Going to work can sometimes be a rather tedious task. You have to get up early, you come home late; sometimes the only times you feel peace or relief is during (many) bathroom breaks, or a small period where you can eat your lunch. Some days, we actually find it difficult to leave our bed. Perhaps we have a big meeting today, an important call; there are tons of reasons to try and avoid work. How creative can you get though? Have you ever thought of anything more interesting than ‘an upset stomach’? Well, these people sure did! The people below actually used these excuses to avoid work, we still can’t believe how outrageous some of them are! Prepare to laugh your socks off with some of these incredible excuses, who knows, maybe they’ll even work for you!
15+ Hilarious Excuses People Actually Used To Avoid Work
‘Military Duty’
How can someone possibly ignore the Call to Duty? Or the Call of Duty in this case! Military service is something that surely every employer would respect… but when the call of duty is to defend an imaginary nation/team, perhaps not. Was that not clear in the letter? Oops.
‘Military Duty’
Pet Issues
Our pets are super important to us, we even consider them like family. So to miss work to look after a pet seems fair, to be honest. Was your dog sick? Did your cat throw up? Wait… what? A Llama? I’m afraid we’re going to need evidence there, buddy.
Pet Issues
Mixed-Up Tins
Sometimes pet food these days can look extremely similar to regular food. Well, cans and tins specifically. It would be easy to mistake a can of cat food with a can of tuna, but perhaps the eater might have noticed a fowl taste? Or a fowl smell? It’s hard to believe that someone would eat a whole can without noticing the difference. The person called in reporting stomach pain, we hope they don’t suddenly grow a tail or a pair of whiskers…
Mixed Up Tins
Check Your Blood Pressure
Regularly checking your blood pressure is vital and something we should all be doing regularly. However, this person certainly got more than they bargained for when they were doing the routine medical check. The machine seems to have malfunctioned, trapping them inside! Do we think they’re lying? It’s hard to criticize someone for looking after themselves, but somewhat unbelievable…
Check Your Blood Pressure
Cheaters Never Prosper
Domestic disputes are never pretty, and this particular problem in this guy’s relationship had very negative repercussions. His employer received a call, hearing that Harold would be coming to work a little late, as he had been caught cheating on his wife, who promptly threw all of his items into the local dumpster! We’re sure retrieving all those items can’t have been very fun…
Cheaters Never Prosper
Sandwich Grab
Dropping things is simply a part of life. There will be times that somehow items just manage to escape your grasp, it really isn’t the biggest deal. Which just exemplifies how this person had a real nightmare (if they’re telling the truth!). Reaching over to retrieve a fallen sandwich ended up with a trip to the E.R. for this dude! It must have been the best sandwich in the world if it was worth that!
Sandwich Grab
It Was Grandma!
This employee called in sick because he claimed that she was poisoned by tainted ham! Just wait, it gets more interesting. Not only was she poisoned by the ham, but it was Grandma’s ham! That’s right, this employee truly believed that her Grandmother was out to get her! We hope Nana didn’t take it to heart.
It Was Grandma!
Mystic Meg Said I Shouldn’t
Whether or not you believe in voodoo, mystics, spirits is simply your prerogative. However, this person chose to avoid work entirely that day, because her psychic advised her that if she left her house she would suffer a brain hemorrhage! We’re all for open-mindedness, but this one seems a bit over the top. We wonder if she could’ve worked from home?
Mystic Meg Said I Shouldn’t
Wild Night
This employee must have been quite embarrassed to have made this call, which indicates that it could be true. He couldn’t come into work, because he simply didn’t know where he was! We’ve all heard of stories where people have gone out and had a wild night, forgetting all the night’s antics and waking up in a strange place; come on, we’ve all seen The Hangover. Perhaps he shouldn’t be going out drinking on a work night! Still, if you’re from New York and you’re waking up in California, it’s easy to see why you won’t be able to make it in to work that day.
