#2 – Lady Problems
Sorry gentlemen, but this is one excuse you can’t use. That time of the month can be woeful, with symptoms ranging from agonising cramps to gastric distress and migraine headaches. And yet, no one has any way of really knowing if you actually have your period. One of the few bonuses that come with being a woman is the ability to call in sick with menstrual problems; if you’re very lucky, the person you talk to will be so embarrassed you won’t even have to describe the symptoms.
Of course, periods really can and do cause horrific health issues for women. So we may as well make the best of it.