I am always amazed by the reasons
people give for not playing hooky from work ... "Oh, no,
I have to go into work. Nobody in my office knows how to [insert
task that you think the world will come to an end if it isn't
done here]." Or get a load of this guy: "Gosh, I could
never play hooky from work. I'd just feel too guilty." And,
of course, there are the poor saps who believe that their bosses
won't "let" them have the day off.
It
is to you foolish mortals that I dedicate the
Three Commandments of Playing Hooky
Thou shalt play hooky from work because:
1. It is polite. Sick leave
and vacation are part of your benefits package; you are supposed
to use them. Do you think your employer gives them to you because
he thinks you’re a great person? No. He gives them to you because
you earned them and he knows you are going to take them. To report
to work every single day, without using any of your time off, is
downright rude.
2.
It keeps people employed.
Just imagine what would happen if every employee came to work
every day of every year. What would happen to the people who process
the leave forms and keep your employment records? I’ll tell
you what: They’d lose their jobs. And what about the companies
who sell the leave forms your company uses? Yep, they’d go
right out of business. The only way to protect the country’s
economy, then, is to play hooky.
3.
It is good for your health. On the outside, it may
appear that people who never miss work are healthy and well-adjusted.
Well, it’s like your mother always told you, you can’t
judge a book by its cover. Never taking time off, they are constantly
thinking about work, stressing over deadlines, worrying about
presentations, trying to find a pair of socks that match or pantyhose
that don’t have runs in them. They develop ulcers and irritable
bowel syndrome. They have high blood pressure and migraines. Basically,
they are human time bombs just waiting to explode. If only they
had enough sense to take a few days off ...
So,
you see, dear friends, playing hooky is good for your boss, good
for the country and, most important, good for you.
