Well at least they can't fault you for being thorough!

It's okay man. He probably didn't answer until the last one

I was worried that your call was a actually a dream, so this doesn't seem so bad. imo better to be annoying than to no-call-no-show.

Call a 5th time and apologize

Loyal to a fault. Reminds me of those stories where the husband got put under anesthetics/black out drunk and his wife tried to do -something- and he told 'hey lady, I'm married' and she was all luvy-dovy after that.

I was fully expecting OP to have dreamt it and no-showed at work.

Yeah, I just tapped on this notification because the title reminded me of a time I called out sick, and then settled back into my sweaty, feverish, nightmarish fugue, relieved I’d gotten that out of the way; the next day I discovered I only THOUGHT I’d called out. Accidentally pulled a no-call-no-show. I still cringe about it.

You may now put “great at follow up” in the Skills section of your resume

Feel better! I want a follow up on this though haha

I might actually do this tomorrow morning… that would be pretty great.

I’ll guess I’ll probably give you 4 followups.

I thought this was going to be you called the wrong guy. Instead of the work line some Uber driver or ex-SO

Start by saying you're sick and calling off

OP: Hey…I’m not feeling so well..

Rep: I understand. Could you please provide your transaction number?

OP: Don’t think I’m going to make it in today…

Rep: Certainly. In order to best serve you, I will need to confirm your street address.

OP: I’ll keep you updated. Pry just that bug going around. Hoping to feel better tomorrow.

Rep: Are you calling in regard to your recent delivery from Wowza Burger and Poké?

OP: Thank you. Night night.

shit like this is why I call out the day before if I start feeling sick, including text messages my boss, and tell them if I feel better in the morning I'll make it in otherwise, don't expect me.

anytime they say text messages are not 'legitimate' way to call out, I just be like well it's documented that I sent it, and you reach out to me via text give me instructions so..

I've called in sick twice in my life and I would not have the second time if my wife hadn't forced my hand knowing I was sicker than I believed I was (I thought I could do it sick because I work from home and wouldnt get anyone else sick)

I always call in sick the night before because otherwise I might have to wake up early for no reason. Plus, that way my boss knows I'm not coming in as soon as she shows up to work at the ass-crack of dawn. I work at a daycare so knowing how many employees will be there is extremely important for legal reasons.

I wanna know what cold medicine this is for when I inevitably get this stupid flu that is going around my work, lol.

I'd like an update on what your boss says when you call to apologize.

Omg I was super sick and ended up texting my boss a super long message about how I really wanted her to believe that I was sick and she could FaceTime me if she wanted so I could prove it and how I was so sorry I was out for so long😂 and I didn’t even know I sent it until like two days later when I went to go text her again and omg the embarrassment 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

I once did a version of this with a very relaxed boss, luckily. Half-awake and fully delirious I sent off an email to let them know I was sick and wouldn't be coming in. A few hours later I got a phone call asking if I was OK because it's not like me to no show. Checked my history and I'd sent the email to myself.

I have done something like this too. I kept dreaming I called, then I would wake up and realize I hadn't called. So I would try again. Rinse and repeat.

Later I asked the lady who took the call if I did in fact call. She said I did. Once. (good thing I kept trying) She said I sounded delirious. I said I had been!

Also she wasn't the person I should have called. No idea why I called her! She did pass the message along though.

We still laugh about it.

I thought OP had the wrong number, too, at first! Also, happy cake day!!🎂

In my case it WAS a dream so I had to keep trying over and over. Kept waking up to realize I had only dreamt calling. It was brutal. I FINALLY called for real. But it took many tries.

I also used to dream I got out of bed, got dressed, etc. Then I would wake up and have to do it all over again for real. Made Mondays suck doubly.

I’ve done the same on occasion. Usually I’m running late to work and as I’m walking in I wake up. I have to do the morning over again but I guess I’m on time now, so idk.

I can call out via email, in fact it’s preferred so we have written time stamped confirmation from both staffer and supervisor! And I will use “schedule send” in gmail the night before so I don’t have to wake up

> so I figured I should just pound cold medicine and coconut water and get some sleep to try and get in to work today

Eh wtf, why would you try to go into work if you're feeling like that??

If you work from home you don't really have to call in sick..

Cv19 or drama queen ,go to doctor and get checked out instead on reddit for pity poor me shit

You can be too sick to do your job properly even if contagion isn't a worry. I'd hate to be on a call with a client while loopy from a fever.

Wut?

That’s great if you start feeling sick the day before, but if you wake up feeling sick how were you supposed to have predicted the future?

Dude, if you don’t want people telling their stories, why the fuck are you even on this sub? Not everything is for pity.

Do another COVID test in 3-4 days.

I once called out twice because I couldn't remember having called out. I was loopy on cough syrup and sounding drunk told my boss "I just need one more day" thankfully they knew I was sick and we all laughed about it. Hope you're already feeling better

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Oh mono is rough. I got it in high school and it was basically like sleepwalking/paralysis. Most of the solution after medicine was lots of sleeping, so that part was nice.

Lol 😭

Omg 😂🤣🤣🤣

Wicked stoned

Please tell me you’re a fellow new englander 😀

When I was running heavy shifts that I wasn't used to (12+ hours) this would happen to me all the time. My wife would wake me up, I'd very groggily get dressed and then... My wife would wake me up again saying that I HAD to get up or I'd be late. I was on fact, not up or dressed, just dreamed it all.

Epsom salt baths were a LIFESAVER when I had mono. Hope you feel better soon!!

Nova Scotia! So close enough!

"And sorry for not calling in yesterday."

Cause some people can’t afford to stay home

I read that as... 'Call a 5th time and just sneeze'

lmfao

Stuff like this happens to me all the time when I'm sleepy. I think I already sent that mail, but only thought I did. Well tbf most of that stuff happened back when I had to get up at 6am regularly. Anything before 10am is early for me. My brain just doesn't work before 8am.

I can see myself doing this lmao

Somehow I always feel a need to prove that I'm actually unable to go to work and not just faking it or being too dramatic. Especially with migraines cause they're not visible. Like, noone would be able to tell that I'm literally dying inside from the pain. It's easier with a fever cause you can prove that and noone will question it.

Why come here your personal health is important if your sick seek medical attention simple

It sucks the worst when it is a bitter cold damp Monday. Who wants to do that multiple times!

You know it’s possible to go to the doctor and post on Reddit, right? Neither one of those activities consumes every minute of the day. And besides, OP’s update would seem to indicate they did get medical attention.

So I made own opinion on what I read , some people want to self diagnose themselves and place on social media for reasons unknown to me but do not like my opinions. Go to a mirror look in the mirror hold your fist in the mirror and raise your middle finger

Sir, this is a Wendy’s.

I was thinking he actually called some random other number in his contacts and they were like wtf??

I was so sick one time I dreamed I called in to work, but when I went in for my next shift (this was the day before my days off) found out I had not, in fact, called in.