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

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 ...

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!

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...