• garretble@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    I have 100% called in sick from another state just as my friends and I were about to get on a gondola to go up to the top of a mountain.

    I was on the phone saying I felt terrible when “NEXT CAR ARRIVING” or something similar blared over a loudspeaker.

    “What was that?” they asked. “Oh, just the tv. fake cough

    • Omgpwnies@lemmy.world
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      3 hours ago

      I’ve done similar prior to the days of company-issued phones and company messaging platforms. These days, calling in sick is just a teams/slack/whatever message to my lead; no need to sound sick anymore!