Why you missed work

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    djahuti

    Fri Oct 09 2009

    Come on.Has anyone ever really told their boss any of the following truths: 1)It was either call out or another "disgruntled employee guns down manager/co-workers" headline, 2)"I was hung over", or, 3)"I had better plans than another day in THIS hellhole." ?

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    kraduate

    Fri Oct 09 2009

    I don't lie when I call in sick; if I don't want them to know why I'm not going in, I just don't tell them. As long as you aren't going over your alloted sick time it's really none of anyone's business why you're out. I used to hate getting sick calls and having to listen to long, overly detailed explanations. If you're giving a big song and dance, your boss knows you're lying. Just say "I'm not coming in" and shut the hell up. I do, however, have to lie to my parents. Because even though I am an adult they still think I'm 15. I have to listen to lectures and answer 10 million questions. So sometimes I have to lie. It's for my dad's own good! He worries too much and it's not good for his health.

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    sk4u2009

    Mon Mar 23 2009

    i have called in sick twice...... when i really wasn't

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    jaime8376

    Mon Sep 22 2008

    you don't have to lie when you work for yourself.

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    genghisthehun

    Wed Sep 03 2008

    That and missing class was a frequent source of prevarication.

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    angie8673

    Fri Aug 29 2008

    i over slept

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    cherol

    Wed Aug 20 2008

    DUH see sick question. A little fibbing here saves ur butt! But never in excess!

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    glenn777

    Fri Aug 08 2008

    Never miss, and when I do, I am the boss

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    falling_4_him

    Wed Aug 06 2008

    I don't have a job.

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    chillin_510

    Wed Aug 06 2008

    i make up something good to use that i know or atleast think will work

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    kevin_ethans_mom

    Tue Aug 05 2008

    Im to honest

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    valkyrievoice

    Mon Aug 04 2008

    Only if it's something that I KNOW that I cannot share.

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    datz_chinkzz_2_uu_babii_boo

    Sun Aug 03 2008

    dont think i ever called in work with a fake excuse. but just incase.

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    zuchinibut

    Sat Aug 02 2008

    I enjoy working and don't like to miss often. When I do miss it is for legitimate reasons, so I have no problems telling the boss the truth.

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    hiedie6c

    Sat Aug 02 2008

    I would be telling myself

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    damn_it_its_me_waynefcgngr

    Fri Aug 01 2008

    hahahhaaa i alwayz say what i waz really doing!! lol i told my boss i was still hungover the after new years XDD lol he didn't like that answer lololol

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    scarletfeather

    Wed Jul 30 2008

    I always tell the truth. "To be honest, I had a couple of job interviews yesterday, because I think you're a lousy boss and I hate working here. I'm also looking for something with better pay and benefits. Wish me luck!"

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    astromike

    Wed Jul 30 2008

    Depends...Alot of jobs allow "sick days"  They are not really sick lol.  I have done it when I was younger.  It was a job I didnt care much about, and didnt really need.

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    stacey372

    Wed Jul 30 2008

    Used to when I worked outside the home.

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    kristyn718

    Tue Jul 29 2008

    i can't afford to miss work...so yeah

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    paula5816

    Tue Jul 29 2008

    This is another one of those tricky ones...usually if you ask you will get the book of reasons from me, however if I feel like you will judge where I've been, I will become tightlipped about everything....

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    brenda

    Mon Jul 28 2008

    Sometimes you just don't want to go into detail about these things

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    lmorovan

    Mon Jul 28 2008

    Assuming than an employer is stupid enough as to not know most of the excuses for not going to work or being late is self deceiving. I believe that honesty might pay. "I overslept" might work much better than "I got caught in the traffic" or "had a flat tire". Employers love honesty, and lying to them is insulting.

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    ridgewalker

    Sun Jul 27 2008

    No one will have to lie about this when the day comes that an employer accepts, "I just didn't feel like coming in today. Bite me."

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    jennifer

    Sun Jul 27 2008

    Yeah I've lied about that a couple times...who hasn't?! I'm young!

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    alysec55

    Sun Jul 27 2008

    OMG..I dont even have a job.

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    starz_4_eva

    Sun Jul 27 2008

    i ws sick

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    brenden

    Sat Jul 26 2008

    Never had to.

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    trebon1038

    Sat Jul 26 2008

    never had to...always had good jobs and most of my bosses too....especially my current one..

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    lauramanaen

    Fri Jul 25 2008

    especially if they are in school or just feel that they need an extra day off

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    mad_hatter

    Thu Jan 18 2007

    I called in to work once because my vehicle was stuck in the middle of the desert and had to go get it. True story! While out 4 wheeling, a bolt came loose from the camshaft and fell into the engine putting a dent in the exhaust valve, not allowing the engine to properly fire, thus not giving me enough power to climb up the hills.

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    93century

    Wed Mar 08 2006

    I was deep sea fishing, and caught a trouser trout!

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    numbah16tdhaha

    Sat Mar 04 2006

    I never miss work. I work for myself, so I have nobody to call in to.

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    vudija

    Thu Mar 02 2006

    I live with my grandmother; who believes that any health condition I have is all in my mind, even though I've had physicals that prove otherwise. I have lied to her about why I didn't go to work on a particular day because she likes to rant about what would have happened to her, in her youth, if she acted the way I do. I love her, but I really don't want to listen to her over this, especially since she isn't a doctor and couldn't be for certain that I was faking something to get out of work. Usually I feel bad as it is, 1) because I am feeling bad and 2) because I actually like to work and hate putting them in a bind over it. I don't need her making me feel worse about it all.

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    kamylienne

    Thu Mar 02 2006

    Rarely, but I've done it. I know I'm totally dedicated to my job when, despite aches and illness which would normally keep me in bed, I'll still drag myself to work. That's how I know I'm in the right job now.