According to a new survey released by CareerBuilder, approximately 32 percent of participants have called in sick when they’re not truly sick and they certainly came up with some creative excuses!
Here’s the top 10 excuses from the nearly 3,500 employees and 2,100 hiring managers responding to the survey.
Here we go:
1. Employee’s false teeth flew out the window while driving down the highway. (STFU!)
2. Employee’s favorite football team lost on Sunday so needed Monday to recover.
3. Employee was quitting smoking and was grouchy.
4. Employee said that someone glued her doors and windows shut so she couldn’t leave the house to come to work.
5. Employee bit her tongue and couldn’t talk.
6. Employee claimed a swarm of bees surrounded his vehicle and he couldn’t make it in.
7. Employee said the chemical in turkey made him fall asleep and he missed his shift.
8. Employee felt like he was so angry he was going to hurt someone if he came in. (We can all agree to this one lol)
9. Employee received a threatening phone call from the electric company and needed to report it to the FBI.
10. Employee’s fake eye was falling out of its socket.
What’s the craziest excuse you’ve used to call in sick?
