Calling in sick?

[theoak01]

just be thankful it can be that easy,if Im sick my company makes us cover our own sick days or too bad your coming in. or so they say,they cant legally enforce it but they can be dicks if you dont.

in turn I arrange for someone to work and then take paid sick days as paid holidays

 

[binö]

lay the ground work monday for a tues sick day.
complain of feeling like shit, cough/wheeze/etc...then it won't come as a big suprize when you call in tues.
i always make it a point to make vocal contact with my superior, more legit than a message...track your boss down and make sure you talk to him personally so you can rest easy

 

[kx250rider]

I have a superstition about calling in sick when not exactly the case... When I worked for a company before I was self-employed, if I used sick as the reason to stay out for the day, I'd GET SICK for real, in a few days. I'd go for "personal reasons", which is legally a reason to take off in most states, and certainly is OK with most bosses if you have a good reputation for attendance.

And I need to also say, that before anyone calls me a lucky SOB for being self-employed, and thinks I can take off whenever I please, that's NOT how it is. I've had to do all kinds of hard work when REALLY sick, and nobody cares, and there's nobody to call in sick to. Case in point, I remember balancing on an icy ladder with a torch and roll of solder at 3:00 in the morning in a 75-mph wind, repairing burst pipes which were supplying heated water to the horse stalls in the horse hospital which used to lease part of our ranch in '07. And I did that with the flu, and while still feeling sick from New Years Eve two nights before.....

Charles

 

[ceo]

You lucky SOB, Charles!

 

[youpissmeoff]

I always loved employees who called in sick on Monday, Friday or the day before a holiday. I always had a special surprise for them next pay raise.

 

[mistaballoonhands]

Tell him there's and HIV scare at the local glory hole so you'll be undergoing a battery of tests all day.

 

[WoodyO]

We just let go of a dude who missed a lot of Mondays and Fridays. He seriously missed either Monday or Friday every single week this year as well as calling in on a Monday and saying he was going to be out sick for the entire week.

 

[EarthRider]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

lazy sob

 

[nangiggles]

yeah I never miss Monday, Friday or after a holiday cuz bosses get hella pissed. Just call him and tell them you have a ersonal emergency or an emergency around the house and you cant go to work, you dont have to give an actual reason, if they push you tell them a pipe burst or your dog needs to go to a vet or there is giant beehive you need to get exterminated , picking up a relative at the hospital, etc

 

[digimon7068]

ima call in stupid