When you don’t feel well enough to go into the office to work, and you need to let them know, you might say, “I’ll __________.”
This question is new; it was not asked in the 1965–70 survey.
| CALL IN SICK | 13 |
| CALL IN | 3 |
| “BE OUT OF THE OFFICE, SICK” | 1 |
| “BE OUT, SICK” | 1 |
| CALL IN TO WORK | 1 |
| TAKE A SICK DAY | 1 |
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