Real Reasons to Call in Sick, Do They Exist ?

Every year or so CareerBuilder has a survey asking employers that are the most outrageous excuses have you heard for employees calling in sick. Believe it or not, one of the responses was  “a worker who said he got on a plane accidentally”.

There are those days when you can barely get out of bed because you are so sick. Maybe it’s food poisoning? The flu? Here are a few other reasons to tell your boss you are taking the day off. They have even been tested by others and pretty creative.

From experience.com

• 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.
• I hurt myself bowling.
• I was spit on by a venomous snake.
• I totaled my wife's jeep in a collision with a cow.
• A hitman was looking for me.
• My curlers burned my hair, and I had to go to the hairdresser.
• I eloped.
• My brain went to sleep, and I couldn't wake it up.
• My cat unplugged my alarm clock.
• I had to be there for my husband's grand jury trial.
• I had to ship my grandmother's bones to India. (note: she passed away 20 years ago)
• I forgot what day of the week it was.
• A tree fell on my car.
• My monkey died.

Here is also a bit of advice from the survey, those workers who are “sick” might want to stay away from posting something online about how they lied about being sick. About one in four employers have caught those lies by checking social media.