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[Borschtbeet]

I work a really crappy job fixing laptops and desktops for a paltry 24 grand a year.  I try to make the most of my time off doing the things I enjoy including gaming.
Unfortunately, my hoe supervisor assigned me to come into work on friggin SATURDAY!  
Normally, I wouldn't make a huge deal about it but what makes tomorrow especially bad is that they're making my tech team work on Macintrashes.
I usually work on Dells and Gateways which are easy but Macs are a massive pain in the ass.  I hate them.

I dread work tomorrow, does anyone know any good fake sickness excuses I can use?  I'm not a very good actor.

Thanks in advance.

[Nattfare]

Get hit by something in high speed? That should do the trick...

[whtnyte-raernst]

Mentioning swine flu usually gets a "stay home please" )

[Borschtbeet]

I've almost forgotten about Swine Flu. I wasn't really considering it because I figured the hype about it has died down by now.

[Bullets McDeath]

visit a hypnotherapist with your girlfriend? Office Space has all the answers you need in this life, and the next, my child.

[Dark Lilith]

suck it up and go to work!

[Chains-Gore]

Watch Ferris Bueller's day off. The answers are within.

[Bullets McDeath]

In the more helpful realm, I've found claiming diarrhea is the best bet for calling in sick on short notice. Say you've been having problems with your stomach and digesting food, if they keep asking, just be like "y'know like.... diarrhea." Once you mention that, nobody wants to probe for more information. They just want to get off the phone. Kinda of embarassing, but it works.

[SargeantRenegade]

If you're a lousy actor, you probably won't be able to pull it off unless your line manager has the IQ of a garden tool, and most employers are smart enough to try calling you in the middle of the day to try to catch you offguard and find out why you're really taking the day off. I'm in agreement with Dark Lilith here - just go into work and get the job done.

[Bullets McDeath]

Man, if your work calls you to try to catch you in a lie because you called in sick... unless you've been randomly "falling ill" for 24 hours several times a year... it is time to consider finding a new job.

Hell, even in this economy, if my boss called me at home while I was out sick, just to see if I was really sick or not, I'd be happy to give him my notice over the phone right then. Of course, who the hell answers calls from work at home in the age of Caller ID is another question altogether...

Modifié par outlaworacle, 09 janvier 2010 - 01:11 .

[AntiChri5]

outlaworacle wrote...

In the more helpful realm, I've found claiming diarrhea is the best bet for calling in sick on short notice. Say you've been having problems with your stomach and digesting food, if they keep asking, just be like "y'know like.... diarrhea." Once you mention that, nobody wants to probe for more information. They just want to get off the phone. Kinda of embarassing, but it works.

This. The more embarrasing the problem the less questions they will ask. However there are some rather interesting medical conditions that can reemerge with no warning, you might wanna choose one of those in case you need it again. You can only have diarrhea so many times before people get suspicious.

[Jonp382]

You don't have to fake it. Take a spoon of Vitamin C every 15 minutes for 3 hours, and you will have your diarrhea.

[Borschtbeet]

God dammit...I tried calling in sick saying I had the Swine flu.
She said that she's had swine flu before and she knows I'm full of crap. Then she told me that if I didn't show up on Saturday she was going to have me transferred to the Mac team permanently....

Should've said I had diarrehea but I was too embarrassed because my supervisor is kinda cute.

I'm screwed. I'm off to Mac Hell in 10 minutes...sigh.

Thanks anyways for your help guys.

Modifié par Borschtbeet, 09 janvier 2010 - 11:17 .

[Rheannan]

Borschtbeet wrote...

Normally, I wouldn't make a huge deal about it but what makes tomorrow especially bad is that they're making my tech team work on Macintrashes.

If the whole team needs to go in, then not turning up without really being sick will only mean they'll have more work to do. It's not a very fair thing to do.

Borschtbeet wrote...

I tried calling in sick saying I had the Swine flu.
She said that she's had swine flu before and she knows I'm full of crap. Then she told me that if I didn't show up on Saturday she was going to have me transferred to the Mac team permanently....

You need to start looking around for another job, if that's the sort of supervisor you have.

Modifié par Rheannan, 09 janvier 2010 - 11:58 .

[Dahn-Var Starcloak]

Borschtbeet wrote...

I work a really crappy job fixing laptops and desktops for a paltry 24 grand a year.  I try to make the most of my time off doing the things I enjoy including gaming.
Unfortunately, my hoe supervisor assigned me to come into work on friggin SATURDAY!  
Normally, I wouldn't make a huge deal about it but what makes tomorrow especially bad is that they're making my tech team work on Macintrashes.
I usually work on Dells and Gateways which are easy but Macs are a massive pain in the ass.  I hate them.

I dread work tomorrow, does anyone know any good fake sickness excuses I can use?  I'm not a very good actor.

Thanks in advance.

Go someplace where Mac fanboys meet and scream 'Macintrash'. You won't have to worry no more about your "crappy" job, faking sickness or anything else for that matter.

Modifié par Dahn-Var Starcloak, 09 janvier 2010 - 12:17 .

[SargeantRenegade]

Borschtbeet wrote...

God dammit...I tried calling in sick saying I had the Swine flu.
She said that she's had swine flu before and she knows I'm full of crap. Then she told me that if I didn't show up on Saturday she was going to have me transferred to the Mac team permanently....

I hate to say I told you so, but...

It can't be all that bad, surely.  Sure, a Mac is better described as a Fisher Price "My First Computer" but at least you can have a good laugh at the people who use them.  Just remember, every time you say "I do not believe in Macs" a Mac user somewhere drops down dead (though I hear they can be revived if you clap your hands).

Now drop and give me twenty, Private!

[CaptainProphesy]

Dark Lilith wrote...

suck it up and go to work!

Thats my girl

OP if you hate your job so much that you have to make an excuse and lie.... quit! just leave!

Modifié par CaptainProphesy, 09 janvier 2010 - 03:17 .

[Jae Onasi]

Dark Lilith wrote...

suck it up and go to work!

Amen to that.  Willpower, sir, willpower!! 
You're asking for tips on how to be DISHONEST?????  Be glad you're actually employed and getting a paycheck.  I know plenty of people who would be thrilled to be going to any kind of work, including Saturdays.

[Borschtbeet]

Maybe it's dishonest but it was cheap of them to schedule me for the weekend at the LAST FRIGGIN MINUTE.

I'm using a customer's computer I repaired to post online right now, lol.

[Jae Onasi]

Oh, well, I guess that makes dishonesty ok then.

[AntiChri5]

Borschtbeet wrote...

Maybe it's dishonest but it was cheap of them to schedule me for the weekend at the LAST FRIGGIN MINUTE.
I'm using a customer's computer I repaired to post online right now, lol.

AntiChri5 approves +20

[AshedMan]

You can't just claim swine flu. You need some doctor crap to back it up.

[OPlatypusPrime]

tell them you are bleeding from the eyes

[Trajan60]

Do you have any idea how many are unemployed right now? The job market is terrible and you're trying to fake an illness to get out of work. You clearly don't appreciate what you have.



There's a lot of people that would kill to have any job right now and would probably work twice as hard as you for the same salary.