If you are truly committed to your work as a customer service manager, you may not think there is every a day that you can just take off. You are needed every day of the week, aside from your natural times off. As much as you may love being a workaholic, there are certain times when taking a day off is not that big of a deal. You just have to figure out when those times are so you can appropriately relieve yourself from your work duties. Here is a look at some of the times when you just have to stay home, no matter how much you may want to do otherwise.
When You Are Sick
If you are really sick, you need to stay home. Period, statement, end of discussion. There are two reasons for this. First, if you are contagious, you don't want to run the risk of getting all of your customers sick. That may make them avoid seeing you again, which would be counterproductive. Second, you need to rest in order to get better. If you try to go to work without letting your body heal, you will drag the illness out a lot longer than it has to be. If you notice that you are sick beyond the point of a simple cough or tummy ache, stay off work.
When You Have an Emergency
If you have an emergency in your family that needs to be taken care of, it is okay to take the day off. Most employers will understand if you have a serious problem that needs to be addressed, like a car accident or a shooting. I was in a car accident a year and a half ago that left me without the ability to walk for a few months, and my mother (a banker) left work to come see me at the hospital before she even told anyone. She got a phone call from my mother in law, and she was in the car before she even clocked out. She was more concerned with me at that point, and her boss understood. She called while she was on the road, and he let her off the hook without question. Sometimes you just have to take care of your personal life.
When You Have Vacation Time
If you have some vacation time to use, you should not feel guilty about leaving work. A lot of workaholics will avoid taking vacations because they think that their time away from work is going to mess everything up at the office. If you do that though, you may actually hurt your office in the long run. In most companies, you have to burn off your vacation time before the end of the year. I'm not sure why that is, but it is a fact. If you don't spend your vacation time early, you may end up having to go on vacation at the end of the year when everyone else is leaving. That will leave your employer very short staffed during the busiest time of the year. Do everyone a favor and try to take your vacation early on.
Conclusion
At the end of the day, you have to realize when it is okay to be away from work. Otherwise you will drive yourself nuts slaving away at a bad time. The other workers can hold down the fort for a few days. Whatever may go wrong during that time can be fixed whenever you get back. Keep all of this in mind as part of your job description, and you will have a much better time at work in the future.
When You Are Sick
If you are really sick, you need to stay home. Period, statement, end of discussion. There are two reasons for this. First, if you are contagious, you don't want to run the risk of getting all of your customers sick. That may make them avoid seeing you again, which would be counterproductive. Second, you need to rest in order to get better. If you try to go to work without letting your body heal, you will drag the illness out a lot longer than it has to be. If you notice that you are sick beyond the point of a simple cough or tummy ache, stay off work.
When You Have an Emergency
If you have an emergency in your family that needs to be taken care of, it is okay to take the day off. Most employers will understand if you have a serious problem that needs to be addressed, like a car accident or a shooting. I was in a car accident a year and a half ago that left me without the ability to walk for a few months, and my mother (a banker) left work to come see me at the hospital before she even told anyone. She got a phone call from my mother in law, and she was in the car before she even clocked out. She was more concerned with me at that point, and her boss understood. She called while she was on the road, and he let her off the hook without question. Sometimes you just have to take care of your personal life.
If you have some vacation time to use, you should not feel guilty about leaving work. A lot of workaholics will avoid taking vacations because they think that their time away from work is going to mess everything up at the office. If you do that though, you may actually hurt your office in the long run. In most companies, you have to burn off your vacation time before the end of the year. I'm not sure why that is, but it is a fact. If you don't spend your vacation time early, you may end up having to go on vacation at the end of the year when everyone else is leaving. That will leave your employer very short staffed during the busiest time of the year. Do everyone a favor and try to take your vacation early on.
Conclusion
At the end of the day, you have to realize when it is okay to be away from work. Otherwise you will drive yourself nuts slaving away at a bad time. The other workers can hold down the fort for a few days. Whatever may go wrong during that time can be fixed whenever you get back. Keep all of this in mind as part of your job description, and you will have a much better time at work in the future.
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