Getting sick from reading too much and pet dogs having a nervous breakdown are among the most ridiculous sick day explanations people have given bosses, a new survey has revealed. One employee complained that dying her hair left it a preposterous orange color that she was ashamed to be seen in at work. While almost one in five (18 per cent) of employers have had other staff call a person they thought was chucking a sickie, 17 per cent of employers have fired employees for giving a fake excuse.
In line with previous years, 30 percent of people said they have called in sick when they weren't actually ill, News.com.au reported. Next to being genuinely sick, the most common reasons employees have taken the day off are because they just don't feel like going to work, or because they felt like they needed to relax. 22 percent have taken a day off so they can make it to a doctor's appointment, 16 per cent have done so to catch up on sleep and 15 per cent have chucked a sickie to run some errands.
CareerBuilder does an annual survey on absenteeism, and this year the poll reached out to 3,976 workers and 2,494 employers. It found that not all sick days are spent under piles of blankets, with a thermometer and extra-strength meds. Next to actually feeling under the weather, the most common reasons employees skip work are: They just don't feel like going (34%); they felt like they needed to relax (29%); they had a doctor's appointment (22%); they wanted to catch up on sleep (16%); or they had errands
to do (15%).
The survey also asked hiring managers and HR personnel to report the most outlandish excuses they heard from employees this year, and a panel sifted through the 2,000 submissions to find the 10 most unusual ones. For instance, one employee claimed he couldn't make it to work because he forgot he had been hired for the job. Another worker said she'd be out for the day because her dead grandmother was being exhumed for a police investigation. These may or may not be true--but either way, excuses like these are almost guaranteed to raise suspicion. "It's better to be honest.
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In line with previous years, 30 percent of people said they have called in sick when they weren't actually ill, News.com.au reported. Next to being genuinely sick, the most common reasons employees have taken the day off are because they just don't feel like going to work, or because they felt like they needed to relax. 22 percent have taken a day off so they can make it to a doctor's appointment, 16 per cent have done so to catch up on sleep and 15 per cent have chucked a sickie to run some errands.
CareerBuilder does an annual survey on absenteeism, and this year the poll reached out to 3,976 workers and 2,494 employers. It found that not all sick days are spent under piles of blankets, with a thermometer and extra-strength meds. Next to actually feeling under the weather, the most common reasons employees skip work are: They just don't feel like going (34%); they felt like they needed to relax (29%); they had a doctor's appointment (22%); they wanted to catch up on sleep (16%); or they had errands
to do (15%).
The survey also asked hiring managers and HR personnel to report the most outlandish excuses they heard from employees this year, and a panel sifted through the 2,000 submissions to find the 10 most unusual ones. For instance, one employee claimed he couldn't make it to work because he forgot he had been hired for the job. Another worker said she'd be out for the day because her dead grandmother was being exhumed for a police investigation. These may or may not be true--but either way, excuses like these are almost guaranteed to raise suspicion. "It's better to be honest.
http://newsfeedresearcher.com/data/articles_m41_7/sick-employee-days.html
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