
Need A Day Off In Utah? AI Has Some Excuses!
I'm a little put out these days. Most in my family, and in my circle of friends got to take Martin Luther King Day off, and they will have the upcoming Presidents Day off as well. But not so for me, and I'm bummed.
If there was ever a time of year I would like to get a day away from the workplace, it would be now. A nice day at home with a book and a bowl of soup is perfect on a winter's day. Now admittedly, this hasn't been all that tough of a winter so far, but I'd like to get a day or two off this time of year.
But the problem here is what can I tell the boss that would give acquiescence for me skipping a day at the workplace? So, like any innovative, motivated person I do what we do these day. I put the problem to AI.
Here's the question I posed to ChatGPT:
What are some creative excuses to tell your boss to get out of work? Make these uniquely Utah.
Wanna see what the digital masters came up with?
#5 "I accidentally signed up for another pickleball tournament." Well of course! Utah is in love with pickleball! The Apple Heart and Movement study surveyed over 200,000 Apple Watch users and found that per capita, Utah leads the nation in playing the sport. What boss could possibly deny you the opportunity to get in a game?
#4 "I volunteered to staff the Family History Center today." Our ancestors are waiting! Can anyone really think missing a day of work to help us find our roots is a big deal?!
#3 "There's a flash flood warning at Zion, and I need to rescue my cousin's RV." Now, weather is no joke, but during the monsoon season, when isn't there a flash flood warning in Zion? And with almost everyone being a cousin to someone else in the area, that's a lot of RV's that need rescuing!
#2 "I promised to help with my ward's emergency preparedness drill." This one is for real legit! With Utah's focus on community readiness, your boss might even admire your civic responsibility!
#1 "My neighbor's goat got loose again." I had to laugh when this came up as number 1. Several years ago, a colleague of mine was doing a radio bit offering to get weeds out of peoples yards with his goat weeding service. Sure enough, the goat got lost. Sure enough, he spent the next several days trying to capture that goat.

So if you need an excuse to get out of work here in Utah here are some options you can try.
And here's a bonus excuse, but might only work in a specific scenario. This would be in a situation where you work in Cedar City but your boss is in St. George. That's where you call up and say “it's snowing.” I shouldn't have tried that one in July.
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