Besides being sick, what's a good excuse to miss work or work from home for an interview?

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You need something that doesn’t allow for somebody to call you. Waiting for delivery means you are available to work and be contacted, right in the middle of your interview.

Sickness and drs appointment on top of that is good. Then take the next day off as “recovery” but make yourself available for emails and calls so people actually feel like you’re powering through. You’ll look, dare I say, heroic.

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"I need a personal day," is a complete sentence in and of itself.

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Broken dishwasher, broken pipe, broken washing machine.... anything water related will get you out. And of course you didn’t answer your phone or email since that was the exact moment maintence was at your place

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"I died and have to attend the funeral" gets them everytime

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@acd3 lol me neither!

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OH NO MY DISHWASHER EXPLODED

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Death

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There’s another e.coli romaine lettuce outbreak. Just eat salad (maybe from Chipotle?) in front of your boss and claim diarrhea.

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My cousin got engaged, I have to leave early and drive three hours to get to the engagement party. And I'm wearing a suit to work for it.

Or, if it's a morning one - a bris (Jewish circumcision). Doesn't matter if you're Jewish, just say your childhood friend is. And you wore a suit to the bris, then came to work afterwards.

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How about keep it simple - you need to attend to a personal matter? Or you need to take a personal day. You are not obligated to give details. Just say whether you are available to do work or not and when.

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Your cat died.

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Sibling emergency/family emergency/landlord being a pain/leaky pipes in your dingy New York apt...

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Explosive diarrhea

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@AD1 - I’m not a guy

The flimsier the excuse, the better. Let em dangle.

Verizon people are coming

Use your pet

Dying person in your family, home inspection by the state.

Couch delivery so you need to wfh

It's a family emergency.

just be careful with the WFH and then disappearing for a few hours...

Plumbing issue in your apt 👌

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