calling in sick
Phoning work unwell
Calling in sick is contacting your employer to say you won't be working due to illness.
The phrase applies whether you're genuinely unwell or not: I'm calling in sick tomorrow—I need a mental health day.
The act requires a phone call, text, or email before your shift, and carries mild anxiety about being believed.
- mental health dayAbsence for psychological rest
- playing hookySkipping school secretly
- bedFurniture for slumber
- feverElevated body temperature
- voicemailRecorded caller messages
guilt · rest · text message · flu · sore throat · employee rights · relief · staying home · honesty · anxiety · doctor's note · exhaustion · migraine · food poisoning · ache · sore throat · upset stomach · cough
- hurt/comfortwhump, comfort, caretaking, nurturing, emotional healing
calling in sickcoming in
In the process of arriving
reporting for duty · showing up · clocking in · going to work · perfect attendance
calling in sickpresenteeism
Working while too sick
soldiering on · working overtime · going the extra mile · burning the midnight oil
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