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Oddball Alibis From “Sick” Employees

“I was poisoned by my mother-in-law!” “My dog swallowed my bus pass!” “A skunk got in my house and sprayed all my clothes!” These are some of the screwball excuses employees have used to stay home from work, according to a survey from CareerBuilder.com about employee absenteeism.

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  • 'I am not coming in today." WHY? "I just do not feel like coming to work today so I am taking a sick day."

    MO'SULLIVAN on December 22

  • "I'm not coming in today. I'm taking a 'Mental-Health Day'. It wouldn't be mentally healthy for me to be there today."

    CGANT on December 26