Excuses for Missing Work

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How about a list of wierd excuses for not coming to work?

My favorite: I can't come in today, I'm having vision problems. I just don't see myself working.

Kevin

I once had a tech call in because he said "My sister's eye popped out"

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Once (before I was a nurse), I had to call my employer b/c my car would not start. I asked them to come pick me up. Guess what. I was a waitress. It was Friday noc and the place was going to be packed. They picked me up b/c they needed me there. Has anyone ever tried going to pick up a co-worker who couldn't come in d/t "unreliable transportation". It just might work. Just a thought.

I offered once when they called to ask me to work for them - turned me down.

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This one girl who calls in frequently called in AGAIN last week

"My air conditioner isn't working that great so I didn't get good quality sleep today and I don't want to get fired for falling asleep at work!"

P.S. She can fall asleep at the drop of a hat charting away!

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these are too funny!! keep em comin!!!

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My sister called in once (she was a waitress) to go to a party and said her longtime friend had died. She used the name of her imaginary friend from childhood.

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We often enough had D&V (Diarrhoea and Vomitting) only because if you had it for two days or more, in England, you had to take 48 hours to make sure that you did not spread it. You can imagine, we used but not always. Taking one day was good but 4 days became a bit too much at times. :( :( :( :(

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We often enough had D&V (Diarrhoea and Vomitting) only because if you had it for two days or more, in England, you had to take 48 hours to make sure that you did not spread it. You can imagine, we used but not always. Taking one day was good but 4 days became a bit too much at times. :( :( :( :(

Funny, Bluerose.

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My brother always says he has "Anal Glaucoma" (He can't see his ass coming to work today)

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Specializes in Cardiac/Neuro.

I am a nursing student, another student actually told our instructor she was too "tired" to come to clinicals!

(This was after many frantic attempts had been made to call her since she did not call in or show up)

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I had a CNA call in because she did not want to drive her new car in the rain.

I once had to call in to work because I had just left work. I had already worked an 16 hour shift because my relief had called in, when they finally found someone to relieve me. I left work at 4p and was scheduled to come back at 8p. I live almost an hour away, so when I got home, I called in.

I was also once late coming back from a lunch break because, I got locked in a bathroom stall. I tried for about 15 min to get the door open but, couldn't and the space at the bottom of the door was too small to climb under. I finally had to stand on the toilet and climb over the top of the stall to another stall to get out. This was very hard to do.

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Specializes in Looking for a career in NICU.

"I let my dog outside to use the bathroom and when he came back in he has blood all over his rear so I have to take him to the vet immediately."

Used by me.

It was the truth.

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I had a nursing tech call in with a "family emergency." Her mother in law bought a new newspaper box and was afraid if she didn't get it put up she wouldn't get her morning paper. When I told her that really didn't sound like an emergency she said "family is family and I'm not coming in."

OMG...I think "stupid" should be a legal catagory to fire someone over!

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