i knew that i was going to be late this morning, so i stopped at the donut shop and brought ham & cheese croisants for the other three people here today -- it's hard to be mad at someone if they bring food
4. My ex-husband stole my car so I couldn't drive to work. we actually had a guy who's girlfriend did this to him when he wouldn't come home from the Elk's Lodge one evening.
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4. My ex-husband stole my car so I couldn't drive to work. (unfortunately I can see that happening)
10. I didn't have money for gas because all of the pawnshops were closed. (that's pretty much what it has come down to eh?)
...for Calling in Sick
9. An employee said he wasnt feeling well and wanted to rest up for the companys holiday party that night.
We have had employees call in sick that day but show up at the party. Our party is usually a 2fer. The actual party is on Sat but there are other activities at the hotel on Friday night as well.
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8. I didnt think I had to come in if I had time in my vacation bank. I thought I could take it whenever I wanted.
When I worked at the life insurance company, they had something like this. If you worked 10 weeks in a row without taking a sick day, you earned a full day off with pay that you could take whenever you wanted. All I had to do was call in and tell my supervisor I was taking my earned day. That was one of many great perks I had at that job.
8. I didnt think I had to come in if I had time in my vacation bank. I thought I could take it whenever I wanted.
When I worked at the life insurance company, they had something like this. If you worked 10 weeks in a row without taking a sick day, you earned a full day off with pay that you could take whenever you wanted. All I had to do was call in and tell my supervisor I was taking my earned day. That was one of many great perks I had at that job.
Oh, I like that, so that the people who don't take sick days all the time get rewarded for picking up others slack.
Yeah, it was a great incentive Mz. You'd be surprised at how many people couldn't make it through the 10 week period. Taking vacation days or these earned days didn't reset the count for the 10 week period, but sick days did.
I like the gas one. Especially now with our gas prices at 4.65 a gallon. I should call and say, here's a dollar. That's what it would cost me to come to work today.
Hey, it sounds like a good reason to me!
i knew that i was going to be late this morning, so i stopped at the donut shop and brought ham & cheese croisants for the other three people here today -- it's hard to be mad at someone if they bring food 
