How to Get Time Off, CB-style
Sunday
Decide you want to take the next Friday off. Tell all your friends you will be taking next Friday off. Fantasize about the joys of a four-day week. Fantasize about not being at work on Friday even though it is Sunday and you are not at work anyway.
Monday
Discover that the boss is not in. Run around covering for him, pausing to consider that you could do 75% of his job with absolutely no further training since 75% of his job is pretty boring and straightforward. Consider whether or not the other 25% is boring and what you should be aspiring to, if not your boss’ job.
Tuesday
The boss is still not in. Think about calling the boss to discuss Friday. Think about it at 10am, 12pm, 3:32pm and 5:00pm. Unfortunately, you are afraid of your boss, the phone and the tone of voice he will take when he says “You called to ask me that?”
Wednesday
Watch the boss as he stomps around with a frown on his face and yells into the phone for the majority of the morning as he "catches up." Stop by his office three times and each time find him in a meeting. Compose an e-mail, then decide the boss will think it is creepy if you e-mail him about vacation time. The boss claims to be a people person.
Thursday
Deal with the possibility that the boss will say “No” if you ask him now. Wonder if you should just abandon the idea entirely and come into work the next day like a normal person. Feel guilty for not having asked sooner.
4:00pm Thursday
Walk into the boss’s office. Say “So, since I’m not going to be in tomorrow, I thought we should go over x,y, and z.” Watch the boss nod. Ha!
Friday
Hahahahahahahahahahaha.
29 comments:
well done!!!
There is nothing like having the day off- unless it's due to unemployment. Then the "What Not To Wear Marathon" starts to suck.
so my question is, what are you doing awake at 9:32am on your day off? cb, this is important sleeping in time!
Are you up early to hit a bar to catch the soccer action?
I started my pregame drinking an hour ago by bringing a flask of Jack in. Headed out now to join a few louts for a raucous, drunken brunch.
I love it. Your boss probably assumed that you told him weeks ago that you were taking the day off and that he just forgot. Makes him feel stupid.
Taking the Day off, Lux-style: Wake up. Decide that I don't feel like going in today. Call in while my voice still sounds ragged from sleep (or sickness) and leave vague message about feeling ill. Go back to sleep.
You approached it in exactly the right way, clever girl. You clearly understand the mind of middle management and are ready to move on and conquer. Just be sure to leave those pesky morals behind on your way up.
Hip Hip Hooray for CB.. You should have pushed for Monday too, and enjoyed a five day!!!
Wow, another great show of your brilliance as an office worker. From what you write about your job here it seems you do not need a day off since you rarely do any work when you are there.
i was waiting for amelia's comment to appear, (as i knew the ugly little thing would appear soon), so that i could follow it up with this:
you rock.
p.s.~ mean people suck.
by the way, the "you rock" comment for cb.
didn't want anyone else to get confused and think it was for them.
You're my hero.
CB, Welcome to the Corporate World.. You catched up very quickly!!
CB
Just be sure to sign the bosses name to your Personal Day request slip very carefully and date it for 2 weeks ago before you slip his copy into his desk.Keep your copy folded up in your purse. Just in case things got busy Friday and he didn't "remember" you were taking the day off.CYA!
haha! Wow I think I love you
I typically do the Lux thing, calling in when you have just woken up makes you sound slightly sick so it always works. Just make sure you don't talk at all first (like to the cat in my case) or drink any water before calling. My boss is HR, the pretending I'd already asked for the day off thing would never work as she's the one who approves them.
Hahaha. Wow, you're awesome.
Just like "Office Space," which I rented at one of your fan's suggestion.
I'm telling.
That was the smartest thing ever. Loved it.
That's totally inspired. I'm so gonna use that.
I just want you to know that I am considering your blog my training. I just got a sweet job as an admin assistant to a huge company and i start on Wednesday. am I stressing? a little... but thanks to your blog among other things, i know how to work hard, slack off when not working hard, and how to take time off from work. I also have learned to befriend the office slacker, how to become better then your boss at anything, and why we shouldn't try bra's on at expensive lingerie salons.
So thanks! Thanks for the great learning lesson. :D
Interesting...only last Saturday a fellow who had been working for me every Saturday for two years unaccountably didn't show up. Well, the night before was the Stanley Cup playoff.... He came in on Sunday and did exactly what you did, told me I had told him he could have the day off. Imagine his surprise at getting a lot more holidays just when he wasn't expecting them! Ah well, he gets all the sleeping in time he wants now!
And I didn't feel bad because there had been a few too many "sick days" that cleared up overnight this last couple of months.
Wonder if he keeps a blog...
But, lest I sound negative, good on ya for getting one over on "the man".
So long as I am not "the man" of course.
It's a great ploy. I've done it to my boss a number of times. Even getting her to pay for lunch a few times.
It's not something I do alot but when you're a poor college student you got to know all the tricks.
Truly brilliant.
'Act as if', huh? Nice one, sneaky.
That's brilliant!
this definitely works. Trust me I know :) It also has a good track record of working for vacation time as well.... ie. "Don't forget I won't be here next week etc etc."
I love it!!!
This is my life. Except that I show up on Friday. WHat a sucker!!
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