I won't be at work today because...

I have been accused of taking the art of calling in "sick" to new heights. I am very proud of this and think that we need to do everything possible to promote this form of personal expression. In this time of email, PDA's, blackberrys and 12 hour work-days...we must make a stand and say, "NO! I will not be condemned to slave away my youth only to end up on anti-depressants when I am 50 because I failed to LIVE my life!". OK, maybe it really isn't as dramatic as all that...but I still think we work too much as a society need an unscheduled break every now and then.

This following is an excerpt from and article that appeared today on www.msn.com about calling in sick. I LOVE the 6th one...kudos to the woman who actually had the balls to say what we have all thought a thousand times! (How do I know it was a woman? Really, if you have to ask, you are obviously a man and know nothing of which you speak)


"I was abducted by aliens..."
When asked to share the most unusual excuses workers gave for missing work, hiring managers shared some of their favorite examples:

"I'm too drunk to drive to work."

"I accidentally flushed my keys down the toilet."

"I had to help deliver a baby on my way to work." (Employee was not in the medical profession.)

"I accidentally drove through the automatic garage door before it opened."

"My boyfriend's snake got loose and I'm afraid to leave the bedroom until he gets home."

"I'm too fat to get into my work pants."

"God didn't wake me." (Employee didn't believe in alarm clocks and thought a higher power would wake her when she was ready.)

"I cut my fingernails too short, they're bleeding and I have to go to the doctor."

"The ghosts in my house kept me up all night."

"I forgot I was getting married today."

"My cow bit me."

"My son accidentally fell asleep next to wet cement in our backyard. His foot fell in and we can't get it out."

"I was watching a guy fixing a septic pump, fell in the hole and hurt myself."

"I was walking my dog and slipped on a toad in my driveway and hurt my back."

"My house lock jammed, and I'm locked in."