Strategic HR Lawyer

It's Friday and I wonder how many people have called in sick?  This cute little list of excuses, the result of a survey, made me chuckle:

• "I'm too drunk to drive to work;"
• "The ghosts in my house kept me up all night"
• "I'm too fat to get into my work pants"
• "My son accidentally fell asleep next to wet cement in our backyard. His foot fell in and we can't get it out"

I've often wondered about the rationale for skipping Fridays v. skipping other days during the week.  A friend, who will remain nameless, has a theory that one is less likely to get caught calling in for a "mental health" day during the middle of the week as compared to a Monday or Friday.  The theory goes on to further suggest that the best time to go to work is when everyone else is out - Fridays in the summer, the day before a holiday, etc.  Seems to me that all the HR attendance takers focusing on Friday and Mondays should look more closely!