$SICKDAY is the joke that everyone is going to call in sick on November 19.
The plan is simple. Stay home and play GTA 6. The excuse is already written. They caught the Vice City Flu.
Symptoms include sudden calendar clearing, a suspiciously strong internet connection, and a cough that only starts when the boss calls. No known cure. Mild improvement expected Friday. Probably.
Patient zero
Someone texts the boss that Thursday looks rough. Nobody asks how they know.
Incubation
Meetings quietly move. Storage space gets cleared. Coughing is practiced.
Outbreak
Out of office, all at once. The sunset is rendering at full strength.
Recovery
Everyone returns, fully healed. See you Friday. Probably.