Workers Often Have Lame Excuses for Missing Work

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Look, if you’re going to call work to say you’re not coming in, at least come up with something better than “I accidentally got on a plane.”

That’s one of the lame excuses actually given, according to a survey of 3,100 workers and 2,200 hiring managers conducted by CareerBuilder.

As it happens, fewer people this year than last have called in sick when they weren’t, 28 percent to 32 percent. However, 11 percent in the survey did admit telling the boss they wouldn’t be in because the weather was lousy.

Just whatever you do, avoid social media on the day you’re out. The survey found that 24 percent of employers said they caught their worker in a lie by checking social media, and of that group, 22 percent fired the unfortunate nincompoops.

Meanwhile, here are the top-ten lame excuses given for skipping work:

• I just put a casserole in the oven.
• My plastic surgery needed some “tweaking” to get it just right.
• I was sitting in the bathroom when my legs fell asleep. When I stood, I fell and broke my ankle.
• I woke up in a good mood and don’t want to ruin it.
• I was at the casino all weekend and still had money to gamble with on Monday.
• I had an unexpected tryst last night and I don’t know where I am.
• I’ve gotten stuck in a supermarket blood pressure machine.
• I have a gallstone that I want to heal holistically.
• I tried to dry my uniform in the microwave and it caught fire.
• I accidentally got on a plane.

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