Mental Health Days

I thought the statistic would be higher. According to careerbuilder.com  about40% of workers admit that they take sick days when they aren't sick. Only 40%? I would have estimated it was at least 70%.

While I may think the statistic is low, it evidently is higher than last year's survey which found a paltry 35% admitting to taking an un-sick day.

My very first boss, Lou Heckler was a big proponent of mental health days. This was back in the early 70s and Lou encouraged us to not only take mental health days when we needed them but to tell him.

I took a couple and felt guilt free. Evidently the Lou Heckler approach to mental health never caught on because nearly 50% of people who say they "fake  a sick day" do so to take a mental health day while another 20% take a fake sick day to care for someone else who is sick.

So here,according to careerbuilder.com are the four best excuses. Careerbuilder.com swears  these excuses were really used.

• "I'm too drunk to drive to work."
• "The ghosts in my house kept me up all night."
• "I'm too fat to get into my work pants."
• "My son accidentally fell asleep next to wet cement in our backyard. His foot fell in, and we can't get it out."