Sick notes

11 May 2006

Just had a phone call from a friend who's had the day off work by throwing a sicky, now I may have mentioned him before (he's the one that was convinced he'd managed to follow my car on google earth as I drove from my house to his) confused

Did you sound convincing on the phone I asked?
His reply: Oh I didn't phone in sick I went in and told them I had a sore throat so I couldn't come in today, I like to give it that personal touch. :?
So to put things in perspective this guy can't drive a car so he walks everywhere, so he's just walked an hour to work told his boss he's got a sore throat so he can't work (he drives a fork lift FFS how does a sore throat affect that dunno

) and then promptley walked the 1 hour journey home again. :? :? :?
It got me thinking whats the lamest excuse you know of and thats worked when it comes to having a sneaky day off work?

11 May 2006

He sounds like the word muppet was invented for him! Kind of guy you send down to stores for a long weight and sky hooks.
Not a sick note but equally stupid, a freind of a friend's once said ' I want to build my own house so I can knock two rooms into one' .
H.x

11 May 2006

Sheddy........ If thats for real he needs help bless!
Not sure if this ones lame but its sure stupid.. A girls we know rang her boss to say she can't come in (Monday Morning) as she is really poorly at home. This is about 2 miles from her work..... The thing is the caller i.d showed her to be in a town about 150 miles away..... same place as her new boyfriends parents live and she had scrounged the afternoon off on the Friday previous to go there announcing all to her work mates!!! Yep summer has arrived lol!
Mike

11 May 2006

Quote by H-x
He sounds like the word muppet was invented for him! Kind of guy you send down to stores for a long weight and sky hooks.
Not a sick note but equally stupid, a freind of a friend's once said ' I want to build my own house so I can knock two rooms into one' .
H.x

ohhhh.........i need a new bubble for my spirit level........can anyone help! lol

11 May 2006

Don't even start about bubbles in spirit levels Kate.
My dad bought this fishing box the other day and proudly presented it to us after dinner to go through the contents. It was only then I realised that the thing left by the PC, which I though was the bibbly bit of a spirit level, was actually a fish bait rolleyes

:doh:
And I wondered why I couldn't get the gap to sit in the middle of the tube too! :doh: muppet. redface

12 May 2006

I'm all out of elbow grease.... anyone got some? lol

12 May 2006

Quote by poshkate
ohhhh.........i need a new bubble for my spirit level........can anyone help!

Now - here's the biggest problem I have with not being able to see, draw, or cut a straight, level line.
Never will I be able to say with a clear conscience "If you need a hand levelling up those two puppies, just say so"
:cry:

12 May 2006

Unfortunately I work for a company that is really " soft " on people who claim to be sick and for whatever reason, hands tied, labour turnover etc just accept this as a daily routine. But there was one girl two weeks ago turned up for work but did claim she wouldn't be in to work tomorrow ( her last day before the weekend ) because she thought she was going to be too ill to come in ! Crystal ball time ? Lazyitous, lame or just sticky back to the bed syndrome ( DB - don't go there wink

)

12 May 2006

sickies are for wimps!. Get in there and earn a crust!
you have pm blueeyes

12 May 2006

Quote by blueeyes6969
sticky back to the bed syndrome ( DB - don't go there )

Aaaaw - please :twisted:
It's not me .................. it's all Mr Sun's fault.
Honest.
innocent

12 May 2006

Quote by blueeyes6969
sticky back to the bed syndrome ( DB - don't go there )

Aaaaw - please :twisted:
It's not me .................. it's all Mr Sun's fault.
Honest.
innocent

Quote by lucyfingers
sickies are for wimps!. Get in there and earn a crust!
you have pm blueeyes

Believe me Mr fingers - I'd love to be back at work right now :twisted:

12 May 2006

Quote by dambuster
sticky back to the bed syndrome ( DB - don't go there )

Aaaaw - please :twisted:
It's not me .................. it's all Mr Sun's fault.
Honest.
innocent

Believe me Mr fingers - I'd love to be back at work right now :twisted:
:idea: Will write you a sick note and start ironing the nurse uniform :notes:

12 May 2006

I find it quite funny that his boss didn't point out the fact what has a sore throat got to do with not being able to operate a forklift!......

12 May 2006

Quote by da69ve
I find it quite funny that his boss didn't point out the fact what has a sore throat got to do with not being able to operate a forklift!......

Suffice to say he is only an agency worker and I've told him not to expect to be working there for long from now on. To put things in perspective the number of jobs heâ€™s had easily reaches 3 figures :shock: rolleyes

12 May 2006

Quote by da69ve
I find it quite funny that his boss didn't point out the fact what has a sore throat got to do with not being able to operate a forklift!......

Maybe he needs to shout at dumb-ass truck drivers to pull their curtains and move the roof bars lol

12 May 2006

Quote by dambuster
I find it quite funny that his boss didn't point out the fact what has a sore throat got to do with not being able to operate a forklift!......

Maybe he needs to shout at dumb-ass truck drivers to pull their curtains and move the roof bars lol

well i could certainly think of some good hand and finger movements to correct that one!

12 May 2006

i think this boss in question..must be a very forgiving typr......probably a piss taker them selves confused

Quote by mdr2000
Sheddy........ If thats for real he needs help bless!
Not sure if this ones lame but its sure stupid.. A girls we know rang her boss to say she can't come in (Monday Morning) as she is really poorly at home. This is about 2 miles from her work..... The thing is the caller i.d showed her to be in a town about 150 miles away..... same place as her new boyfriends parents live and she had scrounged the afternoon off on the Friday previous to go there announcing all to her work mates!!! Yep summer has arrived lol!
Mike

12 May 2006

dont you find that when most people ring in sick they could still come into work.. but when they are genuinally ill they come into work and pass on all the germs..i used to work in an office and everyone got 20 days sick pay and every year without fail there were 2 members of staff that had 20 days off sick.. not a day more or a day less..i just find that amazingly lucky that each year they are sick for exactly the same length of time..

12 May 2006

Quote by daveanddebbie69
dont you find that when most people ring in sick they could still come into work.. but when they are genuinally ill they come into work and pass on all the germs..

I used to have this when I was an aprentice, the last one they had before me retired 2 years after I started so you can imagine how many grumpy old men I had to work with, and trust me they could moan for england rolleyes

I'm not the type who has many days off so when I came in and was i'll they would moan about me spreading germs, however If I had one or 2 days off they would complain that "No one is ill for a few days, it couldn't be that bad so you could have come in". However heaven forbid should I take 3 or more days off as their response when i returned was "ffs when we saw you last you didn't seem that bad surely you could have come in or at least have just a few days off" :shock: dunno

:banghead:

12 May 2006

Quote by sheddy
dont you find that when most people ring in sick they could still come into work.. but when they are genuinally ill they come into work and pass on all the germs..

I used to have this when I was an aprentice, the last one they had before me retired 2 years after I started so you can imagine how many grumpy old men I had to work with, and trust me they could moan for england rolleyes

I'm not the type who has many days off so when I came in and was i'll they would moan about me spreading germs, however If I had one or 2 days off they would complain that "No one is ill for a few days, it couldn't be that bad so you could have come in". However heaven forbid should I take 3 or more days off as their response when i returned was "ffs when we saw you last you didn't seem that bad surely you could have come in or at least have just a few days off" :shock: dunno

:banghead:
i suppose it depends on the manager and how understanding he is.. u couldnt win there then...

12 May 2006

I've only ever been self employed.
What's sick pay?
What's holiday pay?
H.x

12 May 2006

Quote by H-x
I've only ever been self employed.
What's sick pay?
What's holiday pay?
H.x

OOOOOHH don't you bloody dare get me started on this one rolleyes

I've been living on fresh air for the last fookin month for those reasons confused

:roll:

12 May 2006

I'm sorry, try being a student, the government lend you money!
H.x

12 May 2006

Im the boss in my works and most people are pretty good, although we had one bloke working for us (nicest bloke you could meet, top bloke), he used to be late every day , he should start about 8am and he will stroll in , etc... (he lasted 2 years)

12 May 2006

Quote by H-x
I'm sorry, try being a student, the government lend you money!
H.x

Yeah, but what they forget to tell you is that once you graduate your income will be so low that your repayments will be less than the interest charges.
*wanders off muttering about crap pay in the NHS even after AFG*
Les x

12 May 2006

Quote by couple_ne2000
*wanders off muttering about crap pay in the NHS even after AFG*
Les x

ditto hunni