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