Comments on: The Softer Side of Building Financial Wealth

By: tamara

tamara — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 01:01:16 +0000

I don’t take sick days to travel and I would agree that was unethical. You make some valid points and I will consider them.

By: Shawanda

Shawanda — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:43:33 +0000

A personal day is one thing, a sick day is another. Let’s say the company you work for gives you 20 vacation days and 10 sick days. The policy is to use the vacation days however you see fit and the sick days when you or a dependent are sick. Illness doesn’t always have to take the form of physical sickness.

However, haphazardly making the decision to increase your vacation package from 20 days to 30 days because the weather is nice is dishonest, and I’m of the belief that it is stealing.

I know someone who took a sick day and her boss caught her at the airport. She was immediately fired. Although she may have felt justified in taking the day off, her employer felt like something had been unfairly taken away, i.e, stolen, from them.

The other side of the argument is when you go to work when you’re sick and should’ve taken a sick day.

By: Tamara

Tamara — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:01:48 +0000

I agree, a personal day to ward off stress is not stealing it is prevention…there’s a difference. You do not have to say you’re sick when calling in.

By: Carla

Carla — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:05:45 +0000

Assuming they have personal/vacation days. In this country, its very tempting to take a sick day when you’re not sick I rather people lie and give themselves a break every now and then, than to wear themselves out. I’m not saying its right, but its understandable.

By: Shawanda Greene

Shawanda Greene — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:58:37 +0000

I know someone who checks the hospital room cabinets for medical supplies when they visit someone who’s sick. Similar to taking items off the housekeeper’s cart, that’s just stealing.

By: Shawanda Greene

Shawanda Greene — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:53:29 +0000

Taking sick days when you’re not sick is dishonest. I’m assuming most people have to write or tell a lie in order to get the sick day they’re using as a personal/vacation day.

By: Tia

Tia — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:03:57 +0000

I think the sick day is a stretch. But I agree with most of what you say. I would also include expecting something for nothing. Like asking a company to sponsor or give you freebies, but then you don’t advertise or purchase their products.

By: Goran

Goran — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:54:51 +0000

Take the lotion!
You’ve paid for it.

By: Carla

Carla — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 06:39:06 +0000

There are things that I do that I dont think twice about, like getting a extra free sample of lotion at Whole Foods or taking an extra conditioner from the hotel for instance. It is dishonest? I guess it depends on who’s watching and who you’re asking. If there is a sign near the sample supplements or lotion that says “take one only” then I take only one. If there isn’t, my limit is two. Other people may take 10. Some people may steal items of the housekeeper’s cart in the hallway of the hotel.

When it comes to the law, written rules or guidelines, that’s a clear line that I do not cross for legal, ethical and moral reasons.