Did you know that a whopping thirty percent of staff members in the US will call off of work and fake being sick? Just a few of the reasons workers feel the need to call off and play hooky for the day include family emergencies, child care issues and unpalatable bosses. During the Holidays the number of sick days rises with the most popular days being Fridays and Mondays.<\/p>\n
CareerBuilder recently posted the most outrageous reasons your staff members call in sick. If you feel like having a laugh, read on!<\/p>\n
\u2022 Employee\u2019s sobriety tool wouldn’t allow the car to start<\/p>\n
\u2022 Employee forgot he had been hired for the job<\/p>\n
\u2022 Employee said her dog was having a nervous breakdown<\/p>\n
\u2022 Employee\u2019s dead grandmother was being exhumed for a police investigation<\/p>\n
\u2022 Employee\u2019s toe was stuck in a faucet<\/p>\n
\u2022 Employee said a bird bit her<\/p>\n
\u2022 Employee was upset after watching \u201cThe Hunger Games\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2022 Employee got sick from reading too much<\/p>\n
\u2022 Employee was suffering from a broken heart<\/p>\n
\u2022 Employee\u2019s hair turned orange from dying her hair at home<\/p>\n
When you have some time to reflect after hearing an outrageous whopper, think about how your business culture could be part of a lack of trust and truth.\u00a0 It is always a two way street.\u00a0 Knowing your culture is genuine and sincere will make it easier to correct the actions or replace the offender.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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