Reasons to call in sick

[birdmom]

Read these on MSN today. Sad thing is, I've heard a few of these, or a variation of some of them, more than once.

•Employee's sobriety tool wouldn't allow the car to start
•Employee forgot he had been hired for the job
•Employee said her dog was having a nervous breakdown
•Employee's dead grandmother was being exhumed for a police investigation
•Employee's toe was stuck in a faucet
•Employee said a bird bit her
•Employee was upset after watching "The Hunger Games"
•Employee got sick from reading too much
•Employee was suffering from a broken heart
•Employee's hair turned orange from dyeing her hair at home

[martygras]

Wait, did they tell people these? Also how do you get your toe stuck in a faucet?

[moolarkey]

eye trouble. can't see coming in to work.

[mskitkat]

This makes me feel less bad about calling off the last 2 days with the worst cold of my life.

[Deleted]

Wow. I feel less bad about calling in today now.

[ckinla]

apparently my tired old excuse of "not feeling well" isn't interesting enough to be believable?

[chessie]

I have used I am sick of work.

[madringal]

I always say the best excuse is "explosive diarreah". It is guaranteed to be the quickest way to get your manager off the phone with no further questions. And you don't have to pretend to still be a little sick the next day - just drink lots of water and don't get Mexican for lunch.

[yellowbrkrd]

From reading too much? LOL

[StJess80]

I'm glad we don't have to give a reason! A simple "I will not be in today" will suffice.

[SusanBAnthony]

I was late once because my permanent retainer came unglued, and I had an emergency orthodontist appointment. It didn't matter bc I had a flexible professional job, but still that was an awkward email to write to my boss. Hi, I'm a grown up, I swear, but I gotta go get my braces fixed.

[carfar]

Dec 18, 2012 18:19:51 GMT -5 @gypsy said:

Bad that I think a couple of these are ok?

I would not come in with orange hair.

I was thinking the same...I'm sure some jobs wouldn't want you in with a bad dye job.

Also the exhuming of grandma... I might let that go....

[stretchad]

Dec 18, 2012 19:09:29 GMT -5 madringal said:

I always say the best excuse is "explosive diarreah". It is guaranteed to be the quickest way to get your manager off the phone with no further questions. And you don't have to pretend to still be a little sick the next day - just drink lots of water and don't get Mexican for lunch.

:Y:

[mrsjuleshs]

I feel for the hair dye victim. I ended up going into work earlier this year with fire engine red hair (so much for it being a reddish brown) while our CEO and one of the GMs were visiting. MORTIFIED! The others are pretty funny.