I need to know....

[Lightning McQueen]

Had an employee message me this morning advising me to check on another employee as they didn't seem to well. I went and done a quick welfare check and the employee told me that she wasn't feeling too well when I asked her. I asked if she needed to go home and she replied "Yes, if it alright".

I asked if she could give me 5 minutes to see what skill sets I had on site, who I could steal from other areas and who I could potentially get to come in early.

A couple of people said "why would she come in if she wasn't feeling well!

I think it's admirable for her to still front up, others think it's foolish, thoughts anyone?

If she's "COVID" type sick then I'd suggest, we tell our staff, err on the side of staying away but we have no issues if people show up and we can make a call like you did.

Exactly how I see it.

[Brodlach]

Tough on casual workers when they are sick, don’t turn up, don’t get paid.

That’s the sort of employee I would want, you genuinely know if they call in sick they are sick.

[Lightning McQueen]

Good on her for fronting up, and also for saying she needs to go home

Yeah, she wasn't coughing etc. so I thought she done the right thing.

I messaged her to make sure sher got home alright and then reminded her to not be worried having to inform me if she's unwell.

She is a casual on the brink of going on permanent.

Sounds like she should definitely be made permanent

She's an absolute gun mate, works every bit of overtime I offer, even at last minute. She clocking in at 1 minute to or right on, I had a chat with her and now she's anywhere between 5-10 minutes early. She was signed off as competent by herself for one role in her 2nd week, I've never had anyone signed off inside 6 weeks previously.

[mighty_tiger_79]

Good on her for fronting up, and also for saying she needs to go home

Yeah, she wasn't coughing etc. so I thought she done the right thing.

I messaged her to make sure sher got home alright and then reminded her to not be worried having to inform me if she's unwell.

She is a casual on the brink of going on permanent.

Sounds like she should definitely be made permanent

She's an absolute gun mate, works every bit of overtime I offer, even at last minute. She clocking in at 1 minute to or right on, I had a chat with her and now she's anywhere between 5-10 minutes early. She was signed off as competent by herself for one role in her 2nd week, I've never had anyone signed off inside 6 weeks previously.

Sounds like she should be full time if shes smashing records like that

And as others have said, good on her for fronting up. Rather have staff like that opposed to staff who just rort the sickies.

[Jimmy_041]

Good on her for fronting up, and also for saying she needs to go home

Yeah, she wasn't coughing etc. so I thought she done the right thing.

I messaged her to make sure sher got home alright and then reminded her to not be worried having to inform me if she's unwell.

She is a casual on the brink of going on permanent.

Sounds like she should definitely be made permanent

She's an absolute gun mate, works every bit of overtime I offer, even at last minute. She clocking in at 1 minute to or right on, I had a chat with her and now she's anywhere between 5-10 minutes early. She was signed off as competent by herself for one role in her 2nd week, I've never had anyone signed off inside 6 weeks previously.

Woman who works for me is the same.
When she started 18 months ago she wanted to WFH Thursday and Friday as she has to travel from West Beach to/from Kent Town every day
As she hadn't worked for me for 20 years, and didn't know our systems, I said no but I would keep it in mind
She was on 3/2 in 6 months and is fantastic. I have to tell her to stop working some days.
She takes her laptop to her daughter's soccer practice when it's at 4pm
Because she works past 5pm I give her RDOs when she needs to do stuff with her family / kids etc.
Like a marriage, WFM can work until one side takes the pi$$

[Lightning McQueen]

Woman who works for me is the same.
When she started 18 months ago she wanted to WFH Thursday and Friday as she has to travel from West Beach to/from Kent Town every day
As she hadn't worked for me for 20 years, and didn't know our systems, I said no but I would keep it in mind
She was on 3/2 in 6 months and is fantastic. I have to tell her to stop working some days.
She takes her laptop to her daughter's soccer practice when it's at 4pm
Because she works past 5pm I give her RDOs when she needs to do stuff with her family / kids etc.
Like a marriage, WFM can work until one side takes the pi$$

I've seen the good and the bad of WFH, I had 3 women working for me and when two of them had to WFH they got more done than normal days, the 3rd trialed it a couple of times but was barely contactable, one day she replied to me 2 hours later and when I questioned her she said she had to have a nap.

When she asked if I could organise a laptop for her so she could start WFH more often I said "seriously, you don't even work from work". She used to come in and sit on my desk like Edna Krabappel and start yapping away.

[Armchair expert]

How are we fighting back against the bot attack this site is currently under?

[Pseudo]

How are we fighting back against the bot attack this site is currently under?

In total there are 4583 users online :: 7 registered, 3 hidden and 4573 guests (based on users active over the past 5 minutes)
Most users ever online was 7535 on Tue Jan 20, 2026 7:44 pm

[mighty_tiger_79]

Elon is taking over

[Jimmy_041]

Elon is taking over

More likely a psycho magazine owner trying to find content

[wenchbarwer]

Elon is taking over

More likely a psycho magazine owner trying to find content

Old mate from the Advertiser, looking for material for his local footy column

[Lightning McQueen]

How are we fighting back against the bot attack this site is currently under?

In total there are 4583 users online :: 7 registered, 3 hidden and 4573 guests (based on users active over the past 5 minutes)
Most users ever online was 7535 on Tue Jan 20, 2026 7:44 pm

Just me and half of my personalities.

[heater31]

How are we fighting back against the bot attack this site is currently under?

In total there are 4583 users online :: 7 registered, 3 hidden and 4573 guests (based on users active over the past 5 minutes)
Most users ever online was 7535 on Tue Jan 20, 2026 7:44 pm

No wonder it takes an eternity for anything to load this past 36 hours!

[Booney]

How are we fighting back against the bot attack this site is currently under?

Our phbb.$#%%//JJ./**ddffttccppaaheyebsnghelktyshd expert is looking into it.

[PatowalongaPirate]

New record set,

Most users ever online was 8184 on Wed Jan 21, 2026 3:08 pm

[RB]

Does that include the 4,000 Crows supporters

[dedja]

Those crow supporters are about as real as the guest users online here.

[Booney]

35° working from home, how early is too early?

[Brodlach]

Where’s the traffic today, quietest I’ve seen since COVID

[CENTURION]

35° working from home, how early is too early?

I'm on my 2nd.