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"Six-in-10 employers we surveyed said they let their team members use sick days for mental health days," said Rosemary Haefner, vice president of human resources at CareerBuilder. "If you need to take some time away from the office, the best way not to cause yourself more stress is to be open and honest with your manager."
The employers surveyed said the most bizarre excuses they received for employees missing work included a worker saying his mother was attacked by a chicken, an employee who claimed to have a finger stuck in a bowling ball, a hair transplant gone bad, a home invasion by a cow and a foot caught in a garbage disposal.
The survey had a 1.98-point margin of error for the employers and a 1.75-point margin for the workers.