10 Great Phone-In Excuses to Skip Work

It won’t be long before working folks everywhere are taken with a bad case of spring fever. Then again, cold winter mornings can be a compelling reason for calling out at work too. So it’s a good time to make a list of handy excuses, and we’ve got you covered. Here then are 10 great phone-in excuses to skip work:

1. You’ve been stuck out of town on an airline layover. This one requires some preparation. If weather isn’t a credible excuse, use the overbooked flight gambit. Pro tip: It also tends to lose a little something when you call the boss from your home phone.
2. You and ten of your friends have score tickets to the Super Bowl. Hopefully those friends aren’t all co-workers, or else this one may be a bit tricky to pull off.
3. It’s your kid’s birthday. What kind of heartless cad would deny an employee the opportunity to share this special day with their child? If you have to ask, you may want to skip this one.
4. You’ve got a job interview with another company. It’s a great excuse alright, provided the interview goes extremely well. Otherwise, not so much.
5. You’re playing golf with a client. We’d like to believe that it goes without saying, but just in case: This excuse has a significantly lower success rate among certain occupations, such as morticians, pizza delivery, parole officers, etc.
6. Your apartment is flooded from an unfortunate waterbed mishap. Best not to go into too much detail here. So keep the bit about exotic dancers with body piercings under your hat.
7. Doctor’s appointment. As in the waterbed scenario, try to limit the information about the purpose of your visit. For instance, whatever vaccinations, specialists or surgeries that may be involved.
8. You’re working from home. Be prepared to show some productivity from your homework when using this one, and make sure you are either at your home phone or have forwarded the number to the appropriate location. All bets are off if the location is Moe’s Bar and Grill.
9. You’ve earned some time off. If you’ve documented sufficient overtime – late nights, weekends, and the like – you could justify some comp time.
10. One of our personal favorites: My wife says she is going to conceive today, and I want to be there to witness it.

Taken From Landline Phone Service