(A sickie by definition, is calling in sick when nothing is wrong with you)
When did you last pull a sickie?
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How very dare you. I have never once āpulled a sickieā, as you call it, in this job. My work ethic is impeccable and I resent the mere implication to the contrary.
Might work from home for no reason tomorrow, though, Iāll see how I feel in the morning.
Used to pull sickies about twice a month at the job I had before last, and no one batted an eyelid. Got a few promotions and everything
Used to relatively frequently in previous jobs. These days I canāt remember the last time I actually pulled a sickie. The guilt is very bad, and also my jobās alright. And I seem to need to take actual sick days (even if itās just a lil cold) more often than I used to when I first started working, plus the trigger for getting a talking to from yr boss is well low here, so yeah.
WAIT I have called in sick cos of hangovers a few times here
Have you ever pulled a sickie whilst still out from the night before
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Nothing beats the slurred email at 11:30pm sent from a pub toilet laying the groundwork for a sincere āIāve got a terrible migraineā email in the morning.
Do you have a colleague who is well known for always calling in sick
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In terms of āfeeble excuseā, in the last year (semi regular occurrence but got a bit spooked off doing this by getting genuinely ill more than usual in the same job)
In terms of āvery feeble excuseā, last 18 months (worked 9 til 3, half hour wait for train, 2 hours to north London, half hour to wolf down some food, 3 hours of shorthand, 2 hours back but then my train got stuck 2 minutes away from my home station and it took an hour to get into the stationā¦ woke up the next day feeling shattered but didnāt think tiredness was an adequate excuse so I played up the teeny tiny cold i had)
In terms of āno excuse, I was just very sad and had stayed up til 2am watching The Lion Kingā, 4 years ago.
Ways in which you can call in sick in your place of work
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would do it much more if i wasnāt actually sick so often
absolutely fine with people doing it as much as they want
dont really pull sickies
if i dont fancy it might just text my boss saying alright mate. gonna work from home tomorrow
Not only do I not feign illness to avoid work I can only think of three times Iāve ever been off work as a result of legitimate illness or injury.
I went to see No Age with a mate I hadnāt seen in ages a while back. Brilliant gig. Couple of tracks in and I decided āIām going to get really pissed this evening and call in sick tomorrowā. Enhanced the evening x100 I reckon.
Let everyone know via Slack the next day. Donāt think anybody cared. Iām generally pretty reliable and old/experienced enough to know when itās not going to stitch anyone up.
Have never pulled a sickie whilst teaching as its way more hassle to organise supply work than it is to just go in when feeling ill.
Used to all the time at Morrisons though
Once rang in from a festival campsite while I was working for Amazon. Was absolutely pilled out of my mind and Iām sure whoever was on the other end could hear me grinding my teeth and gurning through the phone.
