How to Fake Being Sick at Work

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Begin acting sick 1-2 days before the day you want to miss.. Breathe through your mouth and cough often to pretend to have the flu.. Rub petroleum jelly around your eyes to act like you have conjunctivitis.

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1

Begin acting sick 1-2 days before the day you want to miss.

Step 1

Begin acting sick 1-2 days before the day you want to miss.

2

Breathe through your mouth and cough often to pretend to have the flu.

Step 2

Breathe through your mouth and cough often to pretend to have the flu.

3

Rub petroleum jelly around your eyes to act like you have conjunctivitis.

Step 3

Rub petroleum jelly around your eyes to act like you have conjunctivitis.

4

Rub the side of your head and act sensitively to light to simulate a migraine.

Step 4

Rub the side of your head and act sensitively to light to simulate a migraine.

5

Hold your stomach and rush to the bathroom frequently to fake food poisoning.

Step 5

Hold your stomach and rush to the bathroom frequently to fake food poisoning.

6

Wear makeup to make your skin look paler and your nose runny.

Step 6

Wear makeup to make your skin look paler and your nose runny.

7

Pretend to be exhausted to act like you didn't get enough sleep the night before

Step 7

Pretend to be exhausted to act like you didn't get enough sleep the night before.

8

Make it seem like you're less focused on work.

Step 8

Make it seem like you're less focused on work.

9

Be a little more irritable than normal.

Step 9

Be a little more irritable than normal.

10

Eat less to simulate having a lack of appetite.

Step 10

Eat less to simulate having a lack of appetite.

11

Contact your boss early so they can make plans for your absence.

Step 11

Contact your boss early so they can make plans for your absence.

12

Say you're contagious or that your symptoms would disrupt your work.

Step 12

Say you're contagious or that your symptoms would disrupt your work.

13

Offer to make up work later to show that you're still reliable.

Step 13

Offer to make up work later to show that you're still reliable.

14

Stay at home while you're pretending to be sick so you don't get caught.

Step 14

Stay at home while you're pretending to be sick so you don't get caught.

15

Act like you're still recovering when you come into work the next day.

Step 15

Act like you're still recovering when you come into work the next day.

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