Being sick excuse #7 - the sprained ankle
Now, before you say ‘oh, that won’t work’ let me explain. As we all know, having a sprained ankle is painful, and you can’t put pressure on it etc. So, technically, if you sprain your gas foot (aka your right one) then it would probably be too painful to drive to work. Guess that means you’ll have to stay home then.
Excuse - Sprained ankle
Symptoms - clearly a hurt foot, just remember which one you tell them it is
Limitations - you’ll most likely need a doctors note for this one, so use the template on this site. And you might want to come into work with a limp when you return.
Time - This can easily be done on a Friday, allowing you to come back to work on Monday with only a slight limp *wink, wink* But if you’re up to the challenge, start the fun on Thursday.
Dialogue - simply call and say you sprained your ankle pretty bad and you can’t drive with it, and you don’t have anyone that can drive you to work. or you could leave that part out if they know you live with someone and just say that the doc put you on bed rest. This is even more effective if you can say you injured it playing a sport, like soccer. Of course, make sure it’s not 20 degrees and snowing out if you use soccer as an excuse.
Frequency - I would not try to get away with this one too often. However, going the doctor’s note route will likely make it easier for you to get away with more than once.
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