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Texting in sick to work
I am currently an intern at a school, and woke up this morning feeling exhausted and really unprepared. I texted my supervisor early this morning to let her know I wasn't feeling well (even though I'm not sick), and it's afternoon, and I haven't heard back from her.
I am worried she will find a text unacceptable, and I don't know how to proceed at this point.
Any thoughts or suggestions?
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Sending a text to your supervisor was not a formal, respectful way of communicating. It's not just the way how business communication is done.
With texting, you can never be sure that your supervisor read the text- but by calling her and speaking to her, you are directly giving her the information of why you were not able to be at work at the school.
You should telephone your supervisor right away so you can tell her your reason personally. Do not forget to apologize anbout the text. Tell her that you realized that texting her was not an appropriate way of handling the situation and you will not do it again.
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Hi there,
Unless you have been told otherwise, a text is completely inappropriate for failing to show up.
If I were in your position, I would call. Now. And explain that you were feeling so miserable that it didn't even dawn on you until now that a text message might be a bad idea.
Verify that someone actually got the text, apologize for doing this and promise you will call if this should ever happen again.
As a general rule, if you ever call in to any job to make a change to your schedule, it is a wise idea to jot down the exact time of the call and who you spoke with. These are things you can't really do with a text. Sure, you can prove you sent it, but you can't prove they got it.
Worst cases are when you are dealing with someone who doesn't like you and will use something like this to get rid of you. This is where you REALLY want that log of the time and such. :-)
I am rambling a bit, but the point is: Call. Right now.
If you don't call, it will either count against you, or get you fired. (It would have in my workplaces anyway...) If you do call, it can be forgiven as a rookie mistake, and all should be well.
I am glad you asked this. While I don't usually answer things like this, I thought time would be critical.
I hope everything works out for you. Please let me know how it went, when you leave feedback.
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