How can I skip work?

[moeburn]

I want to go to the global marijuana march on May 5th, but I have work.

I have work tomorrow from 10AM to 6PM. I also live with my parents. I've also asked at work if I could have May 5th off, and I told my pothead coworker that I wanted to go to the march.

So the problems with calling in sick are:

Never done it before
People at work know I want that day off
One guy knows that I want to go to the marijuana march
Parents will know I'm perfectly healthy
I have to go in the day before to get my check, and I will be perfectly healthyWhat should I do?

[LIP]

Go in the day before coughing blood - erm, said blood can be fake if needed.

Problem solved. No one argues with blood. ;)

Now, while thats a joke, it's also my advice.

[slipknotpsycho]

erm.. i don't really know what to tell you otehr then it's YOUR job... it's not school... you can call in and say "i don't feel like coming in today, i've got the serious shits and this dude just showed up with an 8-ball..." and there's not really anything they can do short of firing you (with school you'd face legal complications)....

if i wanted off that bad, (depending on the job) i'd just tell them i'm taking hte day off.... i see people (through my wife's work, and when i worked at sonic, and johnny carinos) telling the bosses all the time they're taking hte day off.... the boss wasn't happy, but i never see anyoen get fired for it.... bosses have other ways of retaliation... giving you the shittiest assignments, hardassing you (breathing down your neck), shorting your hours... etc etc.... firing isn't the only thing bosses do to workers they're not happy with ya know...

[40oz]

Yea man, just tell your employer you got something to do and get someone to agree to cover for you the day you want off the next time you're at work. Easy.

[BlAzInIt4:20]

get someone to cover your shift, then the boss cant complain about being short of staff.. and if nething.. just say you have already made pans for that day and you need it off...i dunno my boss is pretty cool.. if i need it off i will get it off.. but im a work aholic.. iv been working alot since im in training to become manager of the store.. so0o.. good luck on that:jointsmile:

[moeburn]

OK I can't get anyone to cover for me, I already asked. There's only 3 guys, the rest are all girls. One of the guys is working the same hours as me already, and the other can't cover my shift. Girls can't cover my shift because I do heavy lifting.

I really like this job though, so I'd rather not get fired... If I were to call in sick, what exactly should I say? I've never done that before.

[slipknotpsycho]

OK I can't get anyone to cover for me, I already asked. There's only 3 guys, the rest are all girls. One of the guys is working the same hours as me already, and the other can't cover my shift. Girls can't cover my shift because I do heavy lifting.

I really like this job though, so I'd rather not get fired... If I were to call in sick, what exactly should I say? I've never done that before.

if you're faking sick, it's not about what you say, it's how you say it...

if you say in a cheerful-upitty voice "yeah man, here's the deal, i'm sick today so i ain't gonna be able to make it in" they're gonna know you're full of shit...

if you say in a strained voice "cough cough hey, do you think you ca-cough-n get anyoen to cover for me today? ~sigh indicating you're tired and worn out~ i'm not ~sniffle~ feeling too good...

~blah blah blah, this is where they say what they have to say (and they always have something t osay)~

well, i'm gonna try to get a doctor's appointment after i get off the phone with you, i really NEED you to get someone to cover fo rme today, i'll make up for it later... ~cough~

oh yeah, hold one nostril shut while on the phone (seriously, it will make a diffrence... if you do two, you risk sounding over elaborate... completely closing off one, is more then enough to simulate sinus problems (a more then common occurance among sicknesses...)

[BlAzInIt4:20]

if you have never called in sick before and this is your first.. theirs nothing they can really do but say ok and if they ask for a doctors note then ur fucked.. my work always asks for a doctors note... just say you have food poisoning It's able to get you within 24hrs. so their going to have to believe it.. And the one guy you told, just tel him to keep his mouth shut.. u should be good :-)

[cannabis campbell]

Lol well the only thing to do is

FUCK EVERYONE JUST GO!!

or ring in sick anyway they cant exactly say ooh no your not sick we know your lying they have no way of proving it lol

[geonagual]

Chop off your pinky finger:thumbsup: . They have to let you off then.

[slipknotpsycho]

Lol well the only thing to do is

FUCK EVERYONE JUST GO!!

or ring in sick anyway they cant exactly say ooh no your not sick we know your lying they have no way of proving it lol

no but they can be pricks and ask for doctors note (proof your sick)..

[halfassedjediknight]

theres a family emergency and you need to babysit.

[Kid Dynamite]

bosses have other ways of retaliation... giving you the shittiest assignments, hardassing you (breathing down your neck), shorting your hours... etc etc.... firing isn't the only thing bosses do to workers they're not happy with ya know...

Very true...i doubt you'll get fired for taking the day off, but if you leave your work in the lurch then expect to get the shitty end of the stick for a while...

[MastaChronic]

dog, i dont know where you work....you possibly mentioned where and i didnt catch it...idk...anyways but when a guy skips work at my job it hurts everything and people start hating on this individual.
btw i do construction so my job is already hard and when somebody isnt there it makes things way more difficult...almost like a three legged dog

[Samwhore]

Say you have to present a final project at school and must miss work.

[NightProwler]

dude omg okay i know what you gotta do, BITE into an onion and get someone to slap you in the face and then make the phone call chweing the onion. for some reason i think you'd sound sick lol.

im serious dude do it. or get some stingy eyedropss too. i just popped in these bauche and lomb eyedrops the sting like shit and make me sound like aye hab a could.

[smokebomb]

when you get the check the day before mention to a couple co workers your head hurts then the next day call in and say you have a migraine not much they could say about that it is impossible to work with a migraine

[A Scanner Darkly]

Yeah I like that suggestion of a family emergency and needing to babysit.

Just be like "I'm sorry but taking care of my niece is more important to me than coming to work tomorrow" at the end. No fucker is gonna make you work if you say "______ died" and that you need to watch a young relative.

[Purple Banana]

oh yeah, hold one nostril shut while on the phone (seriously, it will make a diffrence... if you do two, you risk sounding over elaborate... completely closing off one, is more then enough to simulate sinus problems (a more then common occurance among sicknesses...)

I DO THAT TOO!

All of the above advice is good :thumbsup:

EDIT: GMM is on a SATURDAY, right? On weekends, about 80% of doc offices are closed- do the 24 hour food poisoning, maybe eat Italian or meat at lunch at work, then feign stomach problems during the rest of the shift, and then call in with food poisoning :D

[Reefer Rogue]

I've said i had a cold before and i got to miss a couple days. I actually did faint at the doctors office which got me out of work aswell, for a day, so you could claim that happened. I highly doubt you'd get fired even if you just didn't turn up because they'd prob just give you a written warning or something. Call in, pretend to have a splitting headache and your stomach hurts, you can do it dude. Just say, this isn't me man, you know, i feel awful, sorry about this but i can't come in today.

[thcbongman]

Just say you want the day off. What's the harm?

That's all I had to do, I mean I had some legitimate business to take care off earlier, but chillin' out for the rest of the day, ahhh ;) Most employers wouldn't mind.

[Oneironaut]

Here's what you do. Get a jar of spaghetti sauce. Call them up, and tell them you have wicked bad diarrhea as you pour the spaghetti sauce into the toilet. They're going to be so grossed out that asking you to come in is going to be the last thing on their mind.

[Purple Banana]

Here's what you do. Get a jar of spaghetti sauce. Call them up, and tell them you have wicked bad diarrhea as you pour the spaghetti sauce into the toilet. They're going to be so grossed out that asking you to come in is going to be the last thing on their mind.

The first thing that will be ON their mind is when he walks through the door the next day, and gets odd looks for calling out of work while taking a dump on the toilet, haha.

[thecreator]

Switch shifts but if you can't go you can't go. Think about it this way if you go you miss work and fall into the negative stereotypes about tokers. Anyway I'm all for any decisions you make.

[ukmonkey]

learn from your mistakes.
go to work, next time don't tell them beforehand just call in sick. Don't use a sickie if the know you want that day off, it's begging for trouble.

[moeburn]

Yeah forget it, I'm just gonna go to work. Too risky, and the GMM sounds kinda lame anyway.

[RedLocks]

Step 1: Wake up early
Step 2: Find a Belt
Step 3: Find a Meat Cleaver
Step 4: Wrap Belt around wrist tightly just in case you pass out during step 5
Step 5: Cut off a finger
Step 6: Call work and tell them you cut your finger off making breakfast
Step 7: Go to hospital and get it sewed back on
Step 8: Enjoy you day off!

[Captain Hanks]

Yeah forget it, I'm just gonna go to work. Too risky, and the GMM sounds kinda lame anyway.
Seriously!? What kind of newb are you? People often get sick randomly at night, you can call in early Saturday morning and tell them it hit you last night, and that you will be taking the day off so that you can make it in by monday. As far as your parents go, tell them that you made a deal with a buddy at work to switch shifts for this Saturday because you and a couple friends wanted to go on "nature hike". It's your life and your allowed to call a day off every now and then. That should solve all problems.:rasta:

[moeburn]

Seriously!? What kind of newb are you? People often get sick randomly at night, you can call in early Saturday morning and tell them it hit you last night, and that you will be taking the day off so that you can make it in by monday. As far as your parents go, tell them that you made a deal with a buddy at work to switch shifts for this Saturday because you and a couple friends wanted to go on "nature hike". It's your life and your allowed to call a day off every now and then. That should solve all problems.:rasta:

I COULD go to the GMM. I could be surrounded by people who frown upon me because I look like I'm 15 (even though I'm 18). I could get high surrounded by cops. I could come home partly blazed to my parents who are just looking for a reason to send me back to rehab. I could skip work even though everyone would know I was skipping. I could get extremely paranoid...

OR

I've got a better idea. I bought a nice 20 sack, and I'm just gonna blaze in the comfort of my own home at night, watch some downloaded TV shows, and munch on some Sun Chips.

Next year, I'll book the day off early, and I'll go to the GMM. Maybe I'll even help organize it, I love this kind of activist stuff. Hopefully there will be another one next year.

[thecreator]

Step 1: Wake up early
Step 2: Find a Belt
Step 3: Find a Meat Cleaver
Step 4: Wrap Belt around wrist tightly just in case you pass out during step 5
Step 5: Cut off a finger
Step 6: Call work and tell them you cut your finger off making breakfast
Step 7: Go to hospital and get it sewed back on
Step 8: Enjoy you day off!

Hello my Jewish brethren!!!!!!!!:thumbsup: If your not Jewish I am truly sorry for mistaking your race & or lumping you in with mine.This more than likely`is an occurrence that happens weekly of not daily.

I thought that step stuff was real when I first started reading it. I'm following it, step 4 seems a bit strange but still plausible. then WTF lol were dying here in Tampa:hippy: Thanx for the laugh......I owe ya one.