CareerBuilder.com usually runs some sort of “unusual reasons for missing work” story every year. This year’s offering is refined down to 8 entries, but is still fairly entertaining.
- Thanksgiving karma | Employee hit a turkey (yes, a turkey) while riding a bike.
Author’s Note: Animals – turkeys in particular – seem to be a hot topic this year. See our “Unusual Jobs” survey results for more on this phenomenon. - Near-death experiences | Employee said he had a heart attack that morning, but that he was “all better now.”
- Just can’t find a thing to wear | Employee’s wife burned all his clothes and he had nothing to wear to work.
- They don’t have rifles, so… | Employee got kicked by a deer
- Paging Dionne Warwick | Employee’s psychic told her to stay home.
- Lightweight | Employee’s toe was injured when a soda can fell out of the refrigerator.
- Driving the dog to drink | Employee’s dog was stressed out after a family reunion
- Kissed and unfortunately told | Employee contracted mono after kissing a mailroom intern at the company’s holiday party – and suggested the company post some sort of notice to warn others who may have kissed him.
That second one made me laugh.