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A Salty Affair
Oct 9, 2012

I'll cut right to the chase. I want to watch sports tomorrow instead of going to work and I need to find a good excuse to stay home. The problem is that Monday is a holiday over here and so calling in sick on the Friday before a long weekend is going to look really bad unless I come up with something good.

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gleebster
Dec 16, 2006

Only a howler
Pillbug
Kill your grandmother, then use that as the excuse.

signalnoise
Mar 7, 2008

i was told my old av was distracting
Is your job one where they will tell you to work from home if you're not sick?

scott zoloft
Dec 7, 2015

yeah same
uhh leave your oven on? lol that's what i say when I want to leave.

A Salty Affair
Oct 9, 2012

signalnoise posted:

Is your job one where they will tell you to work from home if you're not sick?

Nope, it's a call center so working from home is not an option.

signalnoise
Mar 7, 2008

i was told my old av was distracting
Just say you have terrible diarrhea and you can't drive cause you'd poo poo your car

Comfy Fleece Sweater
Apr 2, 2013

You see, but you do not observe.

How about you grow the gently caress up and act responsibly you loving parasite

jBrereton
May 30, 2013
Grimey Drawer
"Gotta watch the sports; got tickets a while back. I'm sure you understand, chief.

Take care, and hope you guys have a good day."

A Salty Affair
Oct 9, 2012

Don Tacorleone posted:

How about you grow the gently caress up and act responsibly you loving parasite

As a millennial I swore a blood-oath to never act responsibly

Oscar Wild
Apr 11, 2006

It's good to be a G
Just go to work. Those cock aren't going to suck themselves.

Mr. McGibblets
Sep 17, 2015

by Deplorable exmarx
The fact you need an excuse other than "hey I'm not gonna make it in today". Tells me you have a bad job. Hope you enjoy your retail slave job, I'll watch the sport for you and text you updates.

Bob Saget IRL
Oct 24, 2014

you should have started acting sick yesterday, and kept up with it today. you're only option is citing a death in the family, but that's a lovely thing to do, and no one is going to believe you anyway.

The Bananana
May 21, 2008

This is a metaphor, a Christian allegory. The fact that I have to explain to you that Jesus is the Warthog, and the Banana is drepanocytosis is just embarrassing for you.



Give me the number to your office, and Ill call ina bom b threat?

JakeP
Apr 27, 2003

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
Lipstick Apathy

A Salty Affair posted:

I'll cut right to the chase. I want to watch sports tomorrow instead of going to work and I need to find a good excuse to stay home. The problem is that Monday is a holiday over here and so calling in sick on the Friday before a long weekend is going to look really bad unless I come up with something good.

lol at having a job where you can't watch sports you loving bitch

grope proof vest
Jan 11, 2006




How is a goon worried about looking bad. That house already burned down.

A Salty Affair
Oct 9, 2012

Oscar Wild posted:

Just go to work. Those cock aren't going to suck themselves.

Not yet but with the technological breakthrough my department is close to making this may finally become a reality

Dave_Indeed
Feb 22, 2004

by FactsAreUseless
Show up, then tell everyone you're poo poo and you suck and you like to suck poo poo then pee your pants as you scamper home.

Oscar Wild
Apr 11, 2006

It's good to be a G
What sports are on tomorrow? MLS all star game is tonight

Stuffguyman
Jun 3, 2007

A Salty Affair posted:

Nope, it's a call center so working from home is not an option.

Why? Wouldn't this just require phone and computer access?

Chumbawumba4ever97
Dec 31, 2000

by Fluffdaddy
The Starcraft II world championships on Major League Gaming can be watched from your phone whilst working

A Salty Affair
Oct 9, 2012

Oscar Wild posted:

What sports are on tomorrow? MLS all star game is tonight

Rogers Cup (Tennis) in Toronto, someone managed to get me platinum seats for tomorrow

JakeP
Apr 27, 2003

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
Lipstick Apathy

Oscar Wild posted:

What sports are on tomorrow? MLS all star game is tonight

id rather work at a loving call center than watch that garbage

The_end
May 17, 2014
Tell them you have diarrhea.

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

Forms change so fast
Time is moving past
Memory is smoke
Gonna get wider when I die
Nap Ghost
drink to excess tonight, show up at work tomorrow morning pale, sweaty and hungover, vomit on your keyboard and go home for the day. you're in like flynn

edit: alternatively, say your guinea pig passed away and your extended family is all flying in for the service

psychokitty
Jun 29, 2010

=9.9=
MEOW
BITCHES

A Salty Affair posted:

Rogers Cup (Tennis) in Toronto, someone managed to get me platinum seats for tomorrow

obv you tell them you have gay conversion therapy tomorrow

FlimFlam Imam
Mar 1, 2007

Standing on a hill in my mountain of dreams
Why is it so hard to call in sick?

JakeP
Apr 27, 2003

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
Lipstick Apathy

FlimFlam Imam posted:

Why is it so hard to call in sick?

cuz he works in a call center

symbolic
Nov 2, 2014

quit your job

you'll have ample time for sports

FlimFlam Imam
Mar 1, 2007

Standing on a hill in my mountain of dreams

JakeP posted:

cuz he works in a call center

I see, so if he called in, there would be nobody there to pick up the phone because he's not there?

LGD
Sep 25, 2004

just call in and tell them you feel sick

if "looking bad" matters in any substantial way it's almost certainly a sign you should find a different job, and your manager would likely hold it against you regardless of what your excuse was

the best lies are generally simple ones

JakeP
Apr 27, 2003

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
Lipstick Apathy

FlimFlam Imam posted:

I see, so if he called in, there would be nobody there to pick up the phone because he's not there?

nah call centers are the type of job that irresponsible poo poo heads work, or young kids, both of which are known to be unreliable, so they basically just threaten to fire you if you ever try to call out no matter what (but they won't fire you because no one else will work there, so they are just trying to scare you)

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

Forms change so fast
Time is moving past
Memory is smoke
Gonna get wider when I die
Nap Ghost
"hi boss - i have severe laryngitis today and am completely unable to fulfill my job duties as call center employee. this is absolutely breaking my heart and every ounce of my being wishes i was there today but i'm just not able to talk at all. anyways, the soccer game is on, cya."

FlimFlam Imam
Mar 1, 2007

Standing on a hill in my mountain of dreams
This job sounds terrible, hope OP is actively searching for a new one.

Baxter
Sep 13, 2000
don't go in to work, attend sport event, get fired, find and start virtually identical call-center job in like 2 days

Masturbasturd
Sep 1, 2014
Call in with your voice disguised as Jesus and tell your boss you've been raptured off to heaven.

KennyLoggins
Dec 3, 2004
Welcome to the Danger Zone

symbolic posted:

quit your job

you'll have ample time for sports

A Salty Affair
Oct 9, 2012

For all the goons telling me to find a new job; believe me i'm trying. I desperately want out of this dumpster-fire of a job.

AugmentedVision
Feb 17, 2011

by exmarx
ITT thread
mods?

Moridin920
Nov 15, 2007

by FactsAreUseless
it's too late now idiot, you're supposed to set it up days in advance

Mon - you come in talking about how you had a fun weekend at X crowded event
Tues - your nose is just a bit runny but you feel fine must just be allergies
Wed - ah now you're starting to feel pretty down and out
Thurs - you made the good employee effort to come in but around midway through the day you're just getting dizzy and nauseuous and you think you'd better go home early. Call later in the day to confirm you have a fever.
Fri - call out sick

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Kuato
Feb 25, 2005

"I CAN'T BELIEVE I ATE THE WHOLE THING"
Buglord

Don Tacorleone posted:

How about you come over to my place and abuse all my holes :wink:

:yikes:

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