Survey Reveals The Most Ridiculous Excuses For Calling In Sick

BOSTON (CBS) -- American workers must be feeling pretty good about their job security. A survey by CareerBuilder.com finds a growing number of them admit they've called in sick --- when they're not sick.

CareerBuilder's Jennifer Grass tells CBS Radio they're coming up with some creative excuses for not coming in.

"One employee said that he was stuck under the bed," Grass said. "Another employee said that she poked herself in the eye while combing her hair and that's why she had to stay home."

There's also a lot of animal-related excuses.

"Another employee said her cat was stuck inside the dashboard of her car," Grass said.

Other outrageous employee sick day excuses shared by managers with CareerBuilder include:

-Employee claimed his grandmother poisoned him with ham.
-Employee broke his arm reaching to grab a falling sandwich.
-Employee said the universe was telling him to take a day off.
-Employee said his wife put all his underwear in the washer.
-Employee was going to the beach because the doctor said she needed more vitamin D.

CareerBuilder says 38 percent of those surveyed admit they've faked being sick, compared with 28 percent last year.

In most cases, it's fine to just say you're not feeling well, Grass says.