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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Jul 18, 2019 9:44:19 GMT -5
... could actually happen and would be accepted
So I was leaving my house for work early in the morning when its still dark and saw a skunk. If I got sprayed I think it wouldn't be unreasonable if I just called out after that. So I pose to you the question what would be a thing that could happen that you would miss work for that would be ridiculous?
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Jul 18, 2019 9:54:36 GMT -5
"My front door fell off"
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Post by xCompackx on Jul 18, 2019 10:11:10 GMT -5
One of my tires fell off.
Actually happened.
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Post by arrogantmodel on Jul 18, 2019 10:18:24 GMT -5
Two junkies walking back to wherever just collapsed right in front of my driveway behind my jeep. I was getting ready for work, so somebody else called the ambulance. My street was flooded with an ambulance, about four cop cars, and two other emergency vehicles.
Actually happened.
Couple times I was late because a long ass funeral procession stopped on my street, again blocking my driveway. And the guys in the lead cars got out to like talk to each car in line. This has happened two or three times.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Jul 18, 2019 11:08:08 GMT -5
Charlie Brooker said if you're willing to take the social stigma just telling people you shat yourself on the way to work will get you out of a day once per job, true or not.
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Post by Stone Coke Miami Watson 🥃 on Jul 18, 2019 11:14:11 GMT -5
“My kid is throwing up from both ends”
True story...
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Post by TWERKIN' MAGGLE on Jul 18, 2019 11:40:31 GMT -5
There's a five star Kangaroo boxing match taking place in front of my driveway.
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Post by ERON on Jul 18, 2019 12:26:32 GMT -5
When my mom passed away in 2010, the funeral happened to fall on the last day before my school's 2 week Christmas break. My grandfather passed away exactly one year later, to the day, and the funeral once again fell on the last day before Christmas break.
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Post by riseofsetian1981 on Jul 18, 2019 12:38:33 GMT -5
Are we talking about the most unbelievable excuses that actually happened or the ones that are obviously made up to get out of work?
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Post by salz4life on Jul 18, 2019 12:40:48 GMT -5
“My kid is throwing up from both ends” True story... Yep... that's happened to me as well.
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Post by Cela on Jul 18, 2019 12:50:42 GMT -5
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Post by Push R Truth on Jul 18, 2019 12:50:44 GMT -5
I took a call from a worker saying "Can't come in, ass exploded. I'm taking sick leave no clue for how long"
He had a pretty bad prolapse. But after that short phone call I thought he was telling me he had super-diarrhea.
Either way "Ass explosion" was not something I thought I'd ever hear professionally
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Jul 18, 2019 15:07:00 GMT -5
Once had to call my old job FROM THE GUARD SHACK OUT FRONT to tell them that I had to go back home because I was wearing the wrong shoes.
And then the starter on my car died when I got back to the parking lot.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2019 16:00:01 GMT -5
I knew a guy who called in and said he shit his pants on the drive to work. Everyone thought it was a funny excuse, but I knew better. I KNOW that dude pooped his pants on purpose. Because then it's not a lie! He had to turn around and go home! 😂
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jul 18, 2019 17:16:41 GMT -5
... could actually happen and would be accepted So I was leaving my house for work early in the morning when its still dark and saw a skunk. If I got sprayed I think it wouldn't be unreasonable if I just called out after that. So I pose to you the question what would be a thing that could happen that you would miss work for that would be ridiculous? Happened to a friend of mine. He called in “stinky”.
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Post by Pooh Carlson on Jul 18, 2019 18:36:21 GMT -5
I was working at an office supply store, standing next to the pushover manager. One of the closers walked in, drunk with a bloody nose, with his friend. "Kim, I can't work tonight, I got in a fight." and walked out.
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Post by unc40 on Jul 18, 2019 19:20:04 GMT -5
When I worked in the housekeeping department in Yellowstone we were really shorthanded toward the end of the summer season. The housekeeping manager was helping us clean rooms when a guy who was working at the other end of the hallway came stumbling to the manager and in this voice that sounded like he was dying asks the manager if he can leave for the day because his nose hurts. The manager told him to get back to work.
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Post by BarmPot on Jul 18, 2019 19:53:56 GMT -5
Had a guy call in once to say he was too ill to work. He didn't call in as in on the phone, he actually drove to work, said he was really sick then walked right back out. Needless to say management weren't impressed.
Oh, and one time a staff member called in sick (on the phone this time) saying they had "partied too much over the weekend" as they were in their mid 40s but talked about going to raves and stuff like it was still the 90s. Trying to relive their glory days I guess
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Post by EvenBaldobombHasAJob on Jul 18, 2019 20:23:59 GMT -5
I once called put because I was locked inside my apartment. Door was locked and the knob fell off inside so I couldn't unlock it as the mechanism was damaged. Had to wait for the landlord to come fix it.
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Post by Urethra Franklin on Jul 18, 2019 21:20:43 GMT -5
Here’s one that didn’t work:
When I was maybe 20, I was working at an optical store for the summer.
One Monday night, I got absolutely shitfaced and I realized I’d be no condition to work in the morning, so in my infinite (obliterated) genius, I got my friend to leave a voicemail on the work line pretending to be my doctor.
Keep in mind, I was blackout drunk and this seemed like a good idea at the time.
Unfortunately, it was 3am when he called and he said he was my dentist for some reason.
Strangely enough, nobody even mentioned it when I showed up for work on the Wednesday. We never spoke of it again.
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