What excuse can I use to get a half day off work?
I have an interview Monday morning and I need an excuse to give to the boss to get the morning off. But I can't use workmen coming to the house, that was the excuse for an interview last week. It can't be going to the docs, as I am in the middle of treatment and am not due back to the docs until the following week. It can't be the dentist, was there last month. It can't be the opticians either, my opticians is just up the road from work and wouldn't take all morning.
Help! Officially I don't have to give a reason but it is good manners to, but then again I hate lying. What a state to get in! Can anyone give me some common sense and a way out of my dilemma.
All excuses gratefully received :)
Answers:
Won't be in today..I was up all week-end with this new guy I met and I didn't get any sleep.if you know what I mean!
Tell the boss a filling came out of your tooth and you are in excruciating pain and the dentist will be phoning you back if he has any cancelled appointments.
Say you have hemorrhoids (piles) - hard one to prove :)
Constipation has made you a walking time bomb :)
Food poisoning from the night before and you have explosive diarrhea!
Someone broke your window last night and you can't leave the house until it's fixed.
Stubbed your toe and have to get a splinter removed from under your toenail.
Mother-in-law is in hospital.
Someone slashed your car tyres.
Can't get the car started.
Radiator leaked overnight - drying out the carpets and waiting for a plumber or the washing machine flooded.
OR..PMS (Post murder syndrome and they would be better off without you for the day).
Q.What the difference between a woman on PMT and a terrorist?
A. You can reason with a terrorist!! :)
ps. good luck with the interview.
Phone in DEAD
have one of your family members to call you at your job and say they have a flat and their way out in the country and do not have the money for it to be towed.
Tell your boss you have to go see the "womens doctor". He won't ask for further information..
Good luck at the interview!
come and work for my company.i would make sure you could have a half day off when ever you liked..x
ladies problems
Two perfect excuses.
You're a woman. so.
"female problems" a _heavy flow_ day.
especially if your boss is a man.
OR
Diarrhea
NOBODY would question you. Just walk like you're hurting 'back there'
good luck on the interview
How about "I've got an interview for another job on Monday and I need the morning off. I'm happy to take it without pay"
That way you don't have to lie.
Could the rest of you explain to me. What's the difference between lying to get paid time off work, and going into the petty cash and helping yourself to half a day's pay?
Key got broken in lock and you are waiting outside your house for the locksmith. The aim here is to say that just enough of the key was left sticking out that somebody might have been able to turn it using pliers or whatever so it wasnt safe to leave it unguarded.
You slept in late.
Do you have any children or a sick family member? Use them as an excuse to leave work.
car broke down/ public transport late?
tyres been slashed is a good one. - if you have a car
shed/garage broken into(say nothing taken)(called a locksmith)
flood in home.
cant think of any more!
You car crapped out on the freeway and you are getting a jump from the Auto Club.
You call later to say that the jump didn;t take and you had to get towed to the shop to get the battery taken care of
You've got a maid coming in to do housecleaning and you need to be there since it's her first day on the job (show her where things are, what you'd like to have done, etc.)
I had to use that as a legitimate excuse one - that was the real reason I needed a half day from work.
Phone in Monday morning with diarreah and vomiting. Tell them you hope you will be better enough to come back on Tues.
sorry i slept in thought it was sunday
Just tell them that you have lost your social security card and you have an appointment to replace it, since that is government business they allow you to take the half day off, this one never fails..☺
root canal at the dentist. Works every time. No one can ever see it to know if its really been done and you need to take drugs to numb the pain so you need to go home after and sleep off the wooziness. One you can use again and again..
I must be on my fourth root canal this year! great stuff. .. just remember to keep track of how many you've had!! Good luck with the interview!
You have a dentists appointment.
You have a doctors appointment.
You have a sick relative in hospital.
You are sick in hospital yourself.
You were involved in a road traffic accident.
Your long lost sister has returned from a tropical country and you'd like to see her.
You simply don't want to be in work in the afternoon. You'd prefer to just have an afternoon off to recover, recooperate, and relax.
You have to attend a friends funeral: yes a monday morning is a strange time for a funeral, but your friend was rather eccentric anyway!
Good luck!
How about simply telling the truth ? You'll earn respect for it and only good things can follow.
Personal problems is always a good one, then you don't have to too specific. As long as you can be vague about marital problems, or test results, or something else that the boss won't pry into too much, you should be fine. This also has potential for future interviews, just elaborate on the same theme!!
Tell the truth, its always best. I would appreciate it better.
use like im sick or something and say its really contajous then u get the day off or u can say ur sick and go to work after ur interveiw go to work and say i feel better
If your future employer heard about this i wouldnt think he would want a lying employee with no backbone,sorry but you asked.
tell them that u have been abducted by aliens from planet sosdjbgka .but tell them not to worry you will be back at work the following day.that one worked for me .by the way they are coming for u nxt
Jury Duty (assuming he doesn't want to see the summons)
Appointment with your psychologist or gynocologist (he won't ask!)
Your sister/mother/grandmother had surgery and you need to drive her to the hospital and sign papers
You are a godmother and need to go to a Christening
Any religious holiday
1. Your boiler brokedown and your supplier has given you between x hrs to y hrs for their appointment so you need half a day off
2. There were some works around your premises and as a result you now smell gas leakage and also don't have a telephone line anymore. You have got in touch with them and they are coming to have a look. So you need to stay at home and wait for them.
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Help! Officially I don't have to give a reason but it is good manners to, but then again I hate lying. What a state to get in! Can anyone give me some common sense and a way out of my dilemma.
All excuses gratefully received :)
Answers:
Won't be in today..I was up all week-end with this new guy I met and I didn't get any sleep.if you know what I mean!
Tell the boss a filling came out of your tooth and you are in excruciating pain and the dentist will be phoning you back if he has any cancelled appointments.
Say you have hemorrhoids (piles) - hard one to prove :)
Constipation has made you a walking time bomb :)
Food poisoning from the night before and you have explosive diarrhea!
Someone broke your window last night and you can't leave the house until it's fixed.
Stubbed your toe and have to get a splinter removed from under your toenail.
Mother-in-law is in hospital.
Someone slashed your car tyres.
Can't get the car started.
Radiator leaked overnight - drying out the carpets and waiting for a plumber or the washing machine flooded.
OR..PMS (Post murder syndrome and they would be better off without you for the day).
Q.What the difference between a woman on PMT and a terrorist?
A. You can reason with a terrorist!! :)
ps. good luck with the interview.
Phone in DEAD
have one of your family members to call you at your job and say they have a flat and their way out in the country and do not have the money for it to be towed.
Tell your boss you have to go see the "womens doctor". He won't ask for further information..
Good luck at the interview!
come and work for my company.i would make sure you could have a half day off when ever you liked..x
ladies problems
Two perfect excuses.
You're a woman. so.
"female problems" a _heavy flow_ day.
especially if your boss is a man.
OR
Diarrhea
NOBODY would question you. Just walk like you're hurting 'back there'
good luck on the interview
How about "I've got an interview for another job on Monday and I need the morning off. I'm happy to take it without pay"
That way you don't have to lie.
Could the rest of you explain to me. What's the difference between lying to get paid time off work, and going into the petty cash and helping yourself to half a day's pay?
Key got broken in lock and you are waiting outside your house for the locksmith. The aim here is to say that just enough of the key was left sticking out that somebody might have been able to turn it using pliers or whatever so it wasnt safe to leave it unguarded.
You slept in late.
Do you have any children or a sick family member? Use them as an excuse to leave work.
car broke down/ public transport late?
tyres been slashed is a good one. - if you have a car
shed/garage broken into(say nothing taken)(called a locksmith)
flood in home.
cant think of any more!
You car crapped out on the freeway and you are getting a jump from the Auto Club.
You call later to say that the jump didn;t take and you had to get towed to the shop to get the battery taken care of
You've got a maid coming in to do housecleaning and you need to be there since it's her first day on the job (show her where things are, what you'd like to have done, etc.)
I had to use that as a legitimate excuse one - that was the real reason I needed a half day from work.
Phone in Monday morning with diarreah and vomiting. Tell them you hope you will be better enough to come back on Tues.
sorry i slept in thought it was sunday
Just tell them that you have lost your social security card and you have an appointment to replace it, since that is government business they allow you to take the half day off, this one never fails..☺
root canal at the dentist. Works every time. No one can ever see it to know if its really been done and you need to take drugs to numb the pain so you need to go home after and sleep off the wooziness. One you can use again and again..
I must be on my fourth root canal this year! great stuff. .. just remember to keep track of how many you've had!! Good luck with the interview!
You have a dentists appointment.
You have a doctors appointment.
You have a sick relative in hospital.
You are sick in hospital yourself.
You were involved in a road traffic accident.
Your long lost sister has returned from a tropical country and you'd like to see her.
You simply don't want to be in work in the afternoon. You'd prefer to just have an afternoon off to recover, recooperate, and relax.
You have to attend a friends funeral: yes a monday morning is a strange time for a funeral, but your friend was rather eccentric anyway!
Good luck!
How about simply telling the truth ? You'll earn respect for it and only good things can follow.
Personal problems is always a good one, then you don't have to too specific. As long as you can be vague about marital problems, or test results, or something else that the boss won't pry into too much, you should be fine. This also has potential for future interviews, just elaborate on the same theme!!
Tell the truth, its always best. I would appreciate it better.
use like im sick or something and say its really contajous then u get the day off or u can say ur sick and go to work after ur interveiw go to work and say i feel better
If your future employer heard about this i wouldnt think he would want a lying employee with no backbone,sorry but you asked.
tell them that u have been abducted by aliens from planet sosdjbgka .but tell them not to worry you will be back at work the following day.that one worked for me .by the way they are coming for u nxt
Jury Duty (assuming he doesn't want to see the summons)
Appointment with your psychologist or gynocologist (he won't ask!)
Your sister/mother/grandmother had surgery and you need to drive her to the hospital and sign papers
You are a godmother and need to go to a Christening
Any religious holiday
1. Your boiler brokedown and your supplier has given you between x hrs to y hrs for their appointment so you need half a day off
2. There were some works around your premises and as a result you now smell gas leakage and also don't have a telephone line anymore. You have got in touch with them and they are coming to have a look. So you need to stay at home and wait for them.
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