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; ...

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 ...

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!

Here are some really odd and lame excuses ever uttered. An employee called in sick because he ate cat food instead of tuna ...

Take your Grandson to Work Day. In eighth-grade health class, we were doing a “baby” project with bags of sugar. I forgot mine at home, and my excuse was “it’s Take Your Grandson to Work ...

Zzzzzzz..zz..zZZ… Nope, I’m not up for going to the office on Monday. Sunday is my day off, and I have to work tomorrow. Besides, the day after tomorrow is Independence Day, a national holiday ...

U.S. workers want to take more time off from their jobs and are increasingly turning to the internet to find credible reasons to do so. That's the main takeaway from a new report released Tuesday ...

If you allow excuses to be made over and over again, you could find yourself caught in a culture of excuse-making. Here's why that's so harmful and what you can do about it. Skip to main content ...