What are the worst call in excuses you've heard?

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Specializes in LTC.

I've heard some doozies for call INS to work. 1. Dog having puppies 2. I'm having a miscarriage when I could hear a party in the background 3. I'm tired 4. I worked yesterday 5. Out of gas 6. I'm going out of town

just to name a few

what excuses have you heard for someone to use to not come to work

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Specializes in LTC.

Faking a car accident.

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Specializes in Nursing Professional Development.

It's raining really bad and starting to thunder. I don't want to leave my child during a storm. So, I will not be coming in for my 12-hour night shift.

My dog died 2 days ago.

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I work for a homecare agency (staffing) so I have heard them all. Someone recently called out for her shift because of a nose bleed.

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Specializes in School Nursing.

People get away with these excuses?

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Specializes in Gerontology.

I'm sick - caller ID shows name of hotel in Niagara Falls.

Hint - if you are going to "fake" call in sick because you forgot you had to work and went on vacation instead, at least call in "sick" from your cell phone!

One our of night shift workers will frquently call in sick for the the 1st 4 hours of her 12 hour night shift, but be able to come in for the last 8. Still haven't figured that one out yet!

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Specializes in student; help!.
I work for a homecare agency (staffing) so I have heard them all. Someone recently called out for her shift because of a nose bleed.

Probably thinking of the patient. Universal precautions, you know. :uhoh3:

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One of my co-workers 'don't feel up to coming in today'. If ONLY I could phone in sick every time I felt like not going to work!

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1. My wife beat me up and is in jail. Our local jail posts inmates online and this was true!! How embarassing.

2. I can't find my wife to watch the kids. (same guy from above)

3. It is cold, icy, or starting to snow so I can't drive in to work. This person lives in town and we never get more then 3 inches of snow.

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Peds, Ortho, LTC and MORE.

These are some that I have heard:

1. I have to iron a blouse, so I can't come in.

2. My house fell over.

3. I have to wait for the air condinting man to come and fix it.

4. I found a dead body and I'm to upset to come in.

Reigen

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Specializes in Geriatrics.

Grandma died (for the 5th time this year)

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my co-worker doesn't report to work for 2 days, doesn't even call, then comes back and says he couldn't get a signal where he was to inform us of his absence!

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