{"id":46464,"date":"2025-11-27T03:52:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T03:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isafespend.com\/?p=46464"},"modified":"2025-11-27T03:52:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T03:52:05","slug":"the-top-10-lies-people-tell-to-get-out-of-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isafespend.com\/?p=46464","title":{"rendered":"The Top 10 Lies People Tell to Get Out of Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><figcaption>Chanwoot_Boonsuya \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Remember the good ol\u2019 \u201cThe dog ate my homework?\u201d Well, now it\u2019s more like: \u201cThe dog ate my kid\u2019s homework and I have to take it to the vet. (The dog, not the kid.)\u201d Every now and then, we all need a good excuse to skip work. Yet, do we really use those? Isn\u2019t it easier (and less stressful) to just \u2026 tell the truth? We\u2019ve surveyed over 1,000 Americans to find out. 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