The Top Ten Worst Excuses of 2014 for Missing Work

Have you ever called in sick to work?  Of course you have, everyone at some point or another needs to take a day off, which usually involves a quick, straightforward phone call to the boss saying you're not feeling well.

Have you ever stretched the truth just a bit when placing that call or sending that e-mail?  My recollection is not as sharp as it used to be but I may have, once or twice, given in to a little exaggeration, such as adding a degree or two to a low grade fever.

Every year, Careerbuilder.com publishes the top ten craziest excuses for not showing up to work.  Some of these are so over the top that I can't help but think that many of these excuses had a large measure of truth in them.  I think my favorite is number 3, mainly because I can relate to that one...just not to the point of the broken ankle.

1. Employee just put a casserole in the oven.
2. Employee’s plastic surgery for enhancement purposes needed some "tweaking" to get it just right.
3. Employee was sitting in the bathroom and her feet and legs fell asleep. When she stood, up she fell and broke her ankle.
4. Employee had been at the casino all weekend and still had money left to play with on Monday morning.
5. Employee woke up in a good mood and didn't want to ruin it.
6. Employee had a “lucky night” and didn’t know where he was.
7. Employee got stuck in the blood pressure machine at the grocery store and couldn't get out.
8. Employee had a gall stone they wanted to heal holistically.
9. Employee caught their uniform on fire by putting it in the microwave to dry.
10. Employee accidentally got on a plane.

Care to add any of your own?