Late for work?
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I had a co worker once use the excuse that she could not come in because she was running a fever of 107 degrees. I asked if she was calling from the morgue. Our team got a good laugh out of that, but then she was known for exaggeration. Needless to say, she is no longer employed by our company.
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How about, "I no longer care about this job". I almost used that one once... almost.
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I try not to be late - but when I am - I just tell it like it is: I killed my battery in my car - or the cold did - I'm here now, and I have a new battery. I overslept - but I was coding until 4am - the project is done. I overslept - just did - no excuse... I overslept. Um... Yeah - over slept. Typically - if you're on time as a rule - being late is not usually a deal breaker and honesty goes a long way in my opinion... though consistantly honest late people do get fired as they should. :) :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Know way to many languages... master of none!
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As a developer, I haven't had to worry about what time I get in since about 1992. As long as I make the meetings and get my work done, nobody really cares.
SS => Qualified in Submarines "We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm". Winston Churchill
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I had a co worker once use the excuse that she could not come in because she was running a fever of 107 degrees. I asked if she was calling from the morgue. Our team got a good laugh out of that, but then she was known for exaggeration. Needless to say, she is no longer employed by our company.
"When I was a child, I had a fever... My hands felt just like two balloons" -Pink Floyd Seriously though, when I was a kid I had a fever of 105.. of course I was hallucinating a great deal and had my head placed in a tub of ice as I was rushed to the ER. Mind you, I couldn't have called into work without talking about the giant ants carrying pennies everywhere, but I wasn't dead :)
DrewG MCSD .Net
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As a computer savvy user, I set my IM client to fire up and log on precisely at the time I'm supposed to be at work! So, even if I'm a little late, it looks like I was on time! No excuses needed!
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"When I was a child, I had a fever... My hands felt just like two balloons" -Pink Floyd Seriously though, when I was a kid I had a fever of 105.. of course I was hallucinating a great deal and had my head placed in a tub of ice as I was rushed to the ER. Mind you, I couldn't have called into work without talking about the giant ants carrying pennies everywhere, but I wasn't dead :)
DrewG MCSD .Net
Children are able to sustain temperatures of 105. After reaching adulthood it is almost impossible to go over 103 without going into a coma. Not impossible but beyond uncommon. It isnt a linear progression with regards to body temp and severity. 99 degrees is a low grade temp, 101 is moderate, 102 becomes severe. 107 is death simply because in order to reach that temp on a thermometer your body has to literally burn up your internal organs. I only know all of this because my wife is in the medical field and when I relayed the story to her she cracked up laughing and proceeded to explain it all to me. I just thought 107 was high and seemed unreasonable, she explained it was virtually impossible.
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As a developer, I haven't had to worry about what time I get in since about 1992. As long as I make the meetings and get my work done, nobody really cares.
SS => Qualified in Submarines "We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm". Winston Churchill
I think that is actually in my job description :) Things around my office work much the same way. My boss looks at our yearly productivity and determines how well we have done. He has never watched the clock or worried about the times we come and go. We are probably much more productive because of it too.
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I try not to be late - but when I am - I just tell it like it is: I killed my battery in my car - or the cold did - I'm here now, and I have a new battery. I overslept - but I was coding until 4am - the project is done. I overslept - just did - no excuse... I overslept. Um... Yeah - over slept. Typically - if you're on time as a rule - being late is not usually a deal breaker and honesty goes a long way in my opinion... though consistantly honest late people do get fired as they should. :) :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Know way to many languages... master of none!
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Know way to many languages... master of none!
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As a computer savvy user, I set my IM client to fire up and log on precisely at the time I'm supposed to be at work! So, even if I'm a little late, it looks like I was on time! No excuses needed!
LOL - Though I got to tell you - the turning Idle Off - not a good idea - easy to spot the idle stealther's LOL - And a buddy of mine wrote a free utility that can spot "stealthed" yahoo people... So if your hiding in yahoo - you're not Safe! LOL
Know way to many languages... master of none!
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LOL
Know way to many languages... master of none!
I knew it! I knew that all my high school colleagues were lying just to skip class while I was telling the truth and nobody believed me! And the laughs, oh the laughs... Ha! But now I know everything! The whole world is a bunch of liars! The joke is on you you liars! :)
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