Thread: Funniest/Weirdest Teacher Excuses

A couple of days ago a long-time friend of mine decided to give notice at his language school, and leave the country to start in another country, at another school. The school he worked at in Saigon is very large, and has a lot of communication problems, and has a reputation for not being honest with the teachers. Everything is run by the Vietnamese there. After some bad experiences with some of the many bad schools in Vietnam and being burned by the Vietnamese, he decided to do, what the locals do: lie.

He planned it all out. He wrote a letter. He got into "character." He went to the school to tell them that he was leaving this week. He could not give the lengthy notice required.

Why?

Because....he just received medical tests back from his doctor. (Lie.) He has....prostate cancer.

He wore a rumpled shirt. He messed up his hair a little. He brought a letter to the manager and administration. He sat down. He looked and sounded depressed. After all....he had....Cancer. And....he had to return to the United States immediately.

The administrative staff turned white. They looked forlorn. A long-term teacher....was probably going to die. A long-term teacher....had Cancer. The Big C.

This soon-to-be-dying teacher had to finish two more days at the school. Everyone knew that he was a marked man: Even the security guard gave him sad looks of pity.

My friend is now off to other pastures. Happy and healthy. He was fully paid. It worked.

Sometimes, sad to say, being honest and forthright only leads one to getting burned in South East Asia.

Certainly in some aspects of life here you really have to do it to them before they can do it you!

Your friend should be careful though, I once told a university professor I needed some extra time for an essay as I had recently picked up an STD and was flat out taking a leak let alone thinking about some shitty sociology topic. Jesus did I pay for the bad karma during the summer break!

i never really understand that people go to these elaborate excuses.

a colleague of mine just left, said he had to return to uk for 'family reaosns', then he was still in bangkok, now i hear he's off to japan.

another one left and said he had heart disease, had to return ton the states. see him in wong's whenever i'm there.

another one claimed she had a rare lung disease.....


why??

"i'm leaving. this place sucks. so do you. laters.............". surely would suffice.