31% of workers have played hooky and other tales of absenteeism

31% of workers have played hooky and other tales of absenteeism31% of workers have played hooky and other tales of absenteeismWould you dare muster up a scratchy throat and a fake cough, all to call up your boss and tell her you cant make it today because youre sick (not really) with a cold no, the flu wait, a fever? (Protip the flu is the best excuse to use when calling in sick, a recent survey found).close dialog Advertisementclose dialog/* effects for .bx-campaign-1012257 *//* custom css .bx-campaign-1012257 */.bx-custom.bx-campaign-1012257.bx-type-agilityzone .bx-close z-index 2-ms-keyframes bx-anim-1012257-spin from -ms-transform rotate(0deg) to -ms-transform rotate(360deg) -moz-keyframes bx-anim-1012257-spin from -moz-transform rotate(0deg) to -moz-transform rotate(360deg) -webkit-keyframes bx-anim-1012257-spin from -webkit-transform rotate(0deg) to -webkit-transform rotate(360deg) keyframes bx-anim-1012257-spin from transform rotate(0deg) to transform rotate(360deg) bx-close-inside-1012257 top 0 right 0 /* KD - Remove padding from video wrapper and tischset height to 100% */.bx-custom.bx-campaign-1012257 .bx-row-video .bx-video-wrapper padding-top 0important height 100%.bx-custombx-campaign-1012257 bx-creative-1012257 .bx-wrap height auto/* KD - Change positioning to static as that was not necesaary and here you can adjust the height of the video element */.bx-custom.bx-campaign-1012257 .bx-row-video .bx-video-wrapper video position static/* rendered styles .bx-campaign-1012257 */.bxc.bx-campaign-1012257.bx-active-step-1 .bx-creative *first-child width 100%.bxc.bx-campaign-1012257.bx-active-step-1 .bx-creative background-color transparentborder-style nonemax-width 900px.bxc.bx-campaign-1012257.bx-active-step-1 .bx-close str oke whitebackground-color blackborder-style solidborder-color whiteborder-width 1px.bxc.bx-campaign-1012257 .bx-group-1012257-AFvXBOB padding 10pxdisplay blockwidth auto.bxc.bx-campaign-1012257 .bx-element-1012257-J0EiS8Y width auto.bxc.bx-campaign-1012257 .bx-element-1012257-J0EiS8Y *first-child padding 2px 4pxfont-size 10pxcolor rgb(255, 255, 255)text-transform uppercasebackground-color rgb(0, 0, 0)background-color rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.34)Sure, why not? A third of people have done so, employee recognition and rewards companyO.C. Tanner found in a pollof 1,000 employees nationwide.The top reasons for taking the bull by the horns and granting yourself a sick day?rest and chilling out 50%time with family 30%run errands and take care of personal matters 21%dont want to travel to work in foul weather 17%Speaking of weather, January (23%) and December (19%) are overwhelmingly the fruchtwein popular months for playing hooky from work.But its not as if people are faking sick to get out of work all that often. Of the 31% of people who have feigned illness68% of them say they do it less than once a year.12% say they do it once a year.Only 15% say they fake sick every three to six monthsA rogue 5% say they call in sick once a monthWith lying comes mixed feelings 33% of people who feign being sick feel guilty about it, while 26% of those who do it never feel guilty.There seems to be a link between workplace satisfaction and calling in or not calling in sick. For example34% of people who played hooky agreed that their job was hindering their ability to be happy in other areas of life, while only 17% of people who havent played hooky agreed.40% of people who played hooky said they didnt trust their senior leaders, while only 24% of people who havent played hooky agreed.45% of people who played hooky said that productivity and the balance sheets were more important to their company than its employees, while only 32% of people who havent played hooky agreed.Some final words o f advice If youre going to be skipping work, be professional and make sure not to post anything incriminating on social media.