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?
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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 May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/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 May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/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: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/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/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/statistics/296158/fake-reasons-given-for-not-working-on-monday-great-britain-survey/ (last visited May 15, 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/statistics/296158/fake-reasons-given-for-not-working-on-monday-great-britain-survey/