When my children were sick, I would never leave them with a sitter. So, I would call my workplace - speak directly to the manager, and explain my situation. Then I volunteered to work overtime afterwards to make up for lost time, which I always did! Being a salaried employee, of course I did this without pay. Because of how I handled the 'sick child' situation the first time, my manager never hesitated to say, 'take as much time as you need', because the job always got done!...

When my children were sick, I would never leave them with a sitter. So, I would call my workplace - speak directly to the manager, and explain my situation. Then I volunteered to work overtime afterwards to make up for lost time, which I always did! Being a salaried employee, of course I did this without pay. Because of how I handled the 'sick child' situation the first time, my manager never hesitated to say, 'take as much time as you need', because the job always got done!