| | Death in family |
| | Family member is sick or ill |
| | Flat tire |
| | Electricity was off at home (when late) |
| | Plumbing emergency at home (when late) |
| | your sick |
| | your own death |
| | you were involved in an accident on the way to work |
| | stomach virus is keeping you from coming in |
| | got pulled over by a cop for speeding, let you go with a warning |
| | car wouldnt start |
| | Garage door was broken. (this was legitimate, and got me out of a full day of work) |
| | Car battery was dead. |
| | Neighborhood is blocked by police and ambulance vehicles. |
| | Got stuck on the wrong side of the Railroad tracks. |
| | Had a panic attack about international relations. |
| | Doctors appointment |
| | The subway broke down. |
| | It's a religious holiday in my faith. |
| | My house caught on fire |
| | I was iced in |
| | I fell off a ladder fixing the roof on my house, and I landed on my back. |
| | Yesterday I was riding my son's BMX bike, and I fell and broke my ankle in two places and had to go to the hospital. |
| | My car ran out of gas on the way to work. I was pushing it to a gas station, and I got a stomach hernia. Now I have to go to the doctor. |
| | My cat got run over by a motorcycle, and I need to take it to the vet. |
| | up late night before working on work related project |
| | have to stay late, therefore came in late |
| | My son has a school field trip on Friday and he asked me to be a parent helper. |
| | I was up all night with a sick child. |
| | I was late today because I stoped to get coffee for everyone. |
| | I was late today because I gave my daughter a ride to school because school started late. |
| | natural desaster-( fire-flood-wind) |
| | power went out and reset alarm clock |
| | spent night in emergency room |
| | My mom called and said she wants to have IVF... I HAD to talk her out of it. |
| | My son backed the car over the puppy we gave his little brother for his birthday, and we had to take it to the vet before school! |
| | They closed three lanes of the Tollway, and it took an hour for everyone to funnel through the one remaining lane. |
| | I have a yeast infection and I needed to see my doctor to get a prescription for antibiotics. |
| | My dog died this morning and the kids insisted that we bury him before they would go to school. |
| | My baby is teething and I haven't slept for days. |
| | I was vomitting. |
| | I needed to take my mother-in-law to the hospital. |
| | Induced public vomiting will get you sent home in a jiffy. |
| | Arrange to have someone call and say it is your child's school about a fight. |
| | Call in and tell boss you have explosive diarrhea due to the Mexican a/or exotic dinner you ate the night before |
| | Traffic Court. 'nuff said |
| | Tell boss that a pipe/faucet/toilet in your residence has sprung a bad leak and you have to wait for a maintenance/repair person. |
| | If you have a pet, google animal illnesses and pick one out. Tell the boss that you have to take the pet to emergency veternarian. When questioned, talk about the animal illness that you looked up. Buy your pet some treats for good karma. (this only works once) |
| | Good for being late: My car would not start. |
| | Good for being late: My daughter was sick and I needed to find somone to watch her. |
| | Good for missing work: I have been throwing up all night with the flu. |
| | Good for missing: I have to go to court. |
| | Good excuse for missing: I have to take my elderly dad to the doctor, there is no one else that can take him. |
| | need to meet with a client out of the office |
| | I was late for work one time because as I was driving to work I noticed I had on 2 different shoes. |
| | I begged my boss to let me off work to see The Grateful Dead. I told him I didn't think they would ever tour here again. I was right. Jerry Garcia died. |
| | I was late for work one day because my cat brought a chipmunk into my house. I chased it into the bathroom and closed it up for my husband to take care of when he got home. |
| | I asked off work to go to my great uncle's funeral but went to a bar instead. |
| | I had to leave work when my 4 year old son stuck a sticker off an apple up his nose. |
| | My wife is having a baby today |
| | My child just stabbed myself. |
| | The police have just started to chase me. |
| | I'm feeling dizzy and having episodes of low blood pressure and am having a hard time standing up. If this passes, I will be in as soon as it does |
| | A cop pulled me over on the highway and had to call in and verify my insurance information since it looked "fake" to him. |
| | I stopped and got gas then realized that I left my credit card at home and had to run all the way back to get it before they would give me my license. |
| | you have to give blood and you forgot it was today |
| | I was called for jury duty. |
| | "My wife is pregnant!" ...hopefully they don't check if you have kids... |
| | If the job is not professional, like my job at Panera, simply say that you wrote down that you were scheduled at 10 instead of 9..what are they gonna do? nothing usually, just give you a mean look. |
| | I burnt my hand on the stove/ George Foreman grill and there's no way I can type at my computer all day. |
| | I’ve been attacked on the street. |
| | Conguntivits- Pink Eye....noone is going to argue with this one and it can be cleared up in less than 3 days (No need for Dr excuse) |
| | Sewer leak- Usually people will not ask for too many details if you tell them your toilet exploded (who really wants to know details about this?) |
| | Homeless man to a shelter- believe it or not, telling most people that you stopped to pick up a homeless guy to take him to the local YMCA or shelter will again gain you sympathy points. If you're good and can expand on a good story, this could get you off |
| | Furniture Delievery. |
| | Emergency root canal |