← Out Sick: 5 of the Most Bizarre Excuses

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By Janell Hazelwood | Published August 29, 2012 | Full size is 620 × 480 pixels

“I slipped on syrup and hurt my back.” A myriad of thoughts come to mine when hearing this excuse. Andrea Walker, a pension specialist, recalls the day her co-worker phoned in with this outrageous story. She thought, syrup? Really? How? Where? “It just didn’t add up. Everyone in the office couldn’t stop laughing,” Walker says.

“I slipped on syrup and hurt my back.” A myriad of thoughts come to mine…