Alien Abductions Preventing People From Coming To Work
The Mysterians, poster, (aka CHIKYU BOEIGUN), MGM Anglo release poster art, 1957. (Photo by LMPC via Getty Images)
It’s Presidents Day. Some of us may not need an excuse to come to work today if we’re one of the fortunate ones whose employer gives them off for the holiday. What if this were a normal day, just an idle Wednesday, and you were to wake up not wanting to go to work? Maybe there’s something you want a day off for, but it’s not worth taking a personal or vacation day that would cost you a Paid Time Off day. Then you’d have to go to work. You’ve run out of excuses, you’ve used a lot of sick days or you’ve had one too many phony deaths in the family.
Here’s one that has gained popularity recently, and you might consider using it as long as your employer doesn’t require proof.
The Daily Star reports that Human Resource directors have seen a rise in people using alien abductions as an excuse for not coming to work. According to The international HR firm, Bright HR, their Chief Operating Officer Alan Price shared, ”You hear a few out-of-this-world excuses working in HR, but ‘ET phone in sick’ is a new one even for us!”
Over the past year, companies have seen a spike in employees claiming alien abductions and ghost sightings as real excuses for absences, as recorded by their absence management software. Price also commented “When things go bump in the night, chances are the kids have fallen out of bed. Something that, usually, has little impact on work. But who are you going to call when something spooky happens?”
Apparently, some employees think it’s worth it to take a chance and hope that their bosses won’t care. So, when it comes to the part where they have to provide a reason for missing a day, many claim “I was abducted by aliens.” Other excuses include, “I saw a ghost” or “experienced an apparition” and they’re “too shaken up to come to work.”
If you decide to try this, or if it actually happens to you, let me know how it works out.
These New Jersey Applebee's Will Be Serving Kids For Free!
It’s been the talk of the town ever since a local Tinton Falls restaurant announced that they are banning kids under the age of ten. This caused outrage in the community with some rooting for or against the policy.
Now some of the largest chains of popular restaurant Applebee’s. Are saying not to worry because those kids can come to their locations and eat for free.
From Patch.com the decision to ban kids ten and under came from a local restaurant and bar called Nettie’s House of Spaghetti. An action that has many parents debating online as to if this action was the correct choice. However, now other chains are taking the chance to try and profit from the controversy.
One such chain is Applebee’s as Kurt Pahlitzsch, vice president of casual dining at Doherty Enterprise. Said kids and families will always be welcomed to his restaurants.
As such this month From Feb. 19 – Feb. 26 all children brought into a Doherty-owned Applebee’s will be given a free meal. This deal can be obtained with the purchase of one adult entrée, and only applies to Doherty-owned Applebee’s in New Jersey. With Presidents Day, approaching this seems like a good way to pump up business.
While remains unclear what will happen to the now infamous House of Spaghettis, it’s interesting to see how a quick decision like this carries such an impact within the Garden State.
Though Kurt didn’t choose a side in the press conference held earlier this week. Choosing to take the middle of the line he understands they may have a reason for their actions. But stands strong in believing families should be able to dine with their kids if they want.
To me, it sounds like a choice that is being blown out of proportion, I’m not sure what caused such a decision from the Tinton Fall’s location, but at the end that’s their business. A full list of the participating New Jersey restaurants can be found below.
Joel Katz is the Morning Show Personality, Assistant Program Director, Podcast Host, Voiceover artist, audio producer, and Digital Content Writer for Magic 98.3. Joel has been working in New Jersey radio since college and started at Magic in 2002 as the Morning Show Host, “I can’t think of another place where I’d fit more perfectly; it’s just a great company with awesome people.” Joel is married to Kathleen, his elementary school sweetheart (they were each other’s first dates at age 9), shares a birthday with his oldest son, Ty, and has twins, Kiera and Liam. Joel runs at least 3.1 miles every day and enjoys playing basketball, doing laundry, saving his turn signal for when he really needs it, kissing dogs through a fence, using coasters, making that cool noise by rubbing his fingers on balloons, and chasing after ping pong balls on a windy cruise ship.
