call in sick
Phone absence notification
To call in sick is to notify an employer that you won't be coming to work due to illness—or claimed illness.
The phrase implies a phone call, though modern workers might text or email: I'm going to call in sick tomorrow.
Sometimes the sickness is genuine; sometimes it's a convenient excuse for a day off.
- unwellExperiencing poor health
- under the weatherMildly sick or unwell
- mental health dayAbsence for psychological rest
- personal dayDiscretionary absence from work
- duvet dayLeave for lounging
absent · ill · flu · stomach bug · food poisoning · pull a sickie · sore throat · playing hooky · notification · fatigue · employee · resting · paid time off · symptoms · contagiousness · recovery · doctor's note · remote work
call in sickgo to work
Travel to employment
clock in · be present · show up · come in · power through
call in sickwalk off the job
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