Posted: 1/28/2009 6:15:12 AM EDT
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Check the reasons out...they're hilarious!
HH ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––- One-third of workers play hooky http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/01/26/cb.playing.hooky/index.html Survey finds one in three workers played hooky last year Excuses: Kicked by deer, drank too much mouthwash, dog is too stressed Thirty-one percent of employers checked up on workers calling in sick Sixty-five percent of employers think mental health day valid excuse By Jason Ferrara CareerBuilder.com marketing vice president Almost a third of workers played hooky last year because they needed to relax and recharge. If you decided to stay home from work today because your psychic told you to, would you tell your boss the truth or make up an excuse? One employee faced with this dilemma told her boss the truth, but CareerBuilder.com's annual survey on absenteeism shows that many of us wouldn't. Thirty-three percent of employees played hooky last year and, rather than come clean with their bosses, they pretended to be sick. Just not wanting to go to work that day was enough to keep 34 percent of workers from showing up this year. Although most truant workers lacked the motivation to go to work, some were avoiding the headaches awaiting them at the office. Nine percent of workers who played hooky wanted to skip a meeting, spend time working on an overdue project or avoid the wrath of a boss or colleague. Another common reason employees skipped work was because they had other things to do. Thirty percent of workers needed to relax and recharge, and 22 percent caught up on their sleep. Medical appointments, personal errands and quality time with friends and family were also good enough reasons to feign illness. If you do decide to call in sick when you're not, be prepared to sell your story with sniffles and a throaty cough; 18 percent of employers have fired workers who missed work without a legitimate reason. Thirty-one percent of employers checked up on an employee who called in sick. Of those employers who did check, 71 percent required a doctor's note. Fifty-six percent called the employee at home, while 18 percent asked another worker to call the employee at home and 17 percent drove by the employee's home. As tempted as you may be to weave an elaborate yarn explaining your absence, the truth is your smartest route. If you're honest with your boss, you don't have to worry about a slip of the tongue or an unexpected run-in with the boss foiling your alibi. Plus, employers have grown flexible in terms of what constitutes a sick day, as 65 percent of them consider the need to take a mental health day a valid reason to take time off. Therefore, the need to take a personal day no longer has the stigma it once did. Most memorable excuses If you decide to take tomorrow off, it behooves you to tell the truth. But if you'd rather get a little creative, take a look at what other excuses employees have given for not going to work: 1. Employee didn't want to lose the parking space in front of his house. 2. Employee hit a turkey while riding a bike. 3. Employee said he had a heart attack early that morning, but that he was "all better now." 4. Employee donated too much blood. 5. Employee's dog was stressed out after a family reunion. 6. Employee was kicked by a deer. 7. Employee contracted mono after kissing a mailroom intern at the company holiday party and suggested the company post some sort of notice to warn others who may have kissed him. 8. Employee swallowed too much mouthwash. 9. Employee's wife burned all his clothes and he had nothing to wear to work. 10. Employee's toe was injured when a soda can fell out of the refrigerator. |
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As an employment lawyer, let me say that it really is a contest between the idiot crap that employees pull versus the idiot decisions that management makes.  I have no doubt you're right. I did like the one about 'being better' after his heart attack....damn I lol'd at that one. HH |
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As an employment lawyer, let me say that it really is a contest between the idiot crap that employees pull versus the idiot decisions that management makes. You have to share some stories now! Things I've learned: (1) Don't sue your employer for "sexual harassment" when you are appearing in this month's Playboy. (2) Don't use your employers servers to run a pr0n website, even if you do work the night shift. Somebody will notice. (3) Don't sue your employer for "sexual harassment" when you've been sending naked pictures to the supervisor who is "harassing" you for the past few months. (4) When you're entire business is based upon doing work for the federal government, make sure you comply with those regulations which say "do this or you can't work for the government." Preferably, get your ducks in a row before the company who is buying you in a merger asks if you are still qualified to do work for the government. And then don't complain about the bill when you ask three lawyers to devote the better part of a month bailing your stupid ass out. (5) Don't ask me how many people you need to keep for your layoff. I'm your lawyer, I know the law. You're supposed to know how to run your company. |
