More than 80% of Rome's police officers were sick on New Year's Eve :( - Polidicks

[t]http://imgkk.com/i/96az.jpg[/t] [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-30656169[/url] [quote]More than three-quarters of the local police officers due to work on New Year's Eve in Rome called in sick, it's been reported. Of about 1,000 police officers who had been available to work, 83.5% were absent on the night, La Repubblica website reports. An estimated 600,000 people took to the streets of the Italian capital to welcome in the New Year, and the mayor's office says in the end everything went off without a hitch. But Italian officials have slammed the absence figures, with cabinet minister Marianna Madia tweeting that disciplinary action could be taken against those involved.[/quote]

Same thing also happened at my workplace. 4 out of 6 staff members called in sick, luckily it was a fairly quiet day. I don't understand why they don't just book it off instead of leaving it until last minute to call in sick, it pisses me off.

They must have had party fever

It doesn't mention the remaining 16.5% had their day off agreed on in advance.

[QUOTE=Hazardous Melon;46848037]I don't understand why they don't just book it off instead of leaving it until last minute to call in sick, it pisses me off.[/QUOTE] They probably tried to and got told 'Nyet, you work today', which forced their hand.

[QUOTE=Hazardous Melon;46848037]Same thing also happened at my workplace. 4 out of 6 staff members called in sick, luckily it was a fairly quiet day. I don't understand why they don't just book it off instead of leaving it until last minute to call in sick, it pisses me off.[/QUOTE] It was done as a protest because of issues with new contracts and unions. Basically they were asked to work overtime for free, at least that's what they say. I'll point out that these guys are Municipal Police, basically the ones fining you for parking in the wrong spot, so it's not like security was jeopardized in any way.

if they were good Romans they wouldn't have done this. Rome needs to sort herself out and stop hiring barbarians

[I]100%[/I] of Rome's and Naples's cops were "sick" on NYE. Welcome to Italy everybody.

should have hauled their asses in anyway, or they're out of a job.

[QUOTE=Antlerp;46848575]if they were good Romans they wouldn't have done this. Rome needs to sort herself out and stop hiring barbarians[/QUOTE] They're lucky no Germanic tribes were in the area. Boy would their faces have been red

[QUOTE=Seth2492;46848831]They're lucky no Germanic tribes were in the area. Boy would their faces have been red[/QUOTE] Imagine how sad the Thracian gladiators must be to learn of this opportunity too late.

I'm more surprised their bureaucracy was even able to keep track of that statistic.

[QUOTE=ZakkShock;46848798]should have hauled their asses in anyway, or they're out of a job.[/QUOTE] Do you think they'll fire 80% of their police force because they wanted to be with their families on New Year's eve?

[QUOTE=Hazardous Melon;46848037]Same thing also happened at my workplace. 4 out of 6 staff members called in sick, luckily it was a fairly quiet day. I don't understand why they don't just book it off instead of leaving it until last minute to call in sick, it pisses me off.[/QUOTE] Then you just end up with 85% of people trying to book the same day off. Best way is just to not open if its not absolutely necessary.

Basically this every time you have to work on new years day, I'm still salty that there was nobody to talk to all day and that my soul felt like it had been absorbed from the lack of anything to do. However I don't blame people for calling in sick for stuff like this, when I wanted to go to the gender clinic I'd always just call in sick because otherwise it would have affected my holiday and there's always going to be those rare days you just have to take it off because a once in a lifetime opportunity comes along.

The blue flu has crossed international borders.

This for some reason reminds me of The scene in life of Brian where all the women are at the stoning, but wearing the same fake beards to hide it

I don't get my holiday pay if I call in the day before...

That's why you pay 3x times. Works like a charm.

Massive holiday pay incentives tend to reduce things like this happening. My sister was a paramedic/ambulance crew and was on call over Christmas and New Years Eve a few years back and made an absurd amount of dosh. The best part was that she didn't even get called in for it, and didn't drink alcohol anyway.

I once told my boss that if a certain team made it to the Super Bowl I was not showing up for work that day, this was right before the playoffs started so it was well in advance. He just laughed like he thought it was a joke, I told him I was serious. Then when they made it to the conference game I reminded him and he got all serious "You can't take that day off! I won't have anyone else on schedule." and I told him I gave him plenty of notice. Sadly the team lost so I worked that day after all. I'm eating some peanuts right now.