Survey Says: Nine of the Best Excuses For Calling in Sick

If you want to get out of work for a day, here are the best excuses to use.

According to the Telegraph, an insurance company recently polled 1,000 business owners and CEOs to find what they consider good reasons for calling out sick.

Here are the top nine:

1. You have the flu.  42% said it's a good enough reason to miss work.  (Apparently the other 58% expect you to show up in a Snuggie and work from the bathroom?)
2. Your back went out, 39%.
3. You had some sort of accident and hurt yourself, 38%.
4. You're just really stressed out, 35%.
5. You had elective surgery, 35%.
6. You're depressed, 35%.
7. You're having an anxiety attack, 25%.
8. You have a cold, 24%.
9. You have a migraine, 22%.

On a final note, 8% of employers said none of the above excuses are a good enough reason to miss work.