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EXCUSES

A survey conducted by Careerbuilder.com found that in 2004, 43 percent of workers in the United States called in sick when they felt fine. The results indicate a growing trend, because the numbers were up from 35 percent from the previous year. The survey revealed excuses for missing work were increasingly off-the-wall.

Many workers simply said they lied about not feeling well. Others made up elaborate excuses. One person phoned in saying they could not come to work because they forgot they were getting married that day. Other reasons for calling in sick blamed everything from wet cement to snakes, and even God. One employee reportedly told his boss that he did not believe in alarm clocks, and "God didn't wake me."

The survey polled hiring managers and found that the most popular day to miss work was Wednesday. Managers surveyed said they were most suspicious of workers who called in sick Mondays and Fridays. According the managers, excuses rarely work because a fourth of them said they had fired an employee for missing work without a legitimate reason.

—Reuters, October 10, 2005. Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Jim Sandell.

John 15:22 (NET) "If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. But they no longer have any excuse for their sin."

EXCUSES

Police pulled over a Louisiana driver for expired license plates. The man admitted he had been putting it off for a while. Actually, he had put it off for 23 years that is how far out of date his registration was. He gave the officer his excuse, “I’ve been busy lately and totally forgot to renew my vehicle registration.”

World, April 11, 2020 p. 19

When are you going to quit making excuses for doing what you know to be the right thing; Whatever that right thing is? Jesus said we should be prepared, we never know when the end will be. —Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell.

Matthew 24:44 (CSB)

This is why you are also to be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.