| Topic Name: |
Calling in Sick Excuses |
| Message Name: |
Keep it simple |
| Date Posted: |
01/03/2002 |
| In Reply To: |
If there's one thing I find phony it's when someone calls in sick and sounds like he's calling from his death bed. Wasn't he laughing it up, and doing cartwheels around the office the day before?
When I call in to say I have a headache or, that my eyes are swollen shut with cold I don't throw in a dry cough for good measure. What's the sense? With these fake and easily cureable illnesses you don't have to pretend to be sick if you return to work the next day. |
| Message: |
What I've done is wake up really early when I know no one (particularly the boss) is in the office. At this hour, I have the hoarse morning voice which is perfect.
But I keep it simple. I call, get the voicemail, and simply say that I won't be in because I'm ill with something. But I don't get into explanations or symptoms because then it sounds like you're trying to prove something somehow.
Think about it, when you're really sick, you just want to get the phone call out of the way, and if they don't believe you then tough. When you really are on your death bed, you could care less if your explanation was thorough.
For added effect, lay the ground work the day before if you can. Act off kilter and cough a lot. Don't be too social and keep to yourself with a "I would rather set myself on fire than feel this way" look on your face. Act like you're coming down with something to the point where people will ask, "Are you feeling okay?". Once you get that question more than 2 times, you're golden.
It definitely is an art form though.
|
|
