Some of us had perfect attendance in high school – and the framed certificate signed by the high school nurse is somewhere in a dusty attic box. Others had well worn “sleep” buttons on our alarm clocks – and were really good at forging their folks’ signatures. No matter which school of absenteeism you enrolled at, it’s safe to say many of these habits trickle down to the workplace.
Some workers are gun shy about calling in sick even when they’re funneling cough syrup. If fact, according to a poll conducted by LifeCare, 54 percent of workers who go to work even when they’re sick do it out of loyalty to co-workers or fear of retribution from the boss.
Meanwhile, one in three workers who call in sick are actually fine, and are spending their bonus day catching up on Zzzzzz’s or shopping for throw pillows, according to a Harris poll.
While we never would encourage job seekers to be dishonest or disloyal to managers and co-workers, we’re always looking out for you, the job seeker. Shopping for flip-flops may not be the best reason to take a day off, but sometimes you need a day to relax, de-stress and apologize to your cat for all the yelling.
So, here are a few excuses NOT to leave on your boss’ voicemail at 5 a.m., whether you’ve got a 103F fever or just spring fever:
1. I need to take my Segway in for an oil change.
2. My sister is going to be on “Springer” and my TiVo is broken.
3. My Magic-8 Ball advised me against leaving the house today.
4. I’m on NASA’s short list for the Mars mission and need to buy more Tang.
5. That short actor from “Cocktail” wants me to go to church with him.
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