Call in Sick

Everybody has a day when you just need the day off.

Some days you might not want to call your boss to say, I want the day off. You might just want to use a sick day.

Steps

 * 1)    Get up early in the morning to make your phone call - around 4:30 in the morning.
 * 2)    At this time, call when you just get up to make it sound like you are sick.
 * 3)    Tell your boss that you are sick and cannot get out of bed but should be better after an extra day of rest.
 * 4)    Hang out. Catch up on extra sleep. Have Fun!
 * 5)   Set up the scenario a day or so beforehand. Complain of headaches, mention you're suddenly feeling cold, can't eat lunch etc.
 * 6)    Don't get partners/spouses to call in sick for you - it's a dead give away!
 * 7)    Try hanging upside down over the side of the bed when you make your call, you'll instantly sound sick and the dizziness will make you sound flustered mid-conversation.
 * 8)    If all else fails, call in early and say you've awoken with a shattering migraine, at least you'll get the morning off.
 * 9)    Say you've fallen over and you have lower back pains, you can't prove this and its quite easy to fake- I do it sometimes when i just can't be bothered getting up! Just talk to your boss on the phone while standing up, and put your head really far back while talking. It should make you sound in pain and tired. Hope this helps!

Tips

 * Only call in sick if you are genuinely ill or when it's other genuine circumstances e.g. bereavement, death of a close family member. NEVER throw sickies (calling in sick when you are not ill),  as throwing sickies is dishonest and deceitful and if caught out,  you could land yourself in serious trouble and worse, lose your job and remember personnel and management DO keep an eye on sickness absences, how long people have been off sick for and their frequency and patterns of being off sick.
 * Depending on what type of firm you work for, some firms will say ring on the first and fourth days you are off sick,  and some firms will say ring in every day for the first week and also for past seventh day (if past the seventh day, when you have to send in a sick note from your doctor)
 * You can self-certify for the first seven days (the first week). If you are still off sick beyond that time,  you must go and get a sick note from your doctor and send in your sick note to your work.
 * When you return to work you will fill in a sickness absence form and you will have a return to work interview which will be done by your line manager or the next in line if your line manager is off work.

Warnings

 * If you call in sick too often; this will make your employer leery about all sick calls and cause him/her to tighten the reign on everyone else.
 * When you call don't make it seem like you can't go to work the next day, make it short and sweet.
 * Personnel and management do keep an eye on everyone's sickness absences, how long they have been off sick for and how often they take time off sick and also they look for patterns as well.  Warning signs can include:
 * Having more than 3 occasions off sick in the first three months.
 * Having time off sick every month.
 * Taking a sick day when you have been refused annual leave/a flexi day.
 * Taking sick days on Mondays/Fridays in order to get a long weekend.
 * Taking sick days on the day before/day after your automatic day off work, in order to make it longer.
 * Unexplained stories/tales of unexplained illnesses/ailments that can make your boss/management/personnel doubtful.
 * To ensure that you are being truthful about your sickness, you may be asked to do the following:
 * To get a sick note from your doctor and send it to your works to prove that you have been GENUINELY ill.
 * Referral to the works doctor.
 * Referral to an occupational therapist (OT)
 * You may undergo an intense return to work interview to get to the truth and the root of things.
 * You may be monitored more, and to make sure you cut down on sickness absences, not to do it in patterns, and to only go off sick when you are GENUINELY ill and if the rules are broken you may be in more serious trouble and worst of all lose your job.
 * ALWAYS be truthful and honest when calling in sick and also when you have your return to work interview and ALWAYS put the correct information on your sickness absence form.    Lying and giving false information and declaration is grounds for serious trouble and worse, losing your job.
 * Make sure you don't call in sick to much, because you will usually have to make up work, and that will make the rest of the day stressful.
 * To avoid ringing in and also to avoid a return to work interview and also to avoid having your line manager and/or anyone else on your case, take your time off as either annual leave/flexi day - It is more honest and genuine than throwing sickies/abusing off sick.

Related Tips and Steps

 * How to Aid a Sick Family Member
 * How to Rarely Get Sick
 * How to Be Respectful of Your Family