2007-07-17 06:28:22 · 8 answers · asked by *TiNK* 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Other - Careers & Employment
The plumber answer is good. If you have children, child being sick is good. Father/mother/brother/sister was in car accident/passed out/has had seizures/ and in emergency room(will not work in a small community with only one or few hospitals).
Also, just being honest and say you will not going to be able to make it in. If asked, state you have some personal problems that need to get solve. I always respected this (could have been marriage problems, legal problems, and etc.--things that I had not right to know or wanted to know).
As an employer I disliked the following excuses, car problems(I would always reply-- you are going to need the money to get it fixed, I will come and pick you up), sudden death in family when they did offer to bring in an obit(unless it was a child or spouse).
As an employer I looked for trends before really becoming to concern about call ins--most of my employees work as a team and will pitch in to fill in for the missing employee.
I tend not to tolerate trends--employee can not work a full month, a full week, call in on Mondays or Fridays. I hire a person for the following reasons: They solve more problems than they create, they make me money, or they can do both solve problems and make me money.
2007-07-17 07:51:29 · answer #1 · answered by oldcorps1947 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you, or your very young minor children are not deathly sick?
None.
If you work in a school / around children?
Bad cold or flu...measels, chicken pox, etc...
If you work around adults?
Anything that would cause you to not be able to do any real work (i.e.: flu, really bad cold, measels, chicken pox, etc)...
If you live in Ontario (or any other place that the Labour Act mandages "Stress/Mental Health Days")...
A hangnail...as long as you have days left.
That's about it... :D
2007-07-17 06:36:45 · answer #2 · answered by jcurrieii 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an honest one. lol.....actually to get away from doctors notes, and all that, always give a four hour notice, its just respectful of your boss, and tell them that your washing machine exploded and you need to be there for the plumber, or if you need more time off, family emergency the next two towns over. just dont get caught riding around...lol
2007-07-17 06:36:28 · answer #3 · answered by evil princess of darkness 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would just try to make it throught the day - and be happy that I wasn't sick. But the plumber is a good idea.
2007-07-17 06:41:33 · answer #4 · answered by Nan74 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should only miss work for genuine reasons and emergencies, if you don't miss very often, then your employer is more apt to give you time off when you need it.
2007-07-17 06:37:29 · answer #5 · answered by arrianna_vt 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Family emergency. Then when they ask specifically say nicely "I'd really rather not discuss it if thats okay."
2007-07-17 06:31:30 · answer #6 · answered by MissKaylaDisney 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are sick, a family member dies.
2007-07-17 06:33:19 · answer #7 · answered by jennybaratta2002 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
flu or food poisoning.
2007-07-17 06:35:30 · answer #8 · answered by draco3838 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋