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By *nabelle21 OP   Woman
over a year ago

B38

What's the best and worse resons you've heard for needing a sick day?

* My mom was hoovering the stairs and I couldn't get past.

* I couldn't come in today because my flatmate took my door handle off and I can't get out!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I got food poisoning...

I thought it was my day off...

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By *rder66Man
over a year ago

Tatooine

I had a TA that called me to say they had no clean clothes to wear to work.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I can't come in today cos my monkeys got depression

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By *iamondCougarWoman
over a year ago

Norfuck! / Lincolnshire

Peter Kay does the best sick day sketch

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By *nabelle21 OP   Woman
over a year ago

B38


"I got food poisoning...

I thought it was my day off... "

I have actually cooked up my rota and gone into work on my day off to be met with what you doing here?

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By *nabelle21 OP   Woman
over a year ago

B38


"I had a TA that called me to say they had no clean clothes to wear to work."

What was your reply?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I got food poisoning...

I thought it was my day off...

I have actually cooked up my rota and gone into work on my day off to be met with what you doing here? "

I've not used it myself but I'm sure lots have

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not a personal story of mine but read somewhere that homosexuality was classified as an illness in Sweden in 1979, and a lot of people phoned in sick saying they felt gay. After that homosexuality was declassified as an illness.

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By *nabelle21 OP   Woman
over a year ago

B38


"I can't come in today cos my monkeys got depression "

Who doesn't love a monkey

Take 2 days off

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"What's the best and worse resons you've heard for needing a sick day?

* My mom was hoovering the stairs and I couldn't get past.

* I couldn't come in today because my flatmate took my door handle off and I can't get out!

"

I have actually heard someone use the death of a family member which didn’t happen. I thought this was an urban myth but no

My own ‘best’ one was being arrested in Florida and missing my flight which did happen.

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By *on-snowedMan
over a year ago

harlow

For a lady... surly its better to say about severe period pains?

I dont think they can do anything if they wanted too I mean.

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By *nabelle21 OP   Woman
over a year ago

B38


"Peter Kay does the best sick day sketch "

I'll take a look at that

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By *rder66Man
over a year ago

Tatooine

I had to pass it to my head who simply replied "Is she taking the piss or what". He said it just while walking on to give an assembly.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I can't come in today cos my monkeys got depression

Who doesn't love a monkey

Take 2 days off "

We also had a guy who couldn't work Fridays cos his wife had piano lessons and he had to restrain the dog

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By *nabelle21 OP   Woman
over a year ago

B38


"I got food poisoning...

I thought it was my day off...

I have actually cooked up my rota and gone into work on my day off to be met with what you doing here?

I've not used it myself but I'm sure lots have "

Cocked...not cooked

Yeah...I'm sure they might have

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

I once had to have my mum phone in sick for me. I was mortified, but it was phone call only and I had laryngitis. It's not a bad reason, it was a talking heavy job, but I wanted to die having my mummy do my work stuff for me

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By *imon_hydeMan
over a year ago

Stockport

Pet rabbit died, she was off 2 weeks.

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By *nabelle21 OP   Woman
over a year ago

B38


"What's the best and worse resons you've heard for needing a sick day?

* My mom was hoovering the stairs and I couldn't get past.

* I couldn't come in today because my flatmate took my door handle off and I can't get out!

I have actually heard someone use the death of a family member which didn’t happen. I thought this was an urban myth but no

My own ‘best’ one was being arrested in Florida and missing my flight which did happen.

"

I could never use the death excuse...that's heavy!

C' mon you got tell us, what was you arrested for?

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By *yrdsisWoman
over a year ago

Gleam Street

Not to be a downer.. my best was that the hospital let me break covid isolation (with serious restrictions) to sit with my dying Dad.

Worst was our apprentice who had food poisoning... whilst posting random videos on tiktok that he thought we were all too old to view

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I got food poisoning...

I thought it was my day off...

I have actually cooked up my rota and gone into work on my day off to be met with what you doing here?

I've not used it myself but I'm sure lots have

Cocked...not cooked

Yeah...I'm sure they might have"

I had a work colleague phone in sick with a migraine once but she forgot the nightclub she was in took pics of people she was there dancing away with a drink in her hand lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't tend to get sick and I love my job but if I had to take a day off I would tell them my pet crocodile has escaped

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"

I have actually heard someone use the death of a family member which didn’t happen. I thought this was an urban myth but no

My own ‘best’ one was being arrested in Florida and missing my flight which did happen.

I could never use the death excuse...that's heavy!

C' mon you got tell us, what was you arrested for? "

It’s a shocker isn’t it ?

I’d love to tell you something glamorous out of an episode of Miami Vice but it was an unpaid speeding fine from earlier in the holiday. Got stopped on way to airport and had to go and sort it out. They don’t mess, those Americans cops !

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By *nabelle21 OP   Woman
over a year ago

B38


"For a lady... surly its better to say about severe period pains?

I dont think they can do anything if they wanted too I mean. "

Sometimes I feel like we're so micro managed I wouldn't be surprised if they knew the fist day of my period

I'm sure this would have been used by some.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When I was young I had a rubbish job. It was my mates 18th and I said I can't come in tonight as I've been sent home from college with a migraine. As I was walking out the door the boss rang and asked me whether I was coming in tomorrow. In my best sleepy voice I was like hopefully fingers crossed

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By *nabelle21 OP   Woman
over a year ago

B38


"Not a personal story of mine but read somewhere that homosexuality was classified as an illness in Sweden in 1979, and a lot of people phoned in sick saying they felt gay. After that homosexuality was declassified as an illness."

I never knew this!

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By *nabelle21 OP   Woman
over a year ago

B38


"I once had to have my mum phone in sick for me. I was mortified, but it was phone call only and I had laryngitis. It's not a bad reason, it was a talking heavy job, but I wanted to die having my mummy do my work stuff for me "

Aww

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By *acey_RedWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

Best was probably my high school art teacher who somehow managed to dislocate her neck getting out of bed. I didn't even realise that was a thing!

Worst was a colleague who was off sick then randomly texts the supervisor to say she's got a new job. When the manager phones her and asks why she hadn't come back in if she was well enough to attend job interviews she said she was waiting for the manager to contact her .

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By *nabelle21 OP   Woman
over a year ago

B38


"I don't tend to get sick and I love my job but if I had to take a day off I would tell them my pet crocodile has escaped "

I might use this one myself

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By *nabelle21 OP   Woman
over a year ago

B38


"

I have actually heard someone use the death of a family member which didn’t happen. I thought this was an urban myth but no

My own ‘best’ one was being arrested in Florida and missing my flight which did happen.

I could never use the death excuse...that's heavy!

C' mon you got tell us, what was you arrested for?

It’s a shocker isn’t it ?

I’d love to tell you something glamorous out of an episode of Miami Vice but it was an unpaid speeding fine from earlier in the holiday. Got stopped on way to airport and had to go and sort it out. They don’t mess, those Americans cops ! "

Did you have to pay for another flight?

That could have been an expensive speeding ticket!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I wonder if my boss would accept "I just need a mental health day to recharge from the fact my colleagues are fucking morons"...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I saw a video on Reddit today of a guy living in a fifth floor apartment explaining why he couldn’t get to work.

Took a step into the communal hall and workmen had removed all the stairs down to the ground floor.

Not sure where in the world it was from but obviously not a country with a good health and safety culture lol

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By *nabelle21 OP   Woman
over a year ago

B38


"When I was young I had a rubbish job. It was my mates 18th and I said I can't come in tonight as I've been sent home from college with a migraine. As I was walking out the door the boss rang and asked me whether I was coming in tomorrow. In my best sleepy voice I was like hopefully fingers crossed "

Did you make it in after the celebrations of an 18th birthday?

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By *ex HolesMan
over a year ago

Up North

Not a day off but the worst excuse I’ve ever heard from someone who was late for work was: ‘I let the budgie out of its cage last night and it must of landed on my alarm clock and switched it off’

How do you bollock someone and keep a straight face after hearing that

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I saw a video on Reddit today of a guy living in a fifth floor apartment explaining why he couldn’t get to work.

Took a step into the communal hall and workmen had removed all the stairs down to the ground floor.

Not sure where in the world it was from but obviously not a country with a good health and safety culture lol "

Damn, some lockdown measures have really gotten out of hand

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I got food poisoning...

I thought it was my day off...

I have actually cooked up my rota and gone into work on my day off to be met with what you doing here? "

Yep, done that..

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By *nabelle21 OP   Woman
over a year ago

B38


"Best was probably my high school art teacher who somehow managed to dislocate her neck getting out of bed. I didn't even realise that was a thing!

Worst was a colleague who was off sick then randomly texts the supervisor to say she's got a new job. When the manager phones her and asks why she hadn't come back in if she was well enough to attend job interviews she said she was waiting for the manager to contact her . "

I didn't either and it sounds awful!

The colleague sounds like she has gone past caring!

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By *nabelle21 OP   Woman
over a year ago

B38


"I wonder if my boss would accept "I just need a mental health day to recharge from the fact my colleagues are fucking morons"..."

I think needing a mental health day is totally acceptable.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes I did go in the next day felt OK but tired which also helped as the manager said you still look really bad

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I wonder if my boss would accept "I just need a mental health day to recharge from the fact my colleagues are fucking morons"...

I think needing a mental health day is totally acceptable.

"

I think it's definitely more accepted these. I worked at a smaller company and you'd definitely get judged if you did that, unfortunately

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By *nabelle21 OP   Woman
over a year ago

B38


"I saw a video on Reddit today of a guy living in a fifth floor apartment explaining why he couldn’t get to work.

Took a step into the communal hall and workmen had removed all the stairs down to the ground floor.

Not sure where in the world it was from but obviously not a country with a good health and safety culture lol "

I wonder how long he'll be stuck there for!

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By *nabelle21 OP   Woman
over a year ago

B38


"Not a day off but the worst excuse I’ve ever heard from someone who was late for work was: ‘I let the budgie out of its cage last night and it must of landed on my alarm clock and switched it off’

How do you bollock someone and keep a straight face after hearing that "

I'd have looked gob smacked if someone was time that!

Creative and well acted out..I like it

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By *nabelle21 OP   Woman
over a year ago

B38

Telling me that*

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By *nabelle21 OP   Woman
over a year ago

B38


"Yes I did go in the next day felt OK but tired which also helped as the manager said you still look really bad "

Did you put on a poorly, weak voice?

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By *andybeachWoman
over a year ago

In the middle


"I can't come in today cos my monkeys got depression

Who doesn't love a monkey

Take 2 days off

We also had a guy who couldn't work Fridays cos his wife had piano lessons and he had to restrain the dog "

That conjures all up sorts of comedy images

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By *nabelle21 OP   Woman
over a year ago

B38


"I wonder if my boss would accept "I just need a mental health day to recharge from the fact my colleagues are fucking morons"...

I think needing a mental health day is totally acceptable.

I think it's definitely more accepted these. I worked at a smaller company and you'd definitely get judged if you did that, unfortunately "

I think it's definitely more out in the open now.

Before lockdown my manger was on a mental health course.

It is a shame though that people feel judged which I can understand.

I suppose that's why some people use other excuses for sick days rather than say how they are actually feeling.

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