Sick excuse for workSick excuse for work How to make an effective call for a sick day… There is a right way and a wrong way and an unexcused absence can wreak havoc on your reputation if not handled properly. Your absence will affect the company more than you know because even the job that makes you feel invisible still has to be done. The burdens rests with your coworkers to pick up the slack so be careful in how you conduct yourself. Most employers will admit they are normally suspicious of anyone calling in sick to begin with but why make it worse with ill timed and selfish behavior? Here is an example of a typical bad rationale for calling in sick: Shift starts at 8 am and the call comes in at 8:05… Calls during this time to add dramatic effect….and avoid a live call..goes straight to voice mail.. “Hello, this is Julie and as you can see I am not there like I usually am at this time…I am soooo sorry, I have been trying to get it together but things just keep getting worse…late night I picked up my mother at the airport (here we go..the altruism card is played in order to get sympathy) and she was just so jet lagged the poor thing barely slept…I haven’t seen her in 2 years and was supposed to be this special thing but it was just ruined..I stayed up with her and came out to start my car this morning and I forgot to shut the headlights off…I am sooo sorry…but today is just not my day and I am sure if I was there I wouldn’t get much done anyway..is it okay if I just come in tomorrow?” Well…I have seen some variation on “if it involves a relative, it must be true” many times in my career… It amazes me that more than half the time this behavior is rewarded with “go ahead and handle your business”The other times..it is rudely rejected as manipulation and it really doesn’t matter if it is true or not..it is manipulation…The truth is..your employer had the position open when he hired you and it is based on the need for someone to fulfill some set of duties to help the company operate smoothly. It doesn’t matter if you have stress…it will start to affect your career..you will get fewer opportunities to get more responsibility and your career will stall as you are passed over for promotion. One day will not break you…but habitual absences will mark you as a malingerer. If you are sick and it is valid, there is nothing wrong with saying so because your illness may be contagious and cause numerous people to miss work. But the mental holiday mentality is an unfortunate and immature move…If you are so stressed out that you cannot work you need to review a couple of factors… Will I benefit from one day off? Will I come back feeling refreshed? Am I aware of the consequences? What message am I sending to my employer? A proper way of calling in during these circumstances might sound something like this: “Hello, this is Julie, I will not be in today, something came up that is unavoidable and requires my full attention. I will get it taken care of so I am back tomorrow at full strength”. " Sick excuse for work " written by Ken Bownes " Sick excuse for work " blogHow do you call for work sick excuses?Share it! " Sick excuse for work " - Most read articles |
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