Have you ever made up an excuse so you wouldn’t have to join a meeting? If so… what was the excuse?

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Landlord/electrician/plumber stopping in and I need to be present.

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Have definitely used this too!

always! sick, dog/cat gotta go to er, dog/cat did diarrhea on my carpet, i gotta go to the er

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Omg one time this actually to me with my dog while on camera LOL

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A pipe has definitely burst once or twice. Or maybe a potential break-in.

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Omg a potential break in 😅

Sounds like someone's fishing for some more creative excuses to add to their toolbox mehehe

sometimes i take a whole day off too bc my grandmother/father is about to pass away or has to go to ER. can keep using this excuse if you job hop a lot :)

i believe my grandma has died about 6 times so far

Just normalize declining meetings.

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