Awesome SickiesA colleague has been off work for two weeks now - apparently he's got something they can't diagnose, (although they know for sure it's not Legionnaires, Malaria, BSE or AIDS, he's supposedly in isolation). We are all sure he's merely sitting in the sun waiting for the World Cup to come on the telly.
What have you invented to get off work?
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chthonic, Fri 9 Jun 2006, 7:40)
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NHS sickiesWhen I got "World of Warcraft" last May I got a bit hooked. I basically skived 3 days and then 4 days off in May to grind my character. Time well spent.
I usually just go for "Bad guts", seems to convince people.
Worked in a community home for people with mental Illness. One guy had a job cleaning the local Co-Op, which he did 5 mornings a week. One morning he comes to me and says "Kite, I dont wanna go in today" so I said fine, but you make the call. So he did.
"Hi, it's Twumbum here. I wont be in today as Ive had a neervous breakdown - but Ill be back tomorow". Man we work wonders on the NHS eh ?
One time I should have called a sickie was in the winter of 90-91, when I was a student nurse. I was snowed in at home so (being an honest/naive twat) I phoned the ward and told 'em I was snowed in. All was cool til I finished the placement and was told i had 1 day to make up. The reason ? Being snowed in was not a legitimate excuse. I was honest. If I'd LIED to the twunts I would have got away with it.
Bitter ? You betcha fuckin life I still am. Bastards.
(, Sat 10 Jun 2006, 21:48, Reply)
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