“Oh hi boss (cough) (cough)—not feeling so good today—I’ll see you tomorrow. Maybe.(cough) (cough).
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My brother was a postal worker for 30 years.
He and the postmaster of his post office had a running feud for years.
My brother was a very good worker, but if Mrs. Johnson gave him any guff, out came the rule book, chapter and verse. And he knew it far better than she did, embarrassing her constantly in front of the other workers.
One day he called me, and I expressed surprise that he was home, as his day off was on a different day.
He said, Oh, I couldn’t take any more of Mrs. Johnson, so I called her this morning and said “Mrs. Johnson (cough) (cough), I don’t feel so good. I’ll try to come in tomorrow.
Bye. (cough) (cough)”
He had oodles of sick time.
And she knew he wasn’t sick, but there was nothing she could do.
Ha love the story!