#1 – Alcohol
As sickie excuses go, this one may not be the best to use, but it’s certainly entertaining for everybody else; particularly if you call in the day after a work’s night out. The PwC survey found a few excuses related to alcohol: for example, one hapless individual phoned in to confess that they had passed out somewhere after too many drinks and had no idea where they were. Hangover symptoms do feel an awful lot like death, but the fact that they are self-inflicted means you are far less likely to get any sympathy from your boss. Phoning in sick with a hangover is a crazy move, and the only real excuse for doing so is that the booze killed too many brain cells last night. Of course, if you hate your job, go ahead and call.