in #CASE you missed it… The Craziest Excuses For Calling In Sick
It isn’t uncommon for folks to just wake up one morning and decide they aren’t in the mood to head into work. And let’s face it, nobody wants to waste a vacation day on that, so the only logical thing to do is attempt your best scratchy throat voice and call in sick, and it seems a lot of people are doing just that.
A new CareerBuilder survey finds that in the last 12 months about 40% of workers have called in sick when they weren’t, which is up 5% from last year
Now, calling in sick when your not means you have to come up with some good excuses, and apparently a lot of people aren’t that great at delivering believable ones. The site asked employers to reveal the craziest excuses they’ve ever received, and some of them are doozies. They include:
A bear was in employee's yard and they were afraid to come out.
Employee's phone exploded and it hurt their hand.
Employee ate a toothpick in his food at restaurant.
Employee broke his arm wrestling a female bodybuilder.
Employee called in "fat" because uniform didn't fit.
Dog swallowed employee's car keys so she was waiting until it came out.
Employee left his clothes at the laundry mat.
Employee did not have enough gas to get to work.
Employee had to re-schedule a new manicure because some of their artificial nails fell off.
Employee was not sure how the solar eclipse would affect them so it would be safer to stay at home.