I used to say, I can't come in and I'll be there later or tomorrow... I had a very good attendance record..
I knew a woman who used to have a relative die a week.. Sometimes her mom or dad, would die weekly. Finally she was fired on the day of her mom's 4th funeral..
A guy was on the phone saying he couldn't come to work because he was in jail... He came to work the next day and the police was waiting on him... Lol