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As I was looking for a good Wednesday?s Excuse, I came across a web site that I have to admit takes the cake. The website, www.myexcusedabsence.com , purports to provide employees with ?absence notes for every occasion.? As near as I can tell this company sells templates for employees to use in creating a fake doctor?s note, emergency room visit note, and, believe it or not, a funeral service absence note which includes a template for an entire funeral service.

Just a couple of thoughts. While this site may give employees ideas, these type of products tend to make employers less inclined to grant time off that is not mandated by law. It?s the old one bad apple spoils the whole bunch rule.

Sometimes it?s just best to step up to the table and own it. I would much rather have an employee tell me they are ?just not feeling it today? than have an employee lie about a death in the family. In the case of the lie about the death of a family member, this will likely cause your employer, in a best case scenario, to lose all trust in you. In a worst case scenario, it will cause your employer to use all trust in you. In addition, coworkers who expressed their sympathy will feel betrayed. Some employers have reported that employees have had multiple grandparents die in a short span of time, sometimes on more than one occasion.

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