From "The Hooky Book: More than 200 Excuses for Rolling in Late, Skipping Out Early and Scamming a Whole Day Off" (Apiary Inc.) by Kerry Speckman Before you even think about skipping work, look at the ...

I’ve played hooky exactly twice in my life. The first time was in college, in the late 1990s, when a guy I knew convinced me I should ditch my American Literature seminar for a day of skiing. I ...

Employees are struggling with burnout, but taking time off isn’t always that easy. For its latest report on out-of-office (OOO) culture, the Harris Poll surveyed 1,170 American employees over the age ...

Until recently, I ran a virtual content operation. Everyone on the team — a few editors and a host of freelance writers — worked from their homes. The New York City-area editors met face-to-face once ...

A new O.C. Tanner poll found that one-third of respondents admitted calling in sick when they weren't ill to get out of work. And of those who faked an out-sick call, January was the most popular ...

Would you dare muster up a scratchy throat and a fake cough, all to call up your boss and tell her you can’t make it today because you’re sick (not really) with a cold … no, the flu … wait, a fever?

MIAMI BEACH – The 2005 Winter Music Conference has kicked off with a bang. The energetic opening night party, at the massive art deco theater-turned-super club Mansion, is populated by a mix of ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Tucker Speckman wasn't trying to hide that he was playing hooky at Wrigley Field Tuesday afternoon. He came to his first home opener with a sign that read: "Skipping School. Shh!

A husband and wife working as LIRR conductors cheated the MTA out of thousands of dollars by playing hooky and punching each other’s time clocks, MTA Inspector General Carolyn Pokorny said Thursday.