This list is from Ranker.com and I’ll admit I’ve never heard #16, 18, 21, 22 or #27, and very glad I never had anyone use #19.    And aren’t #7 and #12 the same thing?  In fact #1 is pretty much the same as well.

I have had some great “sick calls” over the years though.  In particular:

—Employee calls in sick but he’s an avid skier and I can literally hear the snow in the background.

–Employee calls out sick for his day shift, but then shows up at our company Christmas Party that night and is suddenly fine!

–New employee (teenager) calls out every Saturday for 5 weeks straight.  Call his house to see how he’s doing and his mom answers and says “Oh, he’s out surfing today.”  When I explain to her that her son is probably going to be fired for poor attendance, she says “Well, he probably deserves it.”

and my all-time favorite:

–Employee calls out sick, then towards the end of the day calls and says “I feel really bad, because I wasn’t really sick and went to the beach.  I’m sorry I lied to you and just had to tell you the truth.”   I’m thinking “Wow, he found his conscience.”  Next day he shows up to work with a BAD sunburn!  He knew he’d be busted so decided to minimize the damage by apologizing before he came in.  Great stuff.

The Best Excuses to Get Out of Work