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Define: "Chuck a sickie" in Business
Fiscal Threat Level
MODERATE
High risk of unnecessary meetings
CWO Pro-Tip
"Taking a mental health day. Highly recommended after a major deployment."
What HR thinks it means:
Utilizing an unplanned personal or health day.
What does "Chuck a sickie" actually mean?
"Taking a sick day when you are not actually sick, usually just because you are completely fed up with work."
How HR uses it:
"HR has noticed a trend of employees chucking a sickie on the Friday before a long weekend."
How you actually use it:
"If this CAB review goes past two hours, I'm chucking a sickie tomorrow."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
Published: 2026-03-06
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