I'm looking for an excuse to take an entire week off work and would like to use my sick leave that I've been banking up for years. In Australia we get given a certain amount of sick leave each year, but in the case that we leave our job none of it gets paid out and you basically end up loosing out on weeks worth of leave entitlements.
I'm a very good employee in general and do like my team and job, but the job I work has very long hours and I spend weeks away from home at a time (FIFO). I've missed out on a whole bunch of things in the past two years and I'm hoping to just get some extra time to see family and friends. It's only gonna be a once off thing so it shouldn't attract any attention, I've only ever called in sick once in two years and it was only for two days.
Now I was thinking of COVID, but its just so stock standard and I haven't had vivid in nearly two years so I'm worried I might actually catch it again sometime soon.
It basically needs to be something I can easily get a medical certificate for from a GP that can cover a week. Could always do an online doctor too.
Was thinking some ideas could be Tonsilitis, Salmonella, Ocular Migraines, Flu ect.
Anyone have any ideas or experience in the field?