ever since, including bronchitis and pleurisy. However I've had swine flu 2 years ago and I certainly didn't need a home visit. I've had flu flu many times and have never needed a home visit. I think you are making norty presumptions here and there really is no need.

Hope you've had your flu vaccine.;) I'm not making naughty assumptions but if you need medical attention for flu you are generally advised not to go to the surgery and risk spreading it about. I do remember notices up when swine flu was about.

Sambucus_Nigra

Torry_Quine wrote: »

Hope you've had your flu vaccine.;) I'm not making naughty assumptions but if you need medical attention for flu you are generally advised not to go to the surgery and risk spreading it about. I do remember notices up when swine flu was about.

But that's nothing to do with asthma...that's to do with spreading flu about. You stated 'Someone with asthma and flu would be very ill and need a home visit.' They can't do much with flu so it's best to just stay in and see it through. Even with the swine flu vaccine it only took one day off the resulting length of illness so it was just not worth going in for anything other than a 'fit note'...and when I went I [STRIKE]dragged my carcass[/STRIKE] went after main hours surgery to avoid spreading it around.

haras_nosirrah

I also think going into work sick is very very selfish to others. One of my colleagues decided to come into work with lurgy about 3 weeks ago and I ended up very sick and taking a week off work due to a cold and chest infection. As i was 34 weeks pregnant and a severe asthmatic it could have had very serious consequences for me. Our whole office came down with it. My husband got it etc and being pregnant i couldn't take anything and couldn't sleep at all. All because she didn't want to take a couple of days off as she was too busy. If you are sick stay at home until you are better. I have had the flu jab now but had to delay as i had a temperature.