We all know that worker who concocts fake excuses to get a day off from the office grind. But a new survey shows that there are a lot of employees who go the extra mile when it comes to getting out of ...

Mercedes Dayanara / Flickr Just when you though you've heard every excuse under the sun, along comes CareerBuilder's list of "The Most Unbelievable Excuses for Calling in Sick." This top 10 list was ...

As most nine-to-fivers know, finding an excuse to sneak out of the office early takes just as much skill as landing a job in the first place.If you aren't one of the lucky few with a job that offers ...

When calling out "sick" won't cut it, sometimes you have to get creative. But among the multitude of imaginative reasons for missing work, some of the wildest excuses people have given are truly ...

One survey found that December (19%) and January (23%) are the months when people most often lie to their boss about why they need to miss work. They do so primarily to rest and chill out (50%), spend ...

It might sound a bit like a cliché and a usual thing, but health issues are probably the best real believable excuses for missing work. Why? Well, simply, because health is not a joking issue (really ...

Struggling to call in sick? This guide offers five believable excuses that bypass skepticism. From migraines and urgent bank ...