Someone asked about the ‘worst excuse’ people have used to get out of work – 21 employees who swapped their morals for a duvet day

‘My uncle says you start every new job with two living parents and four living grandparents.’
–SorryGrapefruit7391

‘My dad died. I didn’t tell them it was 18 years ago but tbf they never asked.’
–fenian_ghirl

‘I worked with someone that called in sick for a month instead of working their notice period. Some days they called me as the manager on duty.

‘But nearly every day I would see them on my bus going to their new job, and once she called me to report in ‘sick from bed’ from four seats in front of me. I walked up the aisle and she tried to blank me, and then she said she ‘was on the way to the doctor but would return to bed’.

‘She got a full month of money as her career manager said she was just too much of a pain in the arse to fight with.’
–jinglesan

‘That I was locked in my.flat and had to wait for the locksmith. This was before wfh and my.flatmate worked locally so we both used it that day. Massively hungover but a moment of genius.’
–Express_Evidence_23

‘I told them my sister was pregnant and I had to drive her to hospital. I don’t have a sister.’
–Least-Entrepreneur23

‘Back in the day, I’d call in sick and sit by the toilet with a cup of water, making out I was being sick.’
–JeremyBeadle1980

‘I once said my aunt was unwell (kinda true) but it was really because I was SO hungover I was sure I was on my deathbed. The issue with that was… my manager was all too aware of my night out plans AND someone I worked with had been in the same bar… but I was 17, working retail, getting ready to go to uni, so I didn’t really care.’
–AreaMiserable9187

‘Told my manager I couldn’t come in because the dog had swallowed my car keys and we were waiting for them to come out. We don’t have a dog. He asked for an update the next morning.’
–trackowner

‘A family member w as on end of life care.

‘It was my dog. But he was my family, so i didn’t feel bad about it.. I’d have been devastated if he passed away and i wasn’t with him.’
–hypnoticwinter

‘Wasn’t necessarily morally wrong but when I worked on a building site I called in sick on a Monday saying I’d twisted my ankle and couldn’t walk.

‘To make this more believable, the following day when i returned I put a stone in my work boot to help effect a limp. I’m turn it gave me an actual limp for a couple of days once removed.’
–Puzzled-Job9556

‘My cat fell off the back of the sofa. Phoned my boss saying I think this is it, she’s done for, emergency vet, 999 etc. Cat landed fine ofc, we both had a wee snooze and she lived for 8 more years.’
–Infinite-Video-2046

‘Faked a cancer scare for a loved one. I still feel bad about it and this was years ago, but I really fucking needed not to work that day.’
–Mushyboom