From lost faith in the legal system to way too many dead grandmothers, employers share the strangest and most unbelievable excuses for employee absences.

We all know that worker who concocts fake excuses to get a day off from the office grind. But a new survey shows that there are a lot of employees who go the extra mile when it comes to getting out of ...

Here are America's go-to excuses for skipping out on a day at the office.

Maintaining a pristine attendance record is paramount for those in high-powered jobs where $100,000+ salaries are at stake. However, life is unpredictable, and there may come a time when even the most ...

This is one of the good excuses to miss work at night on our list of on our list of good excuses to miss work on short notice . Just say that you had something at lunch or dinner. Try to pick food ...

When calling out "sick" won't cut it, sometimes you have to get creative. But among the multitude of imaginative reasons for missing work, some of the wildest excuses people have given are truly ...

Good old diarrhea is inevitable in the lists of good excuses to miss work on short notice. Seriously, no one is going to argue with you about how serious the state is or to ask for details. This is ...