Your goldfish died....
You have food poisioning
You havent slept all night and feel exhausted
You have broken down and are 90 miles away from work, with no public transport available
To be fair, I feel so sick at the thought of phoning in if I wasnt sick, it wouldnt be worth it as I wouldnt enjoy it anyway!
I am one of the saddos that despite being plagued with everything still come in and share my germy friends with everyone else!
Booking a days holiday normally needs 2 weeks notice....bad back is the best option...just start shuffling about on Thursday afternoon so people notice then ring in Friday morning....lazy arse
I don't think i'll be able to come into work tomorrow, As i was walking home from work yesterday a wheel came off a passing caravan and hit me in the back. Im bed-bound and can't move..(:O)
as a woman, the best excuse i have is "i have to go to see the Gynaecologist" my boss (male) blushes furiously and says "take as long as you need. Genius!
Phone in Friday and tell them you've broken your neck. When you arrive in Monday and they query said neck breaking, simply tell them the doctors got it wrong.