I can honestly say I have never called in sick for work when I wasn't sick. We work at such an ungodly hour that there is really no one to call to fill in for you. We just come to work and hurl into a trash can or wait till your partner tells you to leave the studio and go home. Calling in sick just isn't an option. I can promise you that if I worked later in the day there would be a few more sick days used.

I thought I had heard all the excuses you could have for missing work but some of these are even new to me. A new poll of employees and hiring managers shared some of the best excuses people have tried to use to miss work.

10 Most Ridiculous Excuses for Calling in Sick

1. Employee just put a casserole in the oven.
2. Employee’s plastic surgery for enhancement purposes needed some “tweaking” to get it just right.
3. Employee was sitting in the bathroom and her feet and legs fell asleep. When she stood, up she fell and broke her ankle.
4. Employee had been at the casino all weekend and still had money left to play with on Monday morning.
5. Employee woke up in a good mood and didn’t want to ruin it.
6. Employee had a “lucky night” and didn’t know where he was.
7. Employee got stuck in the blood pressure machine at the grocery store and couldn’t get out.
8. Employee had a gall stone they wanted to heal holistically.
9. Employee caught their uniform on fire by putting it in the microwave to dry.
10. Employee accidentally got on a plane.

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