I need excuses

ThreadKiller

My boss wants me to work a weekend, something I don't want to do, to do something that doesn't need doing (repatching).

He's really only doing it due to a personal conflict. So I need excuses that can apply to stuff to be done at the weekends...

Wedding, christning etc...

Something that usually happens on a Saturday/Sunday...

Thinking caps on... Your assistance please...

BattlingCheese

a medieval battle recreation that your ehhh medieval battle recreating club is holding.


failing that friends/family from America/Australia visting Ireland for the summer and you are showing them around.

Beruthiel

it's your parents ruby/diamond/silver/gold whatever anniversary on saturday
if you miss it you are a dead man....

Oriel

Say you've pre-booked flights over to England (€120?), as you are a Godparent for your nephew/niece's Christening?

Means you've made a promise to go, that you can't really break as it means a lot for your sister/brother and the child, and it's pretty big responsibility.

I'd love to see him say "no" to that...

S.

ThreadKiller

A good start, but I need more...

Is there any religion that forbids working saturdays & sundays ?

I would seriously consider converting (or saying I was converting)...

Villain

Sickness is the best excuse, so get really drunk friday night and have a dodgy curry. Then arrive in saturday morning and puke in the workplace then leave! Simple

Imposter

Tell him you have a life and therefore can't come in on weekends. If it's so urgent though you can explain to him what needs doing and he can do it.

Zulu

What you need is a continual excuse. Ie: something that happens every Saturday; that way you don't get landed with it next week.

I'd suggest an Art class your taking. While you'd love to repatch for him, unfortunatly, you have to make this art class, as "the Killen is being fired on sunday, and you need to make sure the plaster is taken off your pottery piece, otherwise it'll explode".

Either that or, you could say: no, I plan to wash my hair.

Akula

Become a Jew. Means you aren't allowed to travel in a motor vehicle, write or operate a computer... or work generally.

This mostly only applies to the more orthodox of adherants but a good few Israelis I've met go the whole hog. Some fast too.

Zulu

You need to visit the hospital with your girlfriend. He won't ask anything else, and if he does, tell him it's not his business.

You help out with the local Vincent de Paul, and aren't available this saturday.

You help out with the arch-club, and are caring for a speical needs kid ithis saturday.

Your gran is ill - needs attention.

You've promised to babysit your neaphew/niece and can't back out as your brother/sister is going on holidays and has it booked.

You're helping build an extention on your parents house.

Ring on saturday with the skutts.

midget lord

tell them its the most important weekend in your religious cults year. The day of Thor or some such tripe. Either that or tell him you dont want to do it unless you get triple pay.

Puteq

your conundrum reminds me of a futurama episode which i can quote here for you and you can take your pick of which religion to convert to:

Bender: I'm not doing it! It's a robot holiday.
Fry: Really? Which one?
Bender: Only Robanukah. The holiest two weeks on the robot calendar.
Leela: Oh come on Bender. Last month it was Robomadom and before that Robonza.
Fry: Man, that was a blast!
Bender: It wasn't just a blast. It was a sacred tribute to my ancestral prototypes which happened to take the form of a drinking contest.

good luck ;-)

ThreadKiller

That's it exactly zulu, I need something continual but without having to produce anything to verify my partaking in a course etc...

I need to be available for emergencies such as a server going down (which I agree to be) but I don't want to be available for anything else...

Wow, posting is slow...



I'm thinking a very expensive course for the next six months or so...

Villain

ThreadKiller wrote:

That's it exactly zulu, I need something continual but without having to produce anything to verify my partaking in a course etc...

I need to be available for emergencies such as a server going down (which I agree to be) but I don't want to be available for anything else...

Well mine is best then and he'l feel bad for dragging you in when your sick

ThreadKiller

irish1 wrote:

he'l feel bad for dragging you in when your sick

Wouldn't count on it...

Zulu

ok - you take a class in abstract poetry. every saturday. While you don't mind missing the occasional one - in emergencies - a re patch won't suffice.
If he asks to produce a poem - make one up. Abstract poetry - make up any crap.

Either that or stick with the art class. If he asks to see your work, tell him it's 3d sculptor/clay casting.

uberwolf

a sport? bike races for example, could be anywhere in the country, a few days in length if needs be

BrookieD

sounds like a company i used to work for, they used to work you to the bone also,

if its not in your contract then just say no!

ThreadKiller

Contract stated any other duties as assigned by manager...

Villain

ThreadKiller wrote:

Contract stated any other duties as assigned by manager...

LOL and YOU SIGNED IT!!!!!

Sleepy

If you already work 40 hours a week, afaik you're perfectly entitled to refuse overtime. If you've an on-call arrangement, ask where it says that patching is considered an emergency.

DirtyDog

Tell them you have family from the states over and your host\travel guide.


And mention overtime rate - that'll change there mind.

midget lord

ThreadKiller wrote:

Contract stated any other duties as assigned by manager...

[Threadkillers boss] Lick my boots boots boy and while your there lick everybody elses[/threadkillers boss]

Imposter

Isn't there something in Irish law about having a continuous 48 hours off once a week? If so say you can do it but you'll need Friday off instead.

Tippex

Is this a once off thing or has it happened constantly.
If your boss asked you yesterday and you have not replied before now and then come up with what could be viewed a lame excuse you are putting yourself in a very difficult position.

most of the time if a manager asked an employee to do a task at the weekend and the employee said immediately well I can't do this saturday as I have (x,y,z) on the manager would believe this excuse but if it take a day or to for the employee to come back it may well be looked upon as a lame excuse.

To be honest I would not feel that doing a repatch of the network an unreasonable request (once every couple of years).

Tip

RicardoSmith

Ask him if you work the weekend can you take the next 3 mondays off?

jongore

Tell him you managing a kids team soccer/hurling/football/basketball/etc. (Pick whichever just make sure he has no interest in it.)
Bonus point makes it look like you involved in the community.

Only thing better would be to make it true

Hobbes

ThreadKiller wrote:

Contract stated any other duties as assigned by manager...

Within reason. If your contract says you work monday-friday and he wants you to work every Saturday as well then he is in breach of contract.

The clause can't be used to make you work crazy hours.

Tell him your sleeping with his wife every saturday.

PhilH

I think the problem you have here, ThreadKiller, is some backwards sense of obligation. You should not have to tell your manager *why* you can't work on Saturday. Your personal life (i.e. anything outside the office) is no damn business of his. If he wants you to work weekends the burden should be on him to justify it, not on you to justify having a weekend.

RicardoSmith

PhilH wrote:

I think the problem you have here, ThreadKiller, is some backwards sense of obligation. You should not have to tell your manager *why* you can't work on Saturday. Your personal life (i.e. anything outside the office) is no damn business of his. If he wants you to work weekends the burden should be on him to justify it, not on you to justify having a weekend.

Exactly!

pablo21

I'd love to but....

"I'm teaching my ferret to Yodel"
"I'm building a pig from a kit"
"My plot to take over the world is thickening"
"The voices in my head told me not to"
"The dog ate my car keys and I have to hitch hike to the Vets!"

Or just ring ring in sick, and when he asks how sick are ya, tell him your sleeping with your sister!!! Boom Boom!