All of us have, at one time or the other decided not to go to work on a particular day and come up with the most seemingly authentic excuses to take a leave. It is a fact that people go to extremes to come with these ideas that sound really genuine so that they can spend a day at home. This trait is present with people all over the world. People will not just take a leave without giving an excuse, or telling the absolute truth. They come up with fabricated excuses for taking that leave.
One of the most commonly used leave excuse ideas for office is a death in the family. With this kind of reason nobody can deny you leave. This excuse has never failed and is a sure way of getting you the desired leave from work along with condolences from colleagues. You will need to keep track of excuses about who is passing away each time you take leave and also require a big family tree.
Most employers actually do not keep track of which employee is taking leave and submission of medical note from a doctor for that reason.. But people still do make up reasons to get leave.
The other excuses people can give when they want leave are related to mostly household problems like that their house had a plumbing problem and it got flooded. Excuses pertaining to problems related to houses are the most common excuses for getting leave. Electrical problems such as short circuits or small house fires are good excuses that can get you at least a few days leave from work, or at least as long as it takes to get the fault rectified.
The reasons like children falling ill or got hurt can get you instant leave. Everybody loves children and anyone would buy that excuse. Being aware of this, people blatantly use children’s illness as an excuse for getting leave from work. Others who fall in this category include the spouse needing emergency treatment or a seriously ailing parent.
One could actually never run out of ideas for taking leave. One need not go to the extent of making others sick for taking leave. The best excuse is feigning to have self-illness. If you are sick you will obviously require rest and a medical note can ensure you that you do not lose any pay.
Other excuses that can work and get you at least a day’s leave are a car breakdown and tire puncture or getting locked out of the car. Losing or misplacing the car key can also work towards getting you the desired leave.
People come up with funny ideas spontaneously when they decide to take a leave for a day. Some of the funniest leave applications that have been submitted are actually accepted. One such funny excuse is citing the hair that has been stuck in the hair dryer as a reason. There have been instances when people have said that they could not come to work because their foot got stuck in the drain. Funny as this may sound, it has actually been true in their cases. So explore your reasons for taking leave, but the most challenging part would be citing medical problems and getting a genuine doctor’s note against them.