What is a first-world excuse to call in absent for work?

1. I woke up in a good mood I don't want to waste it
   — johnson789


2. I know the worst excuse: A friend of mine had gone on a bender and didn't want to go to work the next day for obvious reasons. He called his boss in the morning and said he was too ill to come in to work. He was told that he would be expected at work because he'd already called up the previous night whilst drunk and said he wasn't going to work because the company was run by jews.
   — maka455


3. A plumber is coming over today to install a urinal in the master bath.
   — ___Magnitude__






4. "I don't need to work."
   — lnig0Montoya


5. "I'm sorry boss, I forgot to charge my electric car and its too cloudy for the solar panels"
   — pm___me___ur_panties


6. Internet is down, so I don't know whether I should wear snow shoes or running shoes.
   — ChosenServant






7. Real one that a kid at work used. Was dying my hair blue and got a bunch of it on my face. He blue himself.
   — mtwestbr


8. My coffee maker didn't remind me via text that I had work today.
   — Plus1_Courage


9. My pet cat had surgery over the weekend, so I'm staying home today to give her her meds and help her recuperate. ETA: I just want to clarify that I'm not judging in any way. Pets are absolutely a priority in many people's lives, and everyone uses their vacation/sick time as they wish. Emotional events can certainly be a reason to miss work. I'm just pointing out that this is a very first world problem as only an affluent society can afford to provide high levels of health care to pets.
   — MyKidsArentOnReddit






10. I used to work with this guy who was very passive aggressive. I had him scheduled to do a large project for me that day, and I couldn't deliver it without his portion being done. He wasn't happy about the amount of work. He called in the day he was supposed to do it because his kid had used all his hot water and he couldn't wash his hair. He had a close buzz cut.
    — Two_kids_two_pugs


11. Too tired. As an insomniac there are times where around 6:00 am when I still haven't slept and my alarm is going off in 2 hours I know for a fact I'm calling in "sick."
    — DiddyMao20XX


12. No lie - One of our roofers text the manger this morning saying that he couldn't come in as it was raining and he would get wet waiting for the bus and be soaked before he even got to work.
    — JungleFiend