Author Topic: Calling in to work excuses (Read 816 times)

somespam · « **Reply #15 on:** July 12, 2005, 09:29:17 PM »

The worst one I had was when I was acting as a supervisor, I had a guy leave a note stating he would not be in the following day because he was "Having bloody rectal discharges". He had hemorhoids and his doghnut pillow was missing.

AdmRose · « **Reply #16 on:** July 12, 2005, 10:05:09 PM »

"This is his father, he won't be in to work today"
"Why?"
"He died last night. I wouldn't expect him tomorrow, either"
"Can he make it Friday?"
"We'll see what we can do about that"

cpxxx · « **Reply #17 on:** July 13, 2005, 07:25:32 AM »

To tell the truth I went four years without calling in sick. I hated my job but it just seemed easier to go in than think of an excuse.

Some people are pretty dumb about calling in sick. Younger people get a parent to call which is pretty dumb. Particularly when the boss has your mobile phone number.

It usually ends up with a lecture to the miscreant to remind that they are not longer in school.

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #18 on:** July 13, 2005, 07:37:22 AM »

Just remembered another one.

"I wont be in today. One of my ancestors died"

SMIDSY · « **Reply #19 on:** July 13, 2005, 08:00:17 AM »

i decided once that my job sucked and i wanted to quit. but i decided to do it in a way that would be fun for me.

"im sick or something. love it or shove it."

"i was shot in the head and am in a coma...see you in a couple days."

"my boss is sick and i need to visit him in the hospital."

"dont feel like feeding into the capitalist jugernaught today."

"i have more important things to do today than work for a coffin stuffer like you."

that last one was the "final straw" exept he didnt fire me, so i just stopped showing up to work entirely. i was notified about a half-week later that i had been fired.

Mickey1992 · « **Reply #20 on:** July 13, 2005, 08:55:00 AM »

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Originally posted by SMIDSY
...so i just stopped showing up to work entirely....

You have to be careful about job abandonment. Many employers will not hire someone who has EVER abandonded their job.

I can't wait to have kids. They are the ultimate sick day excuse.

Me: "I can't come in today."
Boss: "Why?"
Me: "Sick kid."
Boss: "Oh."

No questions asked.

SarinGas · « **Reply #21 on:** July 13, 2005, 09:01:39 AM »

I like using the explosive diarhea, bloody vomit, or caughing up blood but my all time favorite is the "Anal Glaucoma" excuse. Cant see my arse coming in to work today.

mosgood · « **Reply #22 on:** July 13, 2005, 09:27:32 AM »

I've called in with "food poisoning" so many times, I've got the boss terrified to go to the mexican food restaraunt near the office.

DaPup · « **Reply #23 on:** July 13, 2005, 09:35:38 AM »

One of my employees called in sick today because his dog got hit by a car and died last night...only problem is that he used the same exact excuse about 5 months ago...remember to be original when calling in sick or at least honest. My best one was at my old work, I was still out drinking at 2am on a monday and went to my work and taped a note to the front door saying that since it was 2am and I was totally hammered I would not be in.

DaPup

Seagoon · « **Reply #24 on:** July 13, 2005, 11:50:12 AM »

Anyone in a job where if you don't come in to work, all the work that you should have gotten done that day is backed up and you spend the rest of the week in panic mode working excessively late hours trying to get it all done?

I don't have a back-up, so in the last 3 years I can only remember taking 2 sick days and those only because I really was too sick to go to work.

Funny thing is that it was the same way when I was a systems admin. Not going to work created even more nightmares than going to work sick, plus I spent the entire day getting panic calls from the office anyway, and eventually ended up dragging myself in to handle the final, ultimate, "according to the VP the world will end in T minus 15 minutes if this isn't fixed" crisis (which usually turned out to be something along the lines of no one knew how to select "landscape" on one of the network printers), sigh.

These days, I get sick, I go to work. Ultimately, it works out a lot better than staying home. Besides my boss knows every time I'm lying....

- SEAGOON

Sixpence · « **Reply #25 on:** July 13, 2005, 11:52:51 AM »

I am possessed by the devil, he told me not to go to work today. That was used at my work, no lie

mietla · « **Reply #26 on:** July 13, 2005, 01:24:32 PM »

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Originally posted by Maverick
Retirement, it's a dirty job but somebody has to do it.

I see what you are saying. Yesterday was the first day of my retirement. It's not easy but I'm going to tough it out.

Hmmm, what am I going to do today?

Hangtime · « **Reply #27 on:** July 13, 2005, 01:27:44 PM »

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Originally posted by Seagoon
Anyone in a job where if you don't come in to work, all the work that you should have gotten done that day is backed up and you spend the rest of the week in panic mode working excessively late hours trying to get it all done?

I don't have a back-up, so in the last 3 years I can only remember taking 2 sick days and those only because I really was too sick to go to work.

Funny thing is that it was the same way when I was a systems admin. Not going to work created even more nightmares than going to work sick, plus I spent the entire day getting panic calls from the office anyway, and eventually ended up dragging myself in to handle the final, ultimate, "according to the VP the world will end in T minus 15 minutes if this isn't fixed" crisis (which usually turned out to be something along the lines of no one knew how to select "landscape" on one of the network printers), sigh.

These days, I get sick, I go to work. Ultimately, it works out a lot better than staying home. Besides my boss knows every time I'm lying....

- SEAGOON

LOL!! Oh sure.. be 'typhoid mary'... get EVERYBODY sick!

capt. apathy · « **Reply #28 on:** July 14, 2005, 11:25:05 AM »

I quit the excuse thing in high-school. usually just go with a "I won't be in today"

I did have a guy demand an excuse for me being 15 minutes late when I was an apprentice (I was actually their 10 minutes before start time but the ride into the plant left early).

I told him "I ran out of 'Total' and had to eat 12 bowls of 'shredded wheat'."

AdmRose · « **Reply #29 on:** July 14, 2005, 11:40:45 AM »

One of my friends and I were drinking for community service yesterday (long story) and she decided she'd be too hungover to go to her night job. I lent her my cell phone and she called off of work drunk saying that she was drinking and would be too hungover to come into work that night. It worked, and when she sobered up I had to show her the call log of my phone to get her to believe that she actually did it.