Weirdest Excuses for Skipping Work

A new survey finds that 29% of employees have made something up to get out of a workday, and CareerBuilder surveys employers to find the strangest:

• A chicken attacked my mom.
• My finger's stuck in a bowling ball.
• My hair transplant went poorly.

• My neck is hurt from falling asleep at work.
• A cow broke into my house.
• My girlfriend threw a Sit N Spin through my living room window.
• My foot is caught in the garbage disposal.

Click here for the full list ... and think carefully before using one yourself. The survey also found that 26% of employers have checked up on an employee who called in sick, with 15% of those bosses even driving by the "invalid's" apartment.
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