Saving Money Today » Working Life http://savingmoneytoday.net Earn More. Save More. Live More. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:09:30 +0000 en hourly 1 Best Excuses to Get Out of Work http://savingmoneytoday.net/2010/best-excuses-to-get-out-of-work/ http://savingmoneytoday.net/2010/best-excuses-to-get-out-of-work/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:45:30 +0000 Mike http://savingmoneytoday.net/?p=458



I was playing around with the Google Keyword Tool looking for ideas to write about and I found something pretty funny…there’s a lot of people looking for excuses to get out of work!

Here’s a small sample of the various keywords people use when looking for good excuses to get out of work.  The number next to each phrase is the number of searches per month.

excuses not to work 5400
get out of work excuses 4400
excuses for not going to work 3600
excuses to get out of work 3600
not going to work excuses 3600
missing work excuses 2900
best work excuses 2400
excuses for missing work 2400
excuses to miss work 1900
miss work excuses 1900
off work excuses 1900
work excuse letter 1900
excuse from work 1600
best excuses for work 1300
good excuses for work 1300
good excuses to get out of work 1300
late work excuses 1300
work sick excuses 1300
excuses not to go to work 1000
good work excuse 1000
late for work excuses 1000
best work excuse 880
best excuses for missing work 720
excuses that work 720

 

 

Now I’m guessing most people are looking for real work excuses so they can stay home and sit on the couch watching The Price is Right or General Hospital…but I’ll assume you want to stay home so you can concentrate on building your blog or doing something else productive with your time.  ;)

Anyway I called my buddy Joe who works as an office manager/HR guy for a small business and asked what were the craziest real work excuses he had ever heard?  Here’s a few of his favorites…

  • “I need off so I can try out for American Idol.”
  • “I have no heat in my apartment.”  (Wouldn’t you WANT to come to work where its warm?)
  • “I have a lot going on and need to reflect on things and find myself.”
  • “I hurt my wrist playing Guitar Hero.”
  • “I’m getting a boob job.”
  • “Man, I TOLD my wife the chicken looked undercooked!”
  • “I’m in a 3-day Madden tournament.”
  • “It looks like it might snow.”
  • “Dude, its March Madness time!”
  • “I need a month off while I serve a 30 day sentence.”  (This guy actually called from prison!)

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    I want to hear from you…leave a comment below with the craziest excuse you ever gave your boss so you could skip work…

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