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3rd February 2015
03:16pm GMT

The top five reasons given for opting out of the nine to five were:
1 It’s cold and dark outside
2 I genuinely feel ill
3 I’ve got a hangover
4 I need a lie-in
5 I’m feeling overworked or stressed
Delving deeper into the study, the participants who had pulled a sickie were then asked what excuse they gave to employers.
1 Claiming a child is off school
2 Pretending to have had a death in the family
3 Pretending to attend a funeral
4 Claiming your car has broken down and you are waiting to be rescued
5 Pretending to have injured yourself, such as suffering a sprained ankle
While some are more obvious than others, we'd love to see how people explained a broken arm or sprained ankle the next day...
So it looks like there’s one more reason to have kids… for the love of family time. Clearly. *cough*Explore more on these topics: