How to fake being sick for work

• You may get suspended

• You could damage your professional reputation

• You might force colleagues to work too much on your "sick" day

• You could get fired from your job

That being said, here are some details on the tips above and others you can use to fake being sick for work:

• Start acting sick prior to the day you want to take off

If you want to sell the idea of being sick, you need to start acting sick prior to the actual sick day you want to take off. This means you should begin to act sick a day or so prior to the day you want to take off.

• Show fake physical symptoms

When acting like you're sick you should pick an illness and then try to mirror the effects and physical symptoms of that illness. For a cold or flu, you might want to engineer a cough, while for an illness like a stomach bug, you might want to excuse yourself to the bathroom in an obvious manner several times during your work day.

• Pretend to be exhausted

Being tired is a major component of most illnesses, you should play up your "exhaustiveness" in the lead-up to the day you want to take off. You might also consider using some make-up to sell this effect.