Me, only half joking:
Oh nice, off sick for surgery for 2.5 weeks, back at work for two weeks, on sick leave for 1.5 weeks because of surgery side effects, back at work for two weeks, then a week off for holidays. Two weeks is really the best duration for continuous work.
Client: Oh, you're off next week? Too bad, you need to present Monday through Wednesday straight after that.
So instead of being off again next week, I am not. Yay.

