Being sick excuses #2 - Emergency dental work anyone?
Party too hard last night? Just stay up too late and didn’t get enough sleep? Wish you could go into work a few hours late without getting in trouble? You can!
Calling in and saying you overslept and are going to be late will only get you written up for being ‘tardy.’ But an easy way to miss a good half day of work is to call in the morning and tell your boss that one of your fillings in your teeth fell out last night and you have GOT to go to the dentist because it is KILLING you. Anyone that has ever had this happen to them for real (me, thank you) will understand the pain and urgency to get thee to the dentist with a quickness.
You tell them that the dentist doesn’t open until 9 a.m. and you are going to call them as soon as they open. And, of course, you’ll be in as soon as you get done at the dentist. But wait you say, how am I going to pull it off since my face won’t be numb? Well, if you’re doing this because you’re hung over you will probably look like your face is numb, ya lush, so no worries there. If not, well, if anyone asks you can just say that the numb face thing always wears off on you pretty quickly. People will groan about how lucky you are instead of suspecting you are pulling their leg.
One of the great things about this excuse is that employers seem less likely (in my experience) to ask for notes from dental visits as opposed to doctor visits. But not to worry, for if you do encounter that you will be able to make your own note using the template that I willl be posting to the site soon.
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