This statistic shows the result of a survey question designed to find out if respondents have given a fake excuse for not going to work on a Monday. The most commonly used excuse among British workers was pretending to be ill.
Have you ever done or considered doing any of the following in order to get out of going to work on a Monday?
Characteristic
NET: done it or considered doing it
Never done it
Pretended to be ill
35%
65%
Claimed to have a vague personal or family issue that they won't ask about
18%
82%
Pretended to need to look after a loved one who is 'ill'
15%
85%
Claimed to have an emergency at home (flooding, burst pipes ect.)
19%
81%
Said that you had to take your pet to the vets urgently
9%
91%
Said that there have been disruptions to your mode of public transport
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Populus. (February 6, 2014). Have you ever done or considered doing any of the following in order to get out of going to work on a Monday? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/296158/fake-reasons-given-for-not-working-on-monday-great-britain-survey/
Populus. "Have you ever done or considered doing any of the following in order to get out of going to work on a Monday?." Chart. February 6, 2014. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/296158/fake-reasons-given-for-not-working-on-monday-great-britain-survey/
Populus. (2014). Have you ever done or considered doing any of the following in order to get out of going to work on a Monday?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/296158/fake-reasons-given-for-not-working-on-monday-great-britain-survey/
Populus. "Have You Ever Done or Considered Doing Any of The following in Order to Get out of Going to Work on a Monday?." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Feb 2014, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/296158/fake-reasons-given-for-not-working-on-monday-great-britain-survey/
Populus, Have you ever done or considered doing any of the following in order to get out of going to work on a Monday? Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/296158/fake-reasons-given-for-not-working-on-monday-great-britain-survey/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Have you ever done or considered doing any of the following in order to get out of going to work on a Monday? [Graph], Populus, February 6, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/296158/fake-reasons-given-for-not-working-on-monday-great-britain-survey/
