Back in school, I hated taking leaves. Yes, even when I was sick, running high temperatures, all I wanted to do was go to school. I never could tell if it was out of sincerity or just the comfort of the routine it entailed. But there was a voice inside, always coaxing me to not miss school, come hell or high water.
I remember it was chakka-bandh (a sort of protest where vehicles aren’t allowed to ply on roads) one day and my parents, fearing disruptions, had decided that I should stay in. If my memory serves me right I was just in the 4th standard at that point of time. As the day progressed, my parents gradually noticed how restless I was on account of missing classes. Yes, classes which had very low probability of being conducted due to low attendance.
I was so fidgety that my dad decided to find out how the situation was around town. And when he did, I was being dressed for school before I even knew it. Believe it or not, that day I attended class from the third period onward. I was so happy, almost as if I had won some kind of lottery. My teachers too were very pleased seeing my enthusiasm. There were not many students in attendance that day, for obvious reasons of-course, but I was elated that I didn’t have to miss an entire day. Not very typical of a child, right? Sometimes I wonder why I’m so weird?
Gradually though the bunking bug bit me but not before I was in the 12th standard. And it continued later during my engineering days too. But somehow, somewhere the relief of actually attending every class as opposed to bunking was far greater. A strange thing to admit really.
Today, I keep annoying S, blaming him for not bunking often but in my heart I’m glad he doesn’t. Why? Because if he doesn’t bunk, I don’t bunk either. Don’t get me wrong, the idea of staying away from work, preferably at home, is extremely enticing. And I can go ahead do it without giving a second thought if it wasn’t for some sense of responsibility for work that I have. Okay, I admit that’s not even the main sticking point. The crux of the matter is I hate seeing my leaves being deducted. There I said it. I would have taken leaves more often if I didn’t have to apply any or if S’s leaves got deducted in place of mine. Ahh it’s not selfish, he anyways has more leave balance than me so it makes perfect sense! Just don’t tell him.
On a serious note though, what will I do with all the saved leaves if I don’t use them? And if I use them they have to be deducted, don’t they? Oh well, chicken and eggs all over again.
Anyways, today, I ended up taking an off from work. And you won’t believe but all through the day I was wondering if I can somehow sidestep applying today’s leave in the system. Me and my quirks, I tell you.
Tell me, do you have such strange whims when it comes to taking leaves?
I remember it was chakka-bandh (a sort of protest where vehicles aren’t allowed to ply on roads) one day and my parents, fearing disruptions, had decided that I should stay in. If my memory serves me right I was just in the 4th standard at that point of time. As the day progressed, my parents gradually noticed how restless I was on account of missing classes. Yes, classes which had very low probability of being conducted due to low attendance.
I was so fidgety that my dad decided to find out how the situation was around town. And when he did, I was being dressed for school before I even knew it. Believe it or not, that day I attended class from the third period onward. I was so happy, almost as if I had won some kind of lottery. My teachers too were very pleased seeing my enthusiasm. There were not many students in attendance that day, for obvious reasons of-course, but I was elated that I didn’t have to miss an entire day. Not very typical of a child, right? Sometimes I wonder why I’m so weird?
Gradually though the bunking bug bit me but not before I was in the 12th standard. And it continued later during my engineering days too. But somehow, somewhere the relief of actually attending every class as opposed to bunking was far greater. A strange thing to admit really.
Today, I keep annoying S, blaming him for not bunking often but in my heart I’m glad he doesn’t. Why? Because if he doesn’t bunk, I don’t bunk either. Don’t get me wrong, the idea of staying away from work, preferably at home, is extremely enticing. And I can go ahead do it without giving a second thought if it wasn’t for some sense of responsibility for work that I have. Okay, I admit that’s not even the main sticking point. The crux of the matter is I hate seeing my leaves being deducted. There I said it. I would have taken leaves more often if I didn’t have to apply any or if S’s leaves got deducted in place of mine. Ahh it’s not selfish, he anyways has more leave balance than me so it makes perfect sense! Just don’t tell him.
On a serious note though, what will I do with all the saved leaves if I don’t use them? And if I use them they have to be deducted, don’t they? Oh well, chicken and eggs all over again.
Anyways, today, I ended up taking an off from work. And you won’t believe but all through the day I was wondering if I can somehow sidestep applying today’s leave in the system. Me and my quirks, I tell you.
Tell me, do you have such strange whims when it comes to taking leaves?
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Yep, that sounds like me. I hated missing school or college. So I guess we are mutually weird. π
Same here. Even in college, I would not take leave but I would bunk classes especially French :p and it came to bite me in my back by sending me to France.
I have met many people who hate taking leave but I am not one of them. Quite happy to take off every now and then
Looks like we all bloggers are birds of a feather…? Like you, Shailaja and Uma above, I never missed school and never bunked college when it was considered to be a cool thing to do!
Hmmm…guess I can't join your ranks because I can remember several times I happily skipped school and work. The only thing that was bad about taking my leave was that I had to build the days back up again at work.
I don't do well with taking off of work, even though I always long for off days. I want them, but then it's so hard to come back and catch up (or prepare beforehand to be off).
God knows I wanted to bunk, being the lazy person that I am. But I didn't. The moral compass in my head never let me.
haha I guess we are! π
ahh did it? Well, that must have been something! π
hehe I'm too as long as my leaves don't get deducted π
so cheers to our similarities then? π
ahh yes that too Kathy…making up for the missed days is a headache!
I guess I feel something similar π
haha well Alka , I wish I hadn't bunked in some cases..I overall I like talking about bunking but don't like to actually bunk! Makes sense?
I never bunked classes, but I did take leave whenever I was sick. While I was working, I never took leave without a pressing matter. Guess we are weird the same way. π
Oh it's so much fun to know more people are like me π
Ah! This sounds so like me… I have never bunked classes… And try to push myself to work until my body gives uo!
Thank God no!! I take just sick leave but its ok to be guilt free when you do take leave after all a person feel rejuvenated after a leave and that is the purpose of leave,no/
Ha ha! You are funny. I was like you in school but in the last year of Engineering I gave in to the bunk bug. MBA college – again never missed classes. At work – I don't take much offs. You know how it is for people with families in the North. One long leave a year is my mantra. But then – now I also take Friday off sometimes to just relax and sleep. Sometimes when work is manageable taking an off is liberating. We have 12 days a year that lapse if you don't take 12 offs. So I never miss those 12 and then obviously you can't carry forward beyond a certain number π Perfect Monday Musing, must say that!
Ahh another member of the club then eh? π
hehe yes that's exactly the reason why we have leaves but the stupid me somehow wants to save them! π
We have 20 leaves per year and in that we can fall sick, go home or do whatever we like, nothing more than that…And I feel that's too less which is why I want to save them all! Silly me π
Well, I don't think that I should confess here, but I always was pro-leaves. In fact, my professors were pleasantly surprised to see me in the class. During school I didn't have any choice as the leaves were closely monitored by parents, but once I went to college, I was free.
Even we get 24 leaves per year and in the last 4 years in my organization, I have only 15 leaves balance with me. God knows where the rest went! π
Just hope that my boss doesn't read this!
You are so sincere π But I can relate to it. I had so much leaves accumulated that my manager once said – You know you are supposed to take them right? π
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haha don't worry your boss will probably be doing other boring things , so you are safe π
Would you believe if I told you I have only 2 leaves left!
haha actually I want to save my leaves but take them as well…The leave balance shouldn't reduce is what I mean π makes sense? π
Sometimes we took a day off just because we didn't want to be where we were supposed to be. We weren't sick, but needed a break, so called it a "mental health" day. It was true and felt so good to be at liberty an extra day.
I never bunked school, but college, I do not remember attending even a session. π
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