Can you come up with a good excuse?

Annasopra · 15-09-2003 2:22pm #1

OK,

I'm in work, I want to get one day of but I don't want tell my boss the reason that I want the day off.

Can you come up with a good excuse as why I would want a day off work midweek?

Beruthiel · 15-09-2003 2:29pm

why do you need an excuse, do you not get days you can take off whenever you want?

bug · 15-09-2003 2:31pm

someone off boards said this to me recently and I thought it was a gem...

The plumber is coming and I have to wait for him

depends on whether you actually have a house though.

Sarky · 15-09-2003 2:32pm

"It's a family matter", or a variation thereof, tends to do quite nicely.

worked once for me, at any rate, when I buggered off to go to a bike rally instead of work

DaithiSurfer · 15-09-2003 2:35pm

If you were a woman you could tell him. 'Its woman stuff'
Make up an ilness like asthma. Every so often you get called for a checkup.

Complain about a toothache the day before.

Kell · 15-09-2003 2:41pm

You give platelets and need to go to James's for a donation. Either that or you have a special bloodgroup and you need to donate. Works for me all the time. Its O Negative or rhesus neg FYI.

K-

Beruthiel · 15-09-2003 2:48pm

Originally posted by Kell
Its O Negative or rhesus neg FYI

indeed, that would be like gold dust to the blood bank!

I believe if you were to tell them that you have a dental app. to get a root canal - this can take over 2 hrs to do and all you will want afterwards is bed....

Stark · 15-09-2003 2:51pm

call in sick that morning. Or say you have to wait for someone who's calling to the house. It's just one day off, the only reason a boss should get pissed is if you were doing it regularly.

sunbeam · 15-09-2003 3:03pm

If by any chance this is for a job interview I'd be cautious about calling in sick. I've had more than one where a current boss/line manager turned up on the panel! Even if that doesn't happen it wouldn't be to hard for an employer to work out when you went for an interview if offered the job and and obviously pulled sickday might piss off someone from whom you need a reference. I'd be inclined to just ask for a day off for 'personal reasons'.

Of course if this isn't for an interview any of the excuses above would be ok.

commuterised · 15-09-2003 3:35pm

Originally posted by Kell
You give platelets and need to go to James's for a donation. Either that or you have a special bloodgroup and you need to donate. Works for me all the time. Its O Negative or rhesus neg FYI.

K-

A blood donation only takes about 15 mins, so that excuse is a bit crap.

laoisfan · 15-09-2003 3:48pm

Unless you are in the middle of a very busy period or big project etc, you do not have to justify the need to take a day off, regardless if it is midweek.

As long as you give enough notice you do not need a reason, however if it is at short notice then simply say personal issues and leave it at that.

enjoy your day off

Stark · 15-09-2003 4:49pm

Originally posted by commuterised
A blood donation only takes about 15 mins, so that excuse is a bit crap.

For the donation itself. But with all the crap that goes with it like queuing, interviews waiting around afterwards while they make sure you're okay, it can take 2 hours.

Sposs · 15-09-2003 4:56pm

I've to go to the STD Clinic :ninja:

Sarky · 15-09-2003 4:58pm

I suppose you could always try the "explosive diaorrhoea" excuse...

Boston · 15-09-2003 5:04pm

Originally posted by Beruthiel
indeed, that would be like gold dust to the blood bank!

I believe if you were to tell them that you have a dental app. to get a root canal - this can take over 2 hrs to do and all you will want afterwards is bed....

Really, I'm O negative is it not common? i heard some stuff years back that they can use a certain amounth of O neg on anybody no matter what the blood type is.

Bard · 15-09-2003 5:11pm

Why should you have to tell them WHY you need the day off at all? As long as your absence isn't causing them any major problems, I can't see any reasonable boss/manager having a problem with you taking a day off (letting them know a week or two in advance of course) for "personal reasons".

Beruthiel · 15-09-2003 5:16pm

Originally posted by Boston
Really, I'm O negative is it not common? i heard some stuff years back that they can use a certain amounth of O neg on anybody no matter what the blood type is.

afaik - any blood type which is R negative is rare

ykt0di9url7bc3 · 15-09-2003 5:21pm

Rememberance mass usually works for me

tman · 15-09-2003 5:22pm

Originally posted by DaithiSurfer
Make up an ilness like asthma. Every so often you get called for a checkup.

but then you'll get in **** for lieing on the part of your application form that said "perfect health"...

Boston · 15-09-2003 5:31pm

Originally posted by Beruthiel
afaik - any blood type which is R negative is rare

hmm so anythign with negative is rare?

Dakeyras · 15-09-2003 5:46pm

If its in advance i usually go with no reason, none of their concern really. If its short notice and its a hangover use a sick day (that's what they're there for, never use them when your actually sick

) or if its just a day off at short notice you could go with the 'have to do a family thing down the country (any 'family thing' will usually work)' or for a half day a 'meeting' (leave as vague as possible) will usually suffice. Ah the joys of time off

quaalude · 16-09-2003 9:21am

Originally posted by bug
someone off boards said this to me recently and I thought it was a gem...

The plumber is coming and I have to wait for him

depends on whether you actually have a house though.

Yeah, that was me; it worked perfectly!
The beauty of the plumber excuse is something screwing up with your plumbing can happen really quickly, plus plumbers are always late and take as much time as they can, plus there's a potential clean-up afterward, all of which adds up to a day off for you.

Kell · 16-09-2003 4:55pm

Originally posted by Beruthiel
indeed, that would be like gold dust to the blood bank!

And i have plenty of it pumping through me. The last four times I was asked to donate I was ill. Bah. And it was for baby packs too. Thats the only thing that makes me feel guilty when ill.

K-

Kell · 16-09-2003 4:58pm

Originally posted by Boston
Really, I'm O negative is it not common? i heard some stuff years back that they can use a certain amounth of O neg on anybody no matter what the blood type is.

O Neg is averagely common, but its called a universal donor group. i.e. anyone can have your blood but you can only have yours unless the recipient has something whackier again.

K-

Stark · 16-09-2003 7:19pm

I thought there was nothing "wackier" than O-.

"+" people can accept from "+" and "-" people with the correct ABO group, whereas "-" people can only accept from "-" people.

AB can accept from anyone
A can only accept from A and O
B can only accept from B and O
O can only accept from O

Therefore if you're AB+ you're sorted (in a selfish way) because you can have anyone's blood, but if you're O- then you can only get O- blood.

There are other blood groupings but they don't tend to affect the transfusion process.

Sleepy · 17-09-2003 1:56pm

"I have a driving test" if you don't already have your licence is a good one to use...

"Got to mind the younger brother while my Mum goes in for [insert relatively minor medical procedure here]"

Can you come up with a good excuse?

Comments