The Excuse Bible

2,063 verses

Book 4 of 16

Getting out of a meeting

A room you cannot be in for the next hour. Short reasons, because a long one invites a longer conversation.

778 verses across 25 chapters

A reading

  1. 1 There's a spreadsheet that governs this and nobody owns it Concerning
  2. 2 I've been asked for an update on something I've never heard of Concerning
  3. 3 I've been cc'd onto something that's now mine Unverifiable
  4. 4 I'm dialling in from somewhere I can't have the camera on Unverifiable
  5. 5 There's a meeting about the meeting and I have to prepare for it Concerning
  6. 6 I've done the part of the day I'm good at Unverifiable
  7. 7 A thing I closed in March has reopened Concerning
  8. 8 A form I filed in March has come back with a question Not reassuring
  9. 9 Somebody has escalated something and I'm in the escalation Unverifiable
  10. 10 My afternoon has been taken by something I didn't agree to Unverifiable
  11. 11 I've been asked to be somewhere and I've stopped asking why Concerning
  12. 12 I've been added to a channel that seems to be about me Not reassuring
  13. 13 I said I'd cover for somebody and now that's happening Plausible
  14. 14 I've been double-booked by two people who both outrank me Plausible
  15. 15 I've got a clash and neither side will move Plausible
  16. 16 I need to leave before the traffic decides against me Plausible
  17. 17 I have to move the car before the car gets moved for me Plausible
  18. 18 I've inherited a project from a person who's still here Concerning

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