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The Careerologist: Can I skip a work event to watch the football?

Want to watch the World Cup? Making up an excuse can get you into trouble, as can trying to catch every single game

The Careerologist: Can I skip a work event to watch the football?

A caveated yes.

We are now down to the final 1,260 minutes of football of the World Cup (including half time, but excluding pre-match build up, any extra time and penalties and the post match analysis), which I am told by the football lovers in my life, is not much football left.

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