Ways People Are Lying to Have a Day Off

One of the biggest concerns of most people who work in an office or for a boss anywhere is how to come up with good excuses to get out of work. If you are an office worker, I'm are sure you know what we are talking about. Apparently, no matter how good working feels, sometimes you just get the urge to stay one day off work and refresh.

Apart from feeling broken and getting the urge to refresh, there are several other things that can make you want to miss work; you may have an emergency to attend to or you may even have a job interview to rush to. Or, perhaps you are just be in a bad mood and want the day off to get back to your happy place.

You're Not The First To Want A Day Off

To have a family emergency is one of the most frequently used excuses for getting away from the office but it is indeed one of the good excuses to get out of work. There is no need to tell the boss exactly what the family emergency is, but if the boss demands a description of what that emergency is, you can come up with certain lines like 'an elderly one demands my presence because of an illness'. However, it's important not to lie about sensitive issues like 'someone just died' especially if that person is still alive, as it is not acceptable at all, well at least, for your conscience's sake.

The another line many people use to get away from work is to say that they got ill. In fact, this arguably happens to be the most frequently used excuse most people give their bosses whenever they are fed up with work and need some time off. Apparently, if you wake up one morning feeling groggy in bed, this is the best excuse to give. Also, if you feel spent while at work and feel you need some time off, this is also one of the best excuses to give in advance.

No one will expect a worker to come to work if he has just had an accident. Right? However, it's needed to be careful. Don't go about blowing everything out of proportion by saying for instance 'My leg broke in two'. 

Going on with the topic of getting sick and ill some people say that someone they know got sick. It's needed to be careful about how you give this excuse. If someone is really sick and you want to bank on that to take a day off, then good for you. But if no one is sick and you just want to make it up, you must be careful not to label anyone with extremely grievous ailments like cancer and the like. 

As for me, the most weird excuse is that someone died… People use this excuse a lot, but it is not advisable to say someone has died when they are still alive. It's better to say “there is a new baby in my family”. This is apparently a good excuse to stay off work. No one expects you to leave your family member in need at that sensitive time. 

Conclusion 

Seeking a day off work to relax is nothing to be ashamed of because you are apparently in good company. According to a survey carried out in 2015, 38% of respondents confessed to calling in sick at work when they were perfectly fine. This was done mostly to just cool off and refresh themselves to do better when they resume. Subsequent surveys showed that the percentage of people calling in sick was increasing virtually every year. So, you won't be the first person to seek a day off work by, well, lying - and you will definitely not be the last person to do so. However, you will need some really good excuses to get out of work so that you won't spark certain suspicions. As well people say that they have a family emergency, or fallen ill or had an accident - they use to lie just to have a day off at work.