These strange and outlandish excuses for calling in sick to work may get you the day off, but they'll also raise a few eyebrows. Here are 19 funny and ridiculous excuses people have used to call ...

Here are some really odd and lame excuses ever uttered. An employee called in sick because he ate cat food instead of tuna and was deathly ill. Still not as bad as these funny interviews ... for ...

Ill-conceived excuses for a day off work. Laura Petrecca, USA TODAY. In past year, nearly a third of employees faked an illness to skip work; Survey polled 3,976 employees and 2,494 hiring managers; ...

Workers are no stranger to concocting fake excuses to get a desperately needed day off from their jobs. But a new survey shows that there are a lot of employees who go the extra mile when it comes ...

There is no worse feeling than waking up in the morning, rested from good night's sleep, and glancing at the clock, only to do a double-take: You're late!

13 Good Excuses to Miss Work for a Day. Published on May 9, 2018 at 2:47 am by Bojana Petković in Lists, News. Share ...

I f you’ve never heard an outrageous excuse for missing work, you haven’t been a manager for very long. But here are a few from CareerBuilder that just might top the charts: “My sobriety ...

Shutterstock Workers are no stranger to concocting fake excuses to get a desperately needed day off from their jobs. But a new survey shows that there are a lot of employees who go the extra mile ...

2. My husband thinks it's funny to hide my car keys before he goes to work. 3. I walked into a spider web on the way out the door and couldn't find the spider, so I had to go inside and shower ...

Some employees skipped work for the eclipse, while others had even worse excuses to take a sick day. Charlie Riedel/AP 2017-12-12T19:35:00Z ...