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What to text back when your boss says « any chance you can cover tomorrow »

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Boss

any chance you can cover tomorrow

Favour framing

What they actually meant

Phrased as a favour so that no counts as letting the team down. It's a real request and you're allowed to decline it. Any chance is not the same as we need you.

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Replies you can send

Keep it calm

let me check and get back to you within the hour

Hold your ground

We'd send this one

can't do tomorrow, i've got plans. i could do thursday

Change the game

not tomorrow. happy to be on the list for next week though

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