Sentence examples for pulling a sickie from inspiring English sources

But not all excuses for pulling a sickie are equal, it seems.

b) Or take a cue from Ferris Bueller and make an art form out of pulling a sickie.

The paranoia of double agents behind the iron curtain in the cold war is nothing compared with the angst of the worker pulling a sickie.

Barring pulling a sickie and staying at home with your top off and the fan on full though your best bet might be to follow the lead of Vladimir Putin yesterday.

Pulling a sickie, taking a mental health day or just finagling a day away from your desk has become quite an art form for some ingenious employees.

Oh, and according to the CareerBuilder study, some 31% of employers have followed up to see if an employee was telling the truth and 18% of respondents said they've fired an employee for pulling a sickie.

I haven't pulled a sickie for ages.

The scene where they decide to pull a sickie is an especially good showcase for their excellent comic timing.

Knowing me, knowing Emu Michael Parkinson might want to pull a sickie ahead of his last-ever show for ITV.

If he doesn't want to do something, he doesn't allow himself to pull a sickie.

So in future could wearables be used by third parties as more than just a simple tool for telling if you've pulled a sickie?