Sick day excuse app launched

A new mobile phone app has been launched which promises to 'come up with the perfect cover story' for employees to fool their boss into thinking they are genuinely ill, and even suggests activities to fill a ‘sickie day’.

Skiver, created by Gospelware, allows users to select how many days off they want and delivers a selection of plausible illnesses and even lists symptoms to ensure the user has a full cover story to tell to their boss. There is a pre-filled email function that can be sent directly to a user’s boss to inform them of their absence.

Once the cover story is in place, Skiver uses Google Maps to find current activities in the user’s area, from music events and cinemas, to galleries and museums..

Michael Dunn, Technical Director of Gospelware, said:

“Skiver provides users with a solid cover story to fool their boss into thinking they are genuinely ill. 25% of bosses now accept an email or text from their employees informing them they are ill rather than the traditional phone call.”

He added:

“Of course we are not encouraging people to take unnecessary sick days, Skiver is a fun tongue in cheek app that is designed to be a leisure time search function for users to find music, film and cultural activities in their area.”