Kemonophonic said:
Duuuuude, I know EXACTLY what you mean! I've had co-workers ring me when I was off sick or on leave because EVERYTHING turns to shit when I'm not there.

I was out for just one day and the number of emails tripled by the time I got back in this morning.

I also took a sneaky look at our metrics... my absence dropped the support department's one-day efficiency by about 65% yesterday.