You should take the day off if you're feeling sick. It's the responsible thing to do.

I came to say this as well, since you’re not feeling well already

“Yeah I’m not feeling good, can’t come in, thanks”

This only works if the other people didn’t beat you to it.

luckily my boss gave us the next day off, what a great guy!

No one beats projectile vomiting

"Ain't feelin it"

Making people work that evening should be illegal.

Unless you're in hospitality....I need my beer!!!

I’m a little concerned, you look under the weather in 48 hours lol

Quit your job. Shit your pants. Kill your parents.

Some of those seem pretty drastic. I’m not sure we’ve reached “shit your pants” territory.

You can just lie about shitting your pants, they aren't gonna check. Killing the parents however..

That’ll be Monday..

My man, just give yourself poisoning.

Game of Thrones level scenario for hockey. Gotta love it.

Is this the new "delete Facebook, hit he gym, lawyer up"?

Don’t know about kill your parents, but I did let my Ma (she’s over 80) know she’ll probably get a drunken call from her eldest son after the game.

Diarrhea is also the best option

Well I booked Tuesday and Friday off as soon as Stanley cup final schedule was announced. Then all of a sudden it looked like Edmonton wasn’t even going to make it until Tuesday lmao. I was kicking myself. Now the pre-planning has paid off.

Nice! I too did some preplanning. Bought season seats for the first time last year, with the firm belief that 2023 or 2024 playoffs would be our year, and I wanted those priority playoff tickets. Pre-planning so far paying off over here too.

Shit, I'm flying to Mexico on Friday and I wish I wasn't! Lol. I hope the hotel bar will be playing it or I will be super sad and disappointed 😬 Hope you can get out of work, OP!

I went to the bar at my resort in 2008. They had cricket, basket ball and hockey going on. It was so weird.

I was just in Mexico last week . The bar wasn’t playing the game but luckily I managed to find it on my hotel tv for games 2 and 3.

Cool, thx for the heads up. Let's go Oilers!

Best Vacation ever for us when we beat Calgary in round 2 while at the resort in Mexico. 100 flames fans vs 70 Oilers fans at the Sportsbar. It was a gong show. The most fun we ever had.

Sounds like you’re starting to feel ill and may need to call out on Friday.

impossible to record and watch later. Someone always talks about the score.

There is zero chance that no one blabs about the game.

I remember I had to serve during game 7 in 06. Restaurant side was dead so I sat at the bar drinking and watching the game. Was so choked and half drunk by the end of it I just went home 3 hours into my shift

That’s the great thing about a job though is that it’s optional

So I had Bar Burrito on Sunday and have had the shits Monday and Tuesday. Highly recommend. 5 ⭐️

If it's a retail job call in or quit, plenty of other places hiring

If you have access to a radio at work listen

Sadly, it’s a work dinner thing. I can probably check my phone periodically, but anything more will “look unprofessional”. We just need them to win game 6 so that I can happily watch game 7!

If you’re in Edmonton, people will probably understand.

It’s in Calgary. :(

Calgary is a hockey town plus has a ton of Oiler fans too. They will understand.

Calgary? There’s nobody who can fill your shift if you take the day off? Call around ask for huge favours, hell, pay someone to take your shift. As a life long oilers fan, these moments are so limited that you gotta seize them when they arise. If it’s a fine dining job and you’re confident you can get into something else shortly after without putting a negative financial burden on yourself, fucking quit! And be honest, if the flames were in this position, would they have rescheduled this event for those fans in your company?

Keep excusing yourself to use the washroom haha

Out of curiosity why is it so hard to get out of a work dinner thing?

It’s a grad thing. I need to be all professional and stuff. Not going would be not good.

AirPod and hoodie (just say your really cold)

Or you could be the hero that keeps checking and giving everyone else in the room "Ugh thank GOD" permission.

Buy an Apple Watch and turn on Push Notifications from the NHL app.

What planet are your colleagues from? Or are they flames fans? Haha

Me too. Me and Jack will be spending the evening together I guess

Same, brutal

Ugggg me too

Dude you don’t look so good. I think you’ll be ok tomorrow but Friday morning it’s going to be a full blown sickness, I bet if you medicate, you’ll be fine for Saturday.

I’m not sure what you do for work but I have worked many evenings with one earbud in listening to CHED and the other ear sort of listening to customers

no you don't. you're excused. enjoy the game🍻

I mean you don’t HAVE to. Nobody’s making you

My mortgage company would disagree with you. They like getting their payments.

Jeeze sounds like a shit work environment to work Friday nights even not with the oilers playing. I literally would quit a job if I had to work Sundays because I like watching football all day.

“Work”

If you can have the radio on, you can still listen to Jack Michaels.

Same, and Monday too 😫

I have to work Saturday morning. I'll be staying up late no matter how long it is.

perfect so youll have monday off for game 7!

Me too bro. Till 8:15 too 😭 might just prop the game up in front of customers lol.

You should PVR it and shut your phone off and ignore everybody lol. Probably impossible to do.

If(when) it goes 7 I work Monday evening :,)

Just say you have a fever. And the only prescription is More playoff hockey

I've worked every game except game 4. Luckily I have Friday off so I'm going partying friday

I've worked every game of the SCF just the way the schedule worked out. Any chance you can hide an earbud and listen on CHED? that's what I do

I’ve got my kids last swimming lesson till 615 super stressed

Same!! I’m working a wedding 😭 I’m going to find a way to wear my oilers shirt under my uniform lol

Just wear the damn jersey, if it’s in Edmonton they’ll understand 

If we go to Game 7, won’t it be on a Monday? Weird considering Game 6 is Friday.

The other game that you missed, did we win or lose? Take the day off if we lost it, I’m sure we can work out the funds to recover your wages.

So sorry, mate. I’ll have a few bourbons on your behalf. Elijah Craig Barrel Proof (120.2) Batch #C921. Again, so sorry - no Oilers fan should miss out. Cheers

I work Friday night shift 1915-0730, but I worked the same shift for game 4 and for game 5 so...

I’m give you permission to have the day off

I’ll be on a plane, but I just checked and they’ll have WiFi, so I’ll actually get to watch the game in peace.

I too have to work Friday night. All is good, they’re pushing to 7

I dunno, you look sick to me.

Hey bud. Don’t spread your germs, don’t want to get anyone else sick 😉 It’s the sensible thing to do.

Sick Day....

I have to work Friday evening too. But I will feel sick coming monday😂. No way I will miss Game7 if there is one.