Managers Hear Outlandish Excuses for Missing Work

Managers Hear Outlandish Excuses for Missing Work

Some managers verify their employees’ excuses for missing work by requiring a doctor’s note or calling to see if they’re at home. Read these outrageous excuses.

35% of employees surveyed said they’ve called in sick even though they felt fine, but that’s down slightly from 38% last year.

Of those calling in sick when they felt well, 28% said they just didn’t feel like going to work, 24% said they needed to relax and 18% said they wanted to catch up on sleep.

33% of employers said they’ve checked to see if a worker who called in sick was telling the truth.

Of those who have checked to confirm an employee’s claim to be sick, 68% have asked for a doctor’s note, 43% have called the staffer at home and 18% drove past the worker’s house.

22% of employers surveyed have fired a worker for calling in sick with a fake excuse.

An employee said he had to attend the funeral of his wife’s cousin’s pet because he was an uncle—and a pallbearer.

One worker said the ozone in the air had flattened his tires.

Another staffer said he ate too much birthday cake.

A staffer admitted that she wasn’t sick—but her llama was.

Another employee told the boss that he was bitten by a duck.

A painfully honest worker said she couldn’t come to work because she “had better things to do.”