Do not say you haven’t done this ever, I won’t believe it. Nobody will. 

No matter how much you love your work there are times you just do not want to go. And over time, we’ve all become great story tellers so the excuses we end up making are not the types that your boss won’t buy. 

So we asked people what was the best story/excuse they made to skip work and you’ll get some ideas too!

Way to go people!

1. “I once told my boss that I need a month’s holiday because I have to go to New York for a court hearing regarding my family’s inheritance. I also added that I could stay but my grand parents left me Rs 10 lakh I have to go claim. He bought it.”

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2. “It is insensitive but I ended up saying that my grandmother is really sick and she wants to see me. I told my dadi and we had a good laugh together.”

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3. “I woke up and saw it was raining. Thinking of all the traffic I’d have to face, I texted my boss in the second half saying I thought it was Sunday and didn’t wake up.”

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4. “I had a bad hangover after partying the other night. I turned it into a migraine and escaped like a boss.”

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5. “I didn’t miss the whole day exactly but I intentionally acted like I am fainting. My colleagues came and picked me up and dropped me home in the cab. I had to attend a friend’s birthday party after that.”

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6. “I told my my boss that a distant relative had passed away. I used this excuse multiple times.”

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7. “Simple hai. Just say I have a family emergency. No questions are asked. Ambiguity is the key here. “

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8. “I scared my boss that people around me are getting sick because of the eye flu I had. He automatically told me to stay at home and come back when it’s gone.” 

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9. “I first sent a picture of my bandaged foot to one of my closest colleagues and then texted my boss that I fell from the stairs. He was convinced when out no where my colleague showed the picture to him. He was nice to me for two days.” . 

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10. “I told my sensitive boss that I got dumped and my chest is aching. She sent me a long message saying how life goes on and how I should not worry. I felt guilty after seeing so much concern from her.”

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11.”I called my boss from the washroom saying I have bad loose motions. He was like ‘Okay, okay. Stay, don’t come.’ I grossed him out.”

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12. “My boss bought it when I told him that I got locked up inside my own home. He, though, told me to work from home. It didn’t really work out as I planned…”

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13.”My boss was a dog lover. I once told him that I saw a sick dog on the street and needed to take him to the vet. Guess who got a day off that day?”

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