South
Skunky Schools
Absenteeism
FROM: DR. LABEAVER
CC: SOUTH SKUNKY BORED OF EDUCATION
SUBJECT: NEW SICK LEAVE POLICY
EFFECTIVE: SEPTEMBER 1, 2003
IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE
ATTENDANCE
RECORD OF THIS FACULTY IS A DISGRACE---DUE TO THE LACK OF CONSIDERATION
OF YOUR JOB WITH SO FINE A DISTRICT--AS SHOWN BY SUCH FREQUENT
ABSENTISM IT
HAS BECOME NECESSARY FOR US TO REVISE SOME OF OUR POLICIES-- THE
FOLLOWING CHANGES ARE IN EFFECT AS OF TODAY.----
SICKNESS-- NO EXCUSE----WE WILL NO LONGER ACCEPT YOUR
DOCTOR'S STATEMENT AS PROOF--AS WE BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ABLE TO GO TO
THE DOCTOR--
YOU ARE ABLE TO COME TO WORK--------
DEATH—(OTHER THAN YOUR OWN) THIS IS NO EXCUSE---THERE IS
NOTHING YOU CAN DO FOR THEM AND WE ARE SURE THAT SOMEONE ELSE WITH A
LESSER
POSITION CAN ATTEND TO THE ARRANGEMENTS ---- HOWEVER, IF THE FUNERAL
CAN
BE THE LATE AFTERNOON --- WE WILL BE GLAD TO LET YOU OFF ONE HOUR EARLY
-- PROVIDED THAT YOUR SHARE OF WORK IS AHEAD ENOUGH TO KEEP THE JOB
GOING
IN YOUR ABSENCE
LEAVE OF ABSENCE ---(FOR AN OPERATION)WE ARE NOT LONGER
ALLOWING THIS PRACTICE----WE WISH TO DISCOURAGE ANY THOUGHT THAT YOU
MAY HAVE ABOUT NEEDING AN OPERATION AS WE BELIEVE AS LONG AS YOU ARE
EMPLOYED HERE---YOU WILL NEED ALL OF ANYTHING YOU HAVE AND YOU SHOULD
NOT CONSIDER ANYTHING
REMOVED --- WE HIRED YOU AS YOU ARE AND TO HAVE ANYTHING REMOVED WOULD
CERTAINLY
MAKE YOU LESS THAN WHAT WE BARGAINED FOR
RESTROOMS---ENTIRELY TOO MUCH TIME IS BEING SPENT IN THE
RESTROOM. IN THE FUTURE --- WE WILL FOLLOW THE PRACTICE OF GOING
TO
THE RESTROOM IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER --- FOR INSTANCE --- THOSE WHOSE
NAMES
BEGIN WITH -A- WILL GO FROM 0800 TO 0805 --- THOSE WHOSE NAMES BEGIN
WITH
-B- WILL GO FROM 0805 TO0810 --- AND SO ON --------IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO
GO
AT YOUR TIME --- IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO WAIT UNTIL THE DAY WHEN YOUR
TURN
COMES AGAIN!
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