I am very proud of my work ethic and I take my attendance at work very seriously. If I miss work, I have to be either seriously ill or it has to be something ultra important like a funeral. Other than that, I flat out never miss work. The last time I missed a day of work was in November 2005. I wasn't even sick. That was when we bought our house in Hidden Valley Lake. The mortgage company would not allow me to sign the closing papers after school hours. They insisted I come during business hours. I had no choice but to take a personal day. Other than that day, the last time before that I ever missed work was sometime in 1997. Not a bad attendance record (if I do say so myself).
Why all this talk about missing work? Because I am amazed sometimes at the amount of unscheduled time people take off work. I realize some people I work with are mothers and they need to take off for sick kids. That's understandable. I also realize not everybody is as healthy as me. That's understandable as well. But some people (in my opinion) miss entirely too much work. This brought to mind some funny excuses people have used to call off work.
Here are a few...
I just put a casserole in the oven.
My plastic surgery needs some tweaking to get it just right.
My feet and legs fell asleep when I was sitting in the bathroom, and when I stood up I broke my ankle.
I was gambling at the casino all weekend and still have money left. I need to stay to win it back.
I'm stuck in the blood pressure machine at the grocery store.
I put my uniform in the microwave to dry and it caught fire.
I accidentally got on a plane.
And then there was this excuse, which wins serious points for honesty: I woke up in a good mood and don't want to ruin it.
I don't know if these are real or not, but they still made me chuckle.
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