I had a job years and years ago that was pretty mellow about it all . I used every excuse under the sun . But some of the best ones ........
Look , I am tired and burned out and if I come in the rest of the week . I will snap and go postal .
I really can't make it in today . You see I am going snowboarding with anthony jason and neil . Yeah none of them thought it was cool I spilled the beans about what really was going on . Like 4 of us calling in wasn't going to raise a flag ?
Hey , I'm not going to be in tomorrow or saturday . I'm half way to arizona to see a music festival .
My trucks broke down . I was calling from the pay phone a block from work . and my boss happened to be driving by at that very time . He pulled up said glad to see its running again see you tomorrow .
The best was when we would be out at the bar and call in and leave messages on the answering machine. 4 guys call in sick on a saturday and we were all calling from the payphone out side of the bar . all with in a few minutes .
Most times if your honest the boss realizes you just need a personal day to recoupe . Sometimes the more outrageous the story is the more likely you are to just get a laugh and a see you tomorrow.