can I go to a concert when off work sick ?

Transformers

JustOnce wrote: »

Nah I'm just belligerent.

Although having a couple of degrees in clinical psychology and working as a psychologist (granted not in mental health now, but I have worked in therapeutic environments before I got my degrees) probably means I know a little bit about mental health.

JustOnce wrote: »

No, but I felt it important to throw in my points because I can't imagine any mental health practitioner saying to someone if you can go to a concert then you can go to work. That's the type of advice has the potential (however remote) to get someone killed.

The advice regarding how his employer/colleagues may perceive things I agree with; but the lack of compassion is just ignorance.

Sorry, but I am astounded that you can be quite so sweeping as to say that 'the lack of compassion is just ignorance' as you have no direct knowledge of the individuals involved.


Also, the 'lack of compassion' is, again, a matter of perception.

macman

Assuming that the concert is not in what would have been working hours, I cannot see any reason why the OP should not attend.

JustOnce

Transformers wrote: »

Sorry, but I am astounded that you can be quite so sweeping as to say that 'the lack of compassion is just ignorance' as you have no direct knowledge of the individuals involved.


Also, the 'lack of compassion' is, again, a matter of perception.

Telling someone if they are well enough to work if they can go to a concert is ignorance. Can you tell me why it's not? For one - I already mentioned depression symptoms are worse on waking, so being up to a concert in the evening is not evidence that someone can get out of bed in the morning. I do not know if this applies to current OP, but the fact is it's something that factually can happen.Not knowing this medical fact is ignorant, and giving out advice without taking this into account is ignorant.

Two - lack of compassion is telling someone if they can manage a concert, they can manage full time work. Depression is a serious, terminal illness not a case of telling someone to pull their socks up, which the comment I am against is essentially doing.

You are wrong.