excuses

[Guest]

Another friend of mine rang work one day and came up with the excuse that he couldn't get out of the house as his loving mother had put the dead locks on and inadvertently taken his keys as well. He followed this up with the fact that he didn't have a key to the window locks either. Rather amazingly his boss on the other end said that the same thing had happened to him and for my mate not to worry about coming in that day. So he, me and the rest of us who had all rang in sick as well carried on the sesh. You can't beat being on the sesh and getting paid for it.

I know it's not for everyone but I do feel that a disregard for one's employer is a healthy thing.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

but then don't act as if it's unfair if they have a disregard for you

Edited January 29, 2014 by Yoghurt on a Stick

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

Just think this is making a terrible mockery of people who are genuinely ill with stress which is a serious issue and it's effects mentally and physically severe

[Guest]

I don't act like that. I normally fully relish every attempt they try in that direction. String them up with their own policies and procedures is my approach. As well as any other tools you can bring to bear. That said, despite my complete success over the years, I'll admit to having my first experience of foreboding about my next scheduled clash with them. I am trying my hardest to get made redundant in a re-structure they are having. I sense they may be automatically monitoring my on line work etc. The logic behind this is that they get out of paying me a fair whack of redundancy pay if they can pin something on me. My thoughts on this would be to seek out detail using the Freedom of Information Act. If it's just me that they are monitoring (and there's every chance that it is) then there's a discrimination issue at the very least. If that line of approach failed then there's a few PR cards I have up my sleeve that the top brass wouldn't want the public knowing about. Oh, and I joined a union two days before the re-structure announcement was made public. I normally fight my own battles but I have spoken to them and they are willing to represent me, even though I only just scrapped through on being eligible, given my timely membership application. I may well lose this fight but you've got to give it a bash just to feel alive I think. As Russy says, fuck them, fuck them all.

Edited January 29, 2014 by tonyblair

[Guest]

Having said all that... doing your back in seems to be a difficult excuse to check up on.

Just be glad you're not in Italy. They send doctors round to your home to check you are actually ill

[russycarps]

I don't act like that. I normally fully relish every attempt they try in that direction. String them up with their own policies and procedures is my approach. As well as any other tools you can bring to bear. That said, despite my complete success over the years, I'll admit to having my first experience of foreboding about my next scheduled clash with them. I am trying my hardest to get made redundant in a re-structure they are having. I sense they may be automatically monitoring my on line work etc. The logic behind this is that they get out of paying me a fair whack of redundancy pay if they can pin something on me. My thoughts on this would be to seek out detail using the Freedom of Information Act. If it's just me that they are monitoring (and there's every chance that it is) then there's a discrimination issue at the very least. If that line of approach failed then there's a few PR cards I have up my sleeve that the top brass wouldn't want the public knowing about. Oh, and I joined a union two days before the re-structure announcement was made public. I normally fight my own battles but I have spoken to them and they are willing to represent me, even though I only just scrapped through on being eligible, given my timely membership application. I may well lose this fight but you've got to give it a bash just to feel alive I think. As Russy says, fuck them, fuck them all.

[ICGenie]

I know it's not for everyone but I do feel that a disregard for one's employer is a healthy thing.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

I dont think they can fire you for internet usage on the spot, even if it is against your company's IT rules. I believe you'd have to get a warning or two first (unless you're looking at something illegal like child porn). So they couldnt cite this as a reason to stitch you up over redundancy.

Of course they have myriad of other unfair ways to fuck you over if they wanted, it just probably wont be this way

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

ps.. i still thing saying your dad has died is crossing a line

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

Fine, if it's "one's employer" who suffers. I have scant regard for the company I work for particularly as they are making me redundant at the end of the year. But if I throw a sickie on a payment run date it's not the company that suffers. It's my colleagues and friends who have to cover for me.

[rischbrit]

But if you do call in 'sick' over the festival make sure you take off wrist band before your return to work

[stuartbert two hats]

But if you do call in 'sick' over the festival make sure you take off wrist band before your return to work

[Sofa]

Your Boss will know where you have been anyway ,he/she will smell it on you ....

[LondonTom]

Your Boss will know where you have been anyway ,he/she will smell it on you ....

[ICGenie]

I understand what you are saying, but for a short term absence very little of my work gets covered. It's just waiting for me when I get back.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

I'm very glad for you. For other people (especially on specific days where specific things need to happen) throwing a sickie is basically a case of putting other people in the shit.

[ICGenie]

The graveyard is full of people who thought they were indispensable.

[stuartbert two hats]

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It is full of even more people who could never give a shit about others. I know which I'd rather be.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

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It is full of even more people who could never give a shit about others. I know which I'd rather be.

[ICGenie]

Hey, all I'm suggesting is that people should be nice to each other and be less selfish from time to time. I happen to think it would make the world a better place.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

Hey, all I'm suggesting is that people should be nice to each other and be less selfish from time to time. I happen to think it would make the world a better place.

[Matt42]

Say you were on your way to work and woke up in a farm

[formed a band]

I don't use a works computer for accessing the internet / going on efests all the time, so they can't get me on that one. However, as you say they'll, no doubt, have a myriad of ways to fuck me over. Or at least try to. In the mean time I continue to make a pain in the arse of myself in the hope that they'll just take the easy option and make me redundant. One can dream.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

That won't happen. Not sure why people take the money from those that make them so uncomfortable and unhappy. It's not getting one over, it's just dancing to Their tune.

Since you spend so much time at work find a jp job you like instead

[russycarps]

That won't happen. Not sure why people take the money from those that make them so uncomfortable and unhappy. It's not getting one over, it's just dancing to Their tune.

Since you spend so much time at work find a jp job you like instead