What is a good excuse to leave work for an interview?
Doctor's appointment. Family emergency. Sick. (That one involves some acting earlier in the day, fast runs to the restroom, maybe some gagging noises.)Don't wear your interview clothes to work unless that is the way you ordinarily dress for work. Change clothes in your car if you have to. I hate having to play these games but everyone knows stories of someone being terminated for interviewing elsewhere.
What is a good excuse to take a day off work for an interview?
It’s perfectly valid to take personal time off without any subsequent explanation. You don’t owe your boss an explanation for every vacation day that you take. If I needed time off to go visit a relative in jail for something horrible, I probably wouldn’t explain exactly why my relative had been imprisoned to my manager in my PTO request.If you get an offer and want to take it, of course your current employer isn’t going to be thrilled (unless they want to get rid of you but hadn’t gotten around to firing you yet), but if you’re going to take it, you have to quit anyhow.In general, you should never feel bad or disloyal for making sure you’re getting the best deal for you. Your company would replace you with a cheaper or better worker if they had the chance, and they are always on the lookout for ways to cut expenses. Take the time you need to know you’re getting what you’re worth.One clarification: you absolutely should be taking vacation time to do this, not sick days. The former is none of your employer’s business until you decide to make it so, whereas the latter is ethically shady and a fireable offense.
Excuses to miss work for a job interview?
I'm the GM of a restaurant and I've heard every possible excuse. Here's what you need to know: Do you need to come in for your shift late or leave early to make the interview? Give them as much notice as possible and tell them you have a doctor's appointment. Stress that you don't want to call off, but you have to make the appt. If its in the middle of your shift, go to work, look extra sick and keep running to the bathroom. They'll let you leave!
What are some good sick day excuses?
You're leaving in 3 weeks, tell them anything you want! You can always say you had something bad to eat and your stomach is upset, Tell them you have an unidenitifiable rash and you need to see the doctor, Tell them you pulled something in your back and cant get off the couch My favorite is tell them you have ANAL GLAUCOMA (Cant see your a$$ coming into work today) The worst excuse I ever heard: an intern called off because she needed to buy milk for her kids. Yes, the whole day.
What is a good excuse for taking a personal day?
I never give an excuse for personal days. Just tell them you have something you need to take care of and leave it at that. If you don't feel comfortable with that then just fake sick. Employers know that employees fake sick and as long as it hasn't been a problem in the past with you then you won't get fired for doing it. Best of luck on the testing and interview! *EDIT* I would like to think that in a perfect world we could be comletely upfront and honest with both our prospective and current employers. Unfortunately this just isn't the case. If your work schedule is such that you are unable to search for a new job then you must resort to the next best thing, which is taking a personal day or feigning illness. I highly doubt your current employer would be supportive of your efforts to seek new employment and therefore the only choice is to bend the rules. Your prospective employer will be much more satisfied with someone who shows the will to do what it takes to impress them. They already assume since you have a job you will have to put in a 2 week notice, that's all the courtesy they expect for your current employer.
What is a good excuse to leave work early for counseling?
I don't want my boss or coworkers to know that I am leaving for a counseling session and they can't get me in any time other than during my work schedule. I would hate to call in sick for the whole day to visit a therapist. I don't know what reason to give as I don't trust my bosses to not gossip.
Would you call into work sick for a job interview?
Between my work schedule and my school schedule there is no other possible thing I could do. I couldn't be vauge and tell my current employer that I have an appointment.
What is a good excuse for a long-term absence?
As others mentioned early - you don't have to tell them the specific reason. You can simply state "medical issues." If your work requires a doctor's note for an extended absence, the doctor will not reveal what the health issue is - it's a violation of your privacy. Don't lie - don't make up a reason - just tell them it is a "personal medical issue." If they push, say "I'm really not comfortable going into the details with anyone other than my care provider."