Excuses for calling in sick to work

lalalalaaaaaaaa

So I figured this thread could serve as a resource for us to use from time to time when we wanna call in sick to work. Besides saying "I'm sick", what are some other good excuses to use aside from the typical "death in the family" one?

I'm planning on doing this next week so I can go skiing

Heineken Helen

'family emergency'

'just been in a minor crash on the way to work and a bit shook up'

'woke up unable to move and think I've done my back in'

'been throwing up all night and was hoping to feel better by the morning but still unable to stay too far from the bathroom... hopefully I'll be able to drag myself in tomorrow'

wash_

Migraine, any movement makes you sick and your head hurts so much that you cant think straight.

Thats always my excuse, but it's usually true!

mookie9999

Saturnal wrote:

So I figured this thread could serve as a resource for us to use from time to time when we wanna call in sick to work. Besides saying "I'm sick", what are some other good excuses to use aside from the typical "death in the family" one?

I'm planning on doing this next week so I can go skiing

After having a few too many, a couple of friends and I tried to recreate the zipper scene from There's Something About Mary. We succeeded. (If your boss is male, this will work, even if you're a chick, which I know you're not but someone else reading this might be.)

GreenTeaDisease

Ate some bad clams last night...

josevolution

i never ever use "death in the family" or "my kid is sick" no way to paranoid when i call in sick i just tell them i'm sick "click".....

imspinnin

the diarrhea/puke bug works wonder's

and

if you have a male boss, as soon as you mention your menstrual cycle, your golden

MyHandsBound

Im not feeling well......(I don't get personal about it)

Rygar

"Hi, Mr. Weed? I won't be in to work today because I was in a horrible plane crash. My family is dead and I am a vegetable. See you tomorrow."

Cree Nations

I am sick and have severe diareaha

redrock

A woman to a male boss.... just need to mention 'woman problems'. No need for explanation and generally no explanation sought!

KosmicJelli

I have a severe rash and its raw near my naughty bits and cant walk...

next day at work.. nobody can see it... besides believable because who would ever admit to a rash on their groin

pjtradeking

I have NEVER called in sick in 25 years of working. I have been sent home, but have never actually called in... I suck!! :(

lukin2006

"Eye Problems" I just can't see myself coming in today.

GreenTeaDisease

redrock wrote:

A woman to a male boss.... just need to mention 'woman problems'. No need for explanation and generally no explanation sought!

exactly, or just need to say you have to go to the doctor.

upina2001

Saturnal wrote:

So I figured this thread could serve as a resource for us to use from time to time when we wanna call in sick to work. Besides saying "I'm sick", what are some other good excuses to use aside from the typical "death in the family" one?

I'm planning on doing this next week so I can go skiing

Diarrhea---If you can admit it to someone and get over the fact that people actually get it, and cant be blunt enough about it, it works every time.
You can tell someone you are sick all the time, but the runs "puts you at home".

lalalalaaaaaaaa

Yea I'm liking 'family emergency' best so far. However, I'm not married w/ kids, so it's hard to imagine what type of emergency I could be having.

inmyrvm

i've got a crack in my ass and i don't know why

KosmicJelli

Just thinking .... if you use excuse for skiing... then what happens or what do you say to your boss if yah really hurt yourself on the slopes/trails????

Brain of J.Lo

Saturnal wrote:

So I figured this thread could serve as a resource for us to use from time to time when we wanna call in sick to work. Besides saying "I'm sick", what are some other good excuses to use aside from the typical "death in the family" one?

I'm planning on doing this next week so I can go skiing

Food poisoning is good. No one wants details.

Generic family emergency is also good. Again, no one wants details because it might be really bad and then they won't know what to say.

Brain of J.Lo

Saturnal wrote:

Yea I'm liking 'family emergency' best so far. However, I'm not married w/ kids, so it's hard to imagine what type of emergency I could be having.

family emergency can involve your mom/sister/brother/father/grandparent/aunt... you get really get creative with this one!

Steve Dunne

my weewee hurts. real bad. it's burning.

rival.

foot caught in a bear trap.

Brain of J.Lo

"The dog ate my car keys!"

turnedmyworldtoblack

the old fashioned flat tire worked for me yesterday

chinobaeza

"can't use my card to buy gas or pay a cab, call 10c for more information"

Gossard_Is_God

a girl i used to work with called in and said she couldnt come in to work coz she was masturbating all night...true story, it was to do with some spiritual thing apparently. But yeah...

Byrnzie

You can use the excuse I gave when I needed to fly to Pistoia to see Pearl Jam. I called in whilst sitting on the plane on the tarmac at Stansted airport and left a message on my boss's phone to say my boiler had blown, and that sparks had come out of some of the electrics in the cupboard and the electric had gone off. I said I was worried about a fire and so had decided to stay at home and wait for a repair man. I then switched my cell phone off and told him the next day that my battery had run out on my phone and that because there was no electricity I couldn't charge it up again. And I was too afraid to leave the house to go to a call box in case I missed the repair man.
One of the highlightds of my year that Pistoia show. I was back at work in London the following morning.

redrock

Sorry.. little hijack.... Byrnzie and GIG... see the thread about london meet up for Emmi's visit.

**leaves thread apologetically**

but before I leave... that WAS the best excuse I had heard B! You surpassed yourself there... we were wondering if you would pull it off!

LONGRD

imspinnin wrote:

the diarrhea/puke bug works wonder's

and

if you have a male boss, as soon as you mention your menstrual cycle, your golden

my friend uses diarrhea a lot.
i never called out.

lalalalaaaaaaaa

Byrnzie wrote:

You can use the excuse I gave when I needed to fly to Pistoia to see Pearl Jam. I called in whilst sitting on the plane on the tarmac at Stansted airport and left a message on my boss's phone to say my boiler had blown, and that sparks had come out of some of the electrics in the cupboard and the electric had gone off. I said I was worried about a fire and so had decided to stay at home and wait for a repair man. I then switched my cell phone off and told him the next day that my battery had run out on my phone and that because there was no electricity I couldn't charge it up again. And I was too afraid to leave the house to go to a call box in case I missed the repair man.
One of the highlightds of my year that Pistoia show. I was back at work in London the following morning.

I like this. I don't have a boiler, but this is giving me other ideas. Good stuff.