What's the worst thing you've done to get out of work for the day? We've all had that job that we just hated, and needed an emergency relief day.

Well there was that one time a long long time ago when I was out at a concert drunk as a skunk the night prior and emailed in to my team lead that I'd be out first thing in the morning and promptly shut my laptop and went back to sleep.

What I didnt know was I shut my laptop before the email sent. So I never called out. I just didnt show up. And then when they called me, I didn't answer. Nor did my partner [my first emergency contact] because both our phones were on vibrate in another room.

My second emergency contact was my father who was a couple thousand miles away on holiday.

So when my REALLY hungover behind finally woke, there was several voicemails from my dad, my lead, my manager, a few of my coworkers, text messages.

MORTIFIED.

I always CC myself when I email out now to make sure it goes through. I don't text because lead didnt get that another time and called me.

I always show up to work. I’ve had to miss 2 days, because I scratched my eyeball and had to recover from that. I had 2 days off following that so 4 days and I was good to go. Had to take antibiotics that went in my eye, which I managed by taking my lunches and breaks.

well its not that i wanted to go home.. i passed out at work for some wierd reason. I did not want to go to ER since i dont want people know im trans.. i was pretty much forced to go.. it was akward for awhile after that.

Years ago i was working at a shop. The atmospheres was horrible. I siad i had to go to the doctor. Lol! I went swimming with my dog instead.That was a beautiful day!

Had 6 weeks off due to my fathers death...he wasnt dead at all.

I only missed work in over 30 years if I was having surgery or was recovering from surgery. I was lucky to never get sick.

Rolled my clothes in my bag, sneaked out the office and changed in a remote bathroom of the building and left.

Aside from going to an interview to get another job, called in to get some more nookie.

Told i had a death in family, ( I was idiot back then in my late teens)

Once I kinda made myself like to get out of work like 2 hours early . Lol

I can’t think of anything I’ve done that was bad to get out of work. I guess I’ve lied? I’ve had nightmares so bad that I had to take the next day off, and said I was sick instead.