Top Excuses for Calling in Sick

Let's face it, you feel that you need to take a day off from work.  Maybe you just want to stay at home and chill. Maybe you want to go to that store that will be having a sale today. Maybe you just want to go with your mom who has a medical checkup.

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20 Best Excuses for Calling in Sick

lifehacker lifehacker - 6 months ago

I was sprayed by a skunk.


I tripped over my dog and was knocked unconscious.


My bus broke down and was held up by robbers.


I was arrested as a result of mistaken identity.


I forgot to come back to work after lunch.


I couldn't find my shoes.

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15 Excuses for Calling in Sick

lifehacker lifehacker - 6 months ago

  • "I'm too drunk to drive to work."

  • "I accidentally flushed my keys down the toilet."

  • "I had to help deliver a baby on my way to work." (Employee was not in the medical profession.)

  • "I accidentally drove through the automatic garage door before it opened."

  • "My boyfriend's snake escaped from its cage and I'm afraid to leave the bedroom until he gets home."

  • "I'm too fat to get into my work outfit."

  • "God didn't wake me." (Employee didn't believe in alarm clocks and thought a higher power would wake her when she was ready.)

  • "I cut my fingernails too short, they're bleeding and I have to go to the doctor."

  • "The ghosts in my house kept me up all night."

  • "I forgot I was getting married today."

  • "My cow bit me."

  • "My son accidentally fell asleep next to wet cement in our garden. His foot fell in and we can't get it out."

  • "I was walking down the street watching road works being done, fell in the hole and hurt myself."

  • "I was walking my dog and slipped on a toad in my driveway and hurt my back."

  • "My house lock jammed, and I'm locked in."

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    Best Excuses for Calling in Sick

    lifehacker lifehacker - 6 months ago
    • Diarrhea and upset stomach.
    • Fever, allergy attacks, colds, or flu.
    • Migraine headache.
    • It's the "time of the month", a perfect excuse for female employees.

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