[These are actual excuses workers gave for missing work.]
- I was sprayed by a skunk.
- I tripped over my dog and was knocked unconscious.
- My bus broke down and was held up by robbers.
- I was arrested as a result of mistaken identity.
- I forgot to come back to work after lunch.
- I couldn't find my shoes.
- I hurt myself bowling.
- I was spit on by a venomous snake.
- I totaled my wife's jeep in a collision with a cow.
- A hit man was looking for me.
- My curlers burned my hair and I had to go to the hairdresser.
- I eloped.
- My brain went to sleep and I couldn't wake it up.
- My cat unplugged my alarm clock.
- I had to be there for my husband's grand jury trial.
- I forgot what day of the week it was.
- Someone slipped drugs in my drink last night.