THE BEST EXCUSES FOR CALLING IN SICK

(November, 2017) CareerBuilder has published its annual survey, which covered a 12-month period ending in September, of employees who fake being sick. They found that:
– 40 percent of workers had claimed to be sick when they actually weren’t.
– 38 percent of employers checked up on workers who called in sick. How? By checking out their social media feeds.
Career Builder also listed some of the more outlandish excuses for missing work, according to employers:
– A bear was in the employee’s yard, and they were afraid to come out.
– The employee had to reschedule a manicure because some of her artificial nails fell off.
– The employee left all his clothes at the laundromat and had nothing to wear.
– There was a solar eclipse and the employee wasn’t sure it was safe to leave the house.
– A dog swallowed the employee’s car keys, so she was waiting for them to come out.
– The employee couldn’t squeeze into her uniform and called in “fat.”
– The employee broke his arm wrestling a female bodybuilder.
– The employee’s phone exploded and it hurt their hand.
– The employee ate a toothpick in his food at restaurant.
* And these were all from the same guy!
* I hate when my artificial nails fall off.
* If you want a heavy duty excuse, news is the Black Plague is making a comeback.
* Remember – if you’re planning on calling in sick, start with the fake coughing the day before.