As a manager, I hear fairly pedestrian excuses from employees when they call in sick: migraine headaches, cold, flu, childcare woes and raging menstrual distress top the list. Sometimes I wish there were more outrageous reasons.
Fortunately, others are more creative. In a recent article on CNN.com (in conjunction with CareerBuilder.com), there was a list of inventive actual excuses reported. Here are the top 10:
1. At her sister's wedding, an employee chipped her tooth on a Mint Julep, bent over to spit it out, hit her head on a keg and was knocked unconscious.
2. While at a circus, a tiger urinated on the employee's ear, causing an ear infection.
3. An employee's dog wasn't feeling well, so the employee tasted the dog's food and then got sick.
4. "Someone put LSD in my salad."
5. An employee's roommate locked all his clothes in a shed for spite.
6. "Stuck on an island -- canoe floated away."
7. An employee was upset because his favorite American Idol contestant was voted off.
8. "I didn't think I had to come in if I had time in my vacation bank. I thought I could take it whenever I wanted."
9. An employee said he wasn't feeling well and wanted to rest up for the company's holiday party that night.
10. A groundhog bit the employee's car tire, causing it to go flat.
Now that's creativity.
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I noted all of those! Oh wait... you don't work for big bossman, do you?
Chipped her tooth on a mint julep? How is that possible?
Zen-man: I don't work for big bossman, that's for sure. That you persevere while working for him is a credit to your patience and your artistry. At least the booze is always high caliber.
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