According to a survey by healthcare provider Benenden Health, 60% of bosses do not believe the reason given by an employee for absence and 33% of managers scour social media after a sickness call to see if the employee is genuine.

Having seen the worst excuses 1000 bosses and 1000 employees had heard for taking a day off it is not hard to see why. You can read more here but to wet your appetite the following are said to genuinely be excuses people have used!

1. A can of baked beans landed on my big toe
2. …………
3. I’ve been bitten by an insect
4. …………….
5. My dog has had a big fright and I don’t want to leave him
6. ………………..
7. …………………
8. I slipped on a coin
9. ………………….
10. …………………………
11. …………………
12. I am stuck in my house because the door’s broken
13. My new girlfriend bit me in a delicate place
14. …………………….
15. The dog ate my shoes
16. My fish is sick
17. …………………..
18. My toe is trapped in the bath tap
19. …………………….
20. ………………..
21. ………….
22. …………………
23. I have a blocked nose
24……………………..
25. I’ve got a sore finger

Seriously!