i would certainly think so. most human resources departments, especially when you re going from a major company to a major company, these type of things are part of your permanent unemployment record if they request those type of things. not everybody transfers that data, but look at the end of the day, who are you hurting besides yourself, when it comes time for review, maybe for salary or benefits increase, you know, and they open your employment file and see that you re calling out sick because a swarm of bees surround you on a regular basis, as an employer, i might have to give some pause to whether or not you should get a raise in that situation. michael seymour. thanks for the tips. my favorite one, my favorite football team lost, i am too upset. that s when joel calls in sick. joel would never arrive to work, he follows the jets,