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As mentioned in the Supervisors thread...

Lets hear the best ones we've heard for not turning up for work....
Either ones you have used or if your management, ones you've been given.

Dave.
 
As mentioned in the Supervisors thread...

Lets hear the best ones we've heard for not turning up for work....
Either ones you have used or if your management, ones you've been given.

Dave.
On june 30th 2000 I was on the way into work in my Escort van, had to be in the yard at 6.30 as we were going into London. I usualy picked up my mate Charlie on the way ,but today he was doing something after work so he said he would make his own way in .Whilst driving through a tiny willage called Woburn from out of nowhere a Toyota supra 3.0 turbo doing 80 mph ploughed into me on the wrong side of the road. I came round facing the wrong way and the toyota was now in 2 pieces with the driver under the front wheels ,feet twitching and blood running down the road. My mate Charlie who had been following me came running down the road to help me in the Escort van that was about 4 ft shorter now, my legs were broke and my ribs were broke because of the steering wheel, the guy under the Toyota was dead, so you could say it was a scene of devestation.
Just then Charlies phone rang and it was our manager Paul, the words will live with me forever -Paul "Where are you" charlie- "There's been a terrible accident Paul, some blokes crashed into Russ, he's dead and Russ is trapped in the van, his leg bones are sticking through his jeans and he's bleading bad" Paul- " Great, so he's not going to be in today then is he,What about the van, I suppose its off the road, do you think he'll be in tomorrow"

I know what your thinking, it was a great excuse to be off but Paul didn't get it at all.
 
il watch this thread with interest
 
Had to much to drink one Sunday and asked the misses to call my supervisor and say I wouldn`t be in .He had comically big ears and was known as the lug . Imagine my horror when she rung him and said "is that the lug , Robert won`t be in today he`s got an ear infection . Got a cool reception the next day .
 
nor she wasnt old just woke up this morning and she wasnt moving so i have decided to have the day off.
 
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One of the lads said he couldnt make it into work as his dog had the squirts and his missus would baulk her guts up if she had to deal with it..
 
Couple of lads who worked for me on Palmers were not too reliable but good lads, didn't turn up on a Monday (suprise) didn't answer the the phone either.
When they eventualy turned up 2 days later I asked the lead hand "Where were you " he said "I went round to pick up my darren and he came to the door undressed, I told him your out of order letting Russ down like this, we then had a scuffle on his door step and in a fit of rage I chucked my phone at him , he slammed his door locking my phone in with him so I couldn't even call you to say we wouldn't be in" so why didn't you just drive in on your own ? " I didn't know where to go as I couldn't call you to find out"
 
Mr gilham used the gold fish has died once before (he knows who he is)
 
one good lad rang in to say there Jack had passed away during the night,but he would be in the next day.
When he came in the yard next day I asked how he was feeling and was he OK to scaffold he replied he was not feeling to upset
I told him I would pay him for the day when he had the funeral

Him "what Funeral"
Me "your Jacks funeral"
Him "Jack was my fecking dog numb ****

You just cannot win,took me a month to live that one down:D
 
One of the young lads had not long started when he asked for a day off, I asked him what for and he said he needed his hair done, I couldn't believe what I was hearing, I think I booted him all the way home and he never lived it down.
 
my dog is dead

Worked your labourer to hard then....:nuts:

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One of the young lads had not long started when he asked for a day off, I asked him what for and he said he needed his hair done, I couldn't believe what I was hearing, I think I booted him all the way home and he never lived it down.

Had that one too....
 
Short by 3 blokes today (thursday club) all due to over indulgance last night due to englands victory
Only one that rang in confirmed he is now officially single ha ha
 
well def an excuse , had same bloke ringing me at 10pm last nite wanting a sub and he was slashed up then
I do tell them that i made most of them excuses up in the first place
 
should have called me then lol scaffy .

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a new labourer started about 8am. @ 9 he said he needed to go toilet desperate .never saw him again , this was after saying "this games easy" lol
 
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