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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Humpty was rightLike Humpty said, wise words there matey.
I've always found that the merest suggestion of projectile vomitting or chronic squits is enough to earn your workmates sympathy. If they think you're gonna spray over them and/or stink the place up they won't want you at work!
Many 'cred points' can be earned by telling them you'll "come in later if I'm feeling better." Let's face it, most sickies are pulled cause you don't wanna get up. Take a break, have a nice lie-in, then turn up around 3pm, work for a couple of hours, (with no one expecting too much) then sod off home. Do this a couple of times, and they'll all think you're really committed and hard-working. I've actually heard folk saying stuff like:
"He must be really sick, he usually drags himself in half dead if he can."
It's all about psychology see?
That said, when I was manager type and someone rang in sick, I always prefaced their calls with:
"Overdo it last night?"
(, Sun 11 Jun 2006, 10:47, Reply)
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