But what whoppers have your friends, relatives, and co-workers told in order to get a day off?
I read somewhere about a guy who faked his child’s death to get time off. He put a funeral notice in the newspaper and used it as proof so he could take bereavement leave.
At the place where I used to work, a guy told HR he’d been chosen as Iowa’s contestant in The Biggest Loser. Apparently no one asked for proof, and he was allowed to take his two weeks vacation outside of seniority rotation, plus additional time under FMLA.
AuntiePam your story of the slimeball that faked his son’s death reminded me of this:
Ex-Herald employee charged with theft
A former Albany Herald employee who accepted donations after pretending her son had died is charged with theft by deception.
Valerie Benton
ALBANY — A former Albany Herald employee who accepted $630 in cash contributions from co-workers after claiming her 6-year-old son had died has been charged with one count of theft by deception.
However I was once late for work (in central London) and blamed it on an elephant. :eek:
What happened was that a circus was heading down a busy road for a nearby exhibition centre, when the elephant cage door came open and the elephant stepped out.
So, in case it spooked the elephant, all traffic (inlcuding my bus) was stopped while they sorted it out.
After a while normal service was resumed.
I thought they wouldn’t believe me, but it turned out my boss was on the same bus as me!
My uncle used to work for a company with a fairly liberal sick leave policy. Several times people called in saying that they had “vision” trouble. (They couldn’t see going to work, ha, ha , ha).
My uncle’s only problem with that was that when he was sick, no one believed him. They didn’t mind that he missed work, they just didn’t treat him with the compassion that he would have enjoyed as a convelescent.
I once had a co-worker who took a day off for “a family funeral.” What I knew, but the boss did not, was that the “family member” who had died was an anole (a small lizard). The graveside services were held in the bathroom. One of those “burial at sea” ceremonies.
swampbear, you appear to have posted an entire copyrighted article. It would be better for you to quote a small bit, and provide a link for those who wish to read it in its entirety. Thanks.
I can’t lie to call in sick to work. The guilt would overwhelm the pleasure I felt at playing hooky.
We had one guy that took two weeks off to go compete in a full contact karate championship in Hong Kong. He came back without a single scratch or bruise.
(Lest you think he really did, no, he really didn’t. Trust me.)
We had one of those too. A guy took donations for one of his children, who he said had leukemia. The child was fine, and the guy used the money to buy a car. He wasn’t charged with anything, but he’s pretty much a pariah at work.
However, in my defense, it’s from the Albany, GA Herald (Motto: We don’t need no stinkin’ proofreaders or facts either), so it ain’t like it was from a real newspaper.
