A: go holiday shopping
More findings:
38% of employees have called out sick when they were feeling just fine. That’s up from 28% last year. Other findings:
– 27% of employees have lied and said they had a doctors appointment when they really didn’t.
– 26% of people have called out sick just so they could relax.
– 21% of people have called out sick just so they could catch up on sleep
– most popular months for calling out sick: December (20%), January (15%) and February (14%)
– 9% of employees have faked being sick during the holidays.
– 21% of people have called out sick just so they could go holiday shopping
– 22% of employers have fired an employee for calling out sick with a fake excuse. That’s up from 18% last year
– 67% of employers ask to see a doctor’s note when someone calls out sick
– 32% of employers will check an employee’s social media account after they call out sick
Funniest excuses for calling out sick
Employee claimed his grandmother poisoned him with ham.
Employee was stuck under the bed.