You know, I used to be the same way and I still agree people shouldn't abuse it, but taking the occasional "sanity" day or even fun day is fine as long as you're not causing excessive hardship for your employer and coworkers. You really shouldn't be so uptight about it.
best buy called and set up a 9:00am appt. to pick my preorder up
Great now I don't have to wait inline for pickup. I was first in line last week to reserve my phone and I only had to show up 1 hour early on last friday to be first.
Some of us have lots of sick, PT and vacation time that we EARN and are allowed to take. Matter of fact, I've taken so little time off through the course of the year that I still have like 4 weeks left.
However, tomorrow I am working. Just doing it from home.