My fiancé is going in for a job interview tomorrow and does not want his present company to know about him possibly leaving yet. He planned on calling in sick tomorrow, but what does he say? I know people are going to say... just tell the truth... but in his line of work, that will not work right now.
2007-06-13 09:06:52 · 23 answers · asked by CaliforniaLove 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
I always call first thing upon waking ,because you always sound groggy in the morning it kinda gives a little added touch.And then I try and leave it as vague as possible something along the lines of " I wont be in today I don't know what is wrong with me, I just woke up feeling awful." That way when you do get to work they cant try and trip you up by saying "How's your head today?" and you answer them not remembering you told them you had a stomach bug or something then they know you were just lying to get out of work. Most places don't really want a lot of details ...at least none of the places I worked at.
2007-06-13 09:26:17 · answer #1 · answered by fire_fly0434 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I won't use a sick day cause you may inevitably need it. You know how karma is.
If you have personal days, I would use that and simply call and say that I need to use a personal day today and leave it at that.
I'm the boss and I prefer if my employees simply tell the truth and use the days as intended. If you are sick, then just call in sick and say you don't feel well. If something else has come up and you need to do that instead of work, simply say I need to take a personal day. I don't ask any questions. I find that by not probing, my employees appreciate it and tend not to abuse it.
2007-06-13 10:11:55 · answer #2 · answered by chicory bean 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Regardless of the outcome of tomorrow, in the future, he should ask for a day off for a doctor visit. No one is told at the last minute that they have an interview. He knew ahead of time so he could've mentioned a "doctor's appointment" a week ago.
Aside from that, does it have to be him that's actually sick? A few months ago I wanted to leave early from work for personal reasons and I lied and told my supervisor that my mother had just phoned and said my dad was in the ER. Something like that might work.
There are options besides calling in and saying he's sick when he's not.
2007-06-13 09:22:04 · answer #3 · answered by Sinclair 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I understand him not wanting his current employer to know, I'm the same way (especially the last job...my supervisor would have a breakdown at even the thought of me leaving - and when I finally told her I was leaving, she did exactly that. In the past though, when I had an interview lined up, I'd just tell my boss or whatever, that I had an appointment (doctor, dentist, vet for my cat, take my grandmother somewhere, school for meeting with an advisor, even court - well, that was a legit one...several have been legit at some point or other, but used for interviews as well).
2007-06-13 09:12:07 · answer #4 · answered by Sunidaze 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was searching for my new job, I always arranged the interview at a time when I could conveniently come into work late or leave early. I would not call in sick, but rather say I was going to be late, or would have to leave early for an eye doctor appointment. It was so easy, plus being a salaried employee, I didn't even get docked pay.
2007-06-13 09:17:44 · answer #5 · answered by John D 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Just say that you are not feeling well and won't make it in that day. Or can pull the old had some bad chinese food and got sick. I've gone on interviews while I was still employed in the past it isn't that hard. I usually said I had a doctor's appt or something so that I did not miss the whole day just the hour or two for the interview.
2007-06-13 09:10:51 · answer #6 · answered by shorty19775 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
When it comes to calling out of work to go on an interview, the last thing to do is be honest, just in case the interview doesn't meet your expectations!!! Just call when the boss gets there, and say, I'm not feeling well today, I hope to be feeling better and to be in tomorrow, or if it's a morning interview, he could even say, "If I'm feeling better after I 'sleep a little more,' I'll be in later."
Good luck on his interview!
2007-06-13 09:17:20 · answer #7 · answered by katiegirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as he has unused sick time, he should simply call his boss, say "I'm not feeling well today and would like to take a sick day". If the boss asks what is wrong, perhaps he could say he has food poisoning? That is definitely something that would cause someone to stay home, and only last about 24 hours.
Good luck!
2007-06-13 09:16:53 · answer #8 · answered by LP 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe he can say he has a medical appointment, that way he can miss a few hours of work and not have people asking if he is feeling better all day. Most decent people will not probe about what kind of medical appointment or what happened there. Once he starts lying about symptoms, it snowballs and he will get caught.
2007-06-13 10:23:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to manage a group of people, and the calls I got were usually WAY more detail than I needed (e.g. "My shrink just put me on new medication for my depression & anxiety, and I'm so paramoid that I'm afraid to get in my car." or "I have the runs and just got out of the bathroom to call you." ). I usually preferred calls like "I'm just too sick to make it in today." or "I really think it's best if I take a sick day today."
2007-06-13 09:11:28 · answer #10 · answered by phillipa_gordon 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋