Here's a tip: when you call in sick from work...

[Squatch]

and leave a voicemail for your boss, make sure your buddy can't be heard in the background asking if you want another beer.

What a dumbass.

[Chichiri]

1. Who's the dumbass?

You, or your employee?

[Squatch]

2. Now, why would *I* be the dumbass in this situation?

:shrug:

[Chichiri]

7. Let me rephrase.

Are you the employer or the employee? Or the buddy?

[Squatch]

8. I'm the employer. I thought I had pissed you off earlier and you

were getting back at me...LOL

[GoddessOfGuinness]

3. Unless the guy was really sick, and his roommate was being a jerk...

I'd be kind of suspicious about the beer comment if the call was made in the morning, unless I knew the guy was an alcoholic.

[Shell Beau]

4. And what if the roomie was talking to someone else?

It is possible, probably not likely, but still...

[Squatch]

5. Well, he's married, has a 3-year old kid

so I can only suspect that one of his friends is visiting.

Very weird. Sick time or leave, it really doesn't matter. All he had to do is ask.

[Shell Beau]

9. There goes my theories!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

12. Sure sounds like it...

Has he worked for you long?

[Squatch]

14. 1 year and 4 months.

I'm just going to make some serious fun of him when he gets back.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

15. Then I admire you...

for taking a negative situation and turning it into a positive thing.

Have a beer yourself! :beer::yourock:

[China_cat]

17. I've used up all my sick time

so I'm calling in dead.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

18. hey that was funny

i laughed, anyway:)

[Squatch]

6. Oh, and the funny thing is...

He's normally a very slow talker. AS soon as this mysterious person piped in from the background, it was suddenly "ifyouneedmeI'llbehomeOKbye*click*"

[kerry-is-my-prez]

10. I know someone who got busted by catching a ball at a Cubs game

His picture ended up in the paper and everyone was laughing at him about it....

[Squatch]

11. Sort of like what almost happend in Ferris Buehler's Day Off?

[kerry-is-my-prez]

16. Since the Cubs games are on during the day - tons of people call in sick.

I've done it a couple of times myself. Tickets used to hard to come by - so if you get tickets - you would call in.

Every so often - you would hear of someone who would get busted by running into someone from work at the games. But this guy was in the paper so it was pretty funny.

[edbermac]

13. Tell the boss you ran out of rubbing alcohol...