Six in 10 people who call in sick for work via phone put on a ‘fake voice’ – to make it more believable.
A poll of 2,000 employed adults found the top reasons why they need to pull a sickie in December include Christmas parties (29 per cent), staying out too late celebrating with friends and family (27 per cent) and general festive burnout after too much socialising (25 per cent).
Some (six per cent) even ask someone else to do it for them – as 46 per cent are set to fake an illness this festive period.
It comes as a sick note service has been rolled out for Darts Fans at Alexandra Palace after a big night at the World Darts Championship.
Employing the expertise of legendary darts caller Russ Bray and comedic celebrity lookalike Tim Oliver, fans have been able to record in-person sick notes with the stars to be sent directly to their boss so they don’t have to make that call themselves.
Lorenzo Farronato, spokesperson for Fireball Whisky, which commissioned the research, the service and which has also developed sick notes for those unable to attend [https://fireballuk.com/pages/sick-note], said: “People can go to such great lengths to fake a sick day – especially by using a fake voice.”
A poll of 2,000 employed adults found the top reasons why they need to pull a sickie in December include Christmas parties (29 per cent), staying out too late celebrating with friends and family (27 per cent) and general festive burnout after too much socialising (25 per cent).
Some (six per cent) even ask someone else to do it for them – as 46 per cent are set to fake an illness this festive period.
It comes as a sick note service has been rolled out for Darts Fans at Alexandra Palace after a big night at the World Darts Championship.
Employing the expertise of legendary darts caller Russ Bray and comedic celebrity lookalike Tim Oliver, fans have been able to record in-person sick notes with the stars to be sent directly to their boss so they don’t have to make that call themselves.
Lorenzo Farronato, spokesperson for Fireball Whisky, which commissioned the research, the service and which has also developed sick notes for those unable to attend [https://fireballuk.com/pages/sick-note], said: “People can go to such great lengths to fake a sick day – especially by using a fake voice.”
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00:00One hundred and eighty!
00:09We are a nation of sickos.
00:11I have heard one hundred and eighty thousand excuses.
00:16Here at Fireball, we're here to give them out.
00:21Have you ever made the excuse not to go to work?
00:24Flat tyre and I don't have a car.
00:27There was a buffalo on Chester Road and I couldn't get through.
00:31Get my mum to ring.
00:36Ross was playing darts when I was still in Natties.
00:39So meeting him is like meeting your grandad in a way.
00:48I think it's a bit dangerous, there's so many cones off of the A3.
00:52There could be an accident.
00:55Fireball Whiskey. Have you ever tried it?
00:58Oh yes, Andy!
01:00So get a sick note service off of Russ Bray.
01:03You know Russ Bray? He's famous, almost as famous as me.
01:06Then you send it to your boss the next day so you don't actually have to go to work.
01:13Right, that's all the sick notes done.
01:15Now I'm going to make like a banana and split.
01:18Anyway, enjoy the arrows.
01:21See you later.
01:24Thanks for watching.