Los Angeles: Leaving for a vacation can be exciting, but the excitement fades with every passing day and our mind works towards creating some weird excuses that can enable us have an extended vacation time.
A recent online poll of over 1,000 US adults commissioned by The Huffington Post, an online news aggregator, found that roughly one in four full-time employees were stressed out during the month of March about taking vacation days, and others responded that they weren't permitted to take their earned vacations.
A survey of over 1,200 US citizens by Choice Hotels International, Inc. revealed that 11 percent of respondents said they would come up with an excuse to get additional time off:
1. I had to stay home to prepare for the zombie apocalypse.
2. Martians kidnapped my boyfriend, and I must rescue him.
3. My aquarium busted, and I must save my fish.
4. A garbage truck is on fire at the end of my driveway.
5. There’s a snake on my porch.
6. I had to attend a pop-up wedding.
7. My mother's car broke down on a cross-country trip, and I had to go and assist her.
8. My child came home with a really contagious eye infection. I should stay away from the office until it's safe.
9. My husband will be out sick today, Friday and Monday.
10. My wife got a terrible hair-colouring job, and I must stay home to provide moral support.
11. I’m having a hair malfunction.
12. I’m suffering from a sympathetic pregnancy.
13. I had an out-of-town dental appointment.
14. I gave up my seat on the plane to an elderly person and couldn't get back for a few days.
15. My dog did not wake me.
16. My dog hid my car keys.
17. My bird is sick.
18. My grandmother died (twice in one year).
19. I am meeting on a project with a co-worker (who was actually in a meeting at the time with the caller’s boss).
