Excuses for Missing Work

AVGWarhawk · 09-22-10, 11:26 AM

I like my boss. He often says to take a day off for sanity reasons. Works for me. I think......

Sammi79 · 09-22-10, 12:03 PM

Yes I have heard nearly all of those more than once. Most commonly I get 'Me and my girlfriend just had an earth shattering row, I can't leave the house just yet' or 'I've been at the hospital all night, my girlfriend had a [insert dangerous female only condition of your choice here]' and of course the standard no phone call, which means I have to call you, and mostly get 'This is the O2 answering service, If you'd like to leave a' *click* why you gutless...grrr.. which annoys me more than blaming your girlfriend which is also pretty lame.

My favourite of all time has to be 'But it's still dark outside!' - 'Yes, [name], it is still dark, so I take it you're still in bed then?' - 'I err... Oh sorry I thought you meant 5pm...' The first bit slew me though I just couldn't bring myself to be angry after that.

09-22-10, 12:09 PM

What ever happened to..'I'm not feeling well, I'm not comming to work today'?

GoldenRivet · 09-22-10, 12:25 PM

My lamest yet true "cant make it to work excuse"?

Well here goes.

At the time that i was working for the airlines i had a 90 mile road commute that required me to dedicate 2 full hours to driving if i was going to make it to work on time for the required sign in time 45 minutes prior to departure.

I was living in a duplex and our driveway asphalt had been eroding away quite steadily for about a year.

Well a hurricane that had been downgraded to a tropical storm when it made land fall passed through our area and we had some very very hard rainfall for about 3 straight days without breaks (on my days off of course). Concerns had arisen about the possibility of floods, but the storm subsided and the city's storm water drain system was not overwhelmed thankfully.

At the time, my duplex i lived in was situated atop a small hill, all total about 6 feet above street level as were the other homes on my street which were arranged side by side. The fact that i was on a hill would have been good news if there were floods but at any rate, as im sure you can imagine, my driveway formed sort of a valley between "my hill" and the neighbor's hill.

When i headed out to the car at 6am to make my 2 hour commute I discovered that about a 2 ft wide section of my driveway had been washed out, and the "ditch" that had now formed in the middle of my driveway was about 18 inches deep (i measured it to see how deep it was as it was full of water)! This "ditch" spanned the width of my driveway from one side to the other where water had been rushing down the street for the past 72 hours.

I couldnt drive the car through the yard as it was a near vertical incline from the driveway into either mine or my neighbors yard and besides that im not driving my car in my yard after 3 days of rain even if i could as it would likely get stuck.

of course the tropical storm had mostly unaffected my "base" about 90 miles away other than perhaps a few clouds and sprinkles here and there so when i called to report this unusual set of circumstances they thought i was crazy and would not allow me to drop my trip, or even a portion of it.

I called around for about 30 minutes and located a vehicle i could borrow, my dad let me use his truck. He drove it to the house and parked in the street and i loaded up my bags and headed out dropping him off on the way out of town.

I averaged about 90 mph on my way to work, and managed to make it to work about 5 minutes late assuring them over the phone that i was in fact inside the airport terminal but not quite to a computer where i could "sign in" for my trip.

I wish i had my iPhone at the time... i would have taken several pictures and e mailed them instantly to my chief pilot asking him for either a solution to the problem or a PVD, PO or a dropped trip sequence.

The insurance company that handled our property informed us that the area had been officially labeled as a "disaster area"... we had no out of pocket expenses and the entire driveway was replaced.

Jimbuna · 09-22-10, 04:32 PM

I can't make it in today, I'm too busy working at the competitors across the town.

bookworm_020 · 09-22-10, 08:04 PM

Your late because I'm driving your train!

SteamWake · 09-22-10, 08:32 PM

Jury duty...

TLAM Strike · 09-22-10, 08:51 PM

I like my boss's excuse for not having me come in to work last week.

"The sales tax is due, so I don't have the money to pay you this week..."

09-22-10, 11:26 AM	#1
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,281 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I like my boss. He often says to take a day off for sanity reasons. Works for me. I think...... __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

09-22-10, 12:25 PM	#4
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	My lamest yet true "cant make it to work excuse"? Well here goes. At the time that i was working for the airlines i had a 90 mile road commute that required me to dedicate 2 full hours to driving if i was going to make it to work on time for the required sign in time 45 minutes prior to departure. I was living in a duplex and our driveway asphalt had been eroding away quite steadily for about a year. Well a hurricane that had been downgraded to a tropical storm when it made land fall passed through our area and we had some very very hard rainfall for about 3 straight days without breaks (on my days off of course). Concerns had arisen about the possibility of floods, but the storm subsided and the city's storm water drain system was not overwhelmed thankfully. At the time, my duplex i lived in was situated atop a small hill, all total about 6 feet above street level as were the other homes on my street which were arranged side by side. The fact that i was on a hill would have been good news if there were floods but at any rate, as im sure you can imagine, my driveway formed sort of a valley between "my hill" and the neighbor's hill. When i headed out to the car at 6am to make my 2 hour commute I discovered that about a 2 ft wide section of my driveway had been washed out, and the "ditch" that had now formed in the middle of my driveway was about 18 inches deep (i measured it to see how deep it was as it was full of water)! This "ditch" spanned the width of my driveway from one side to the other where water had been rushing down the street for the past 72 hours. I couldnt drive the car through the yard as it was a near vertical incline from the driveway into either mine or my neighbors yard and besides that im not driving my car in my yard after 3 days of rain even if i could as it would likely get stuck. of course the tropical storm had mostly unaffected my "base" about 90 miles away other than perhaps a few clouds and sprinkles here and there so when i called to report this unusual set of circumstances they thought i was crazy and would not allow me to drop my trip, or even a portion of it. I called around for about 30 minutes and located a vehicle i could borrow, my dad let me use his truck. He drove it to the house and parked in the street and i loaded up my bags and headed out dropping him off on the way out of town. I averaged about 90 mph on my way to work, and managed to make it to work about 5 minutes late assuring them over the phone that i was in fact inside the airport terminal but not quite to a computer where i could "sign in" for my trip. I wish i had my iPhone at the time... i would have taken several pictures and e mailed them instantly to my chief pilot asking him for either a solution to the problem or a PVD, PO or a dropped trip sequence. The insurance company that handled our property informed us that the area had been officially labeled as a "disaster area"... we had no out of pocket expenses and the entire driveway was replaced. __________________

09-22-10, 04:32 PM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,742 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I can't make it in today, I'm too busy working at the competitors across the town. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

09-22-10, 08:04 PM	#6
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Your late because I'm driving your train! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

09-22-10, 08:32 PM	#7
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Jury duty... __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

09-22-10, 12:03 PM	#2
Sammi79 XO Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Penzance Posts: 428 Downloads: 272 Uploads: 0	Yes I have heard nearly all of those more than once. Most commonly I get 'Me and my girlfriend just had an earth shattering row, I can't leave the house just yet' or 'I've been at the hospital all night, my girlfriend had a [insert dangerous female only condition of your choice here]' and of course the standard no phone call, which means I have to call you, and mostly get 'This is the O2 answering service, If you'd like to leave a' click why you gutless...grrr.. which annoys me more than blaming your girlfriend which is also pretty lame. My favourite of all time has to be 'But it's still dark outside!' - 'Yes, [name], it is still dark, so I take it you're still in bed then?' - 'I err... Oh sorry I thought you meant 5pm...' The first bit slew me though I just couldn't bring myself to be angry after that.

09-22-10, 12:09 PM	#3
The Third Man Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	What ever happened to..'I'm not feeling well, I'm not comming to work today'?

09-22-10, 08:51 PM	#8
TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	I like my boss's excuse for not having me come in to work last week. "The sales tax is due, so I don't have the money to pay you this week..." __________________