EXCUSES!

Reader's Digest 10月号の記事 "Excuses, Excuses, EXCUSES!" から引用します。
When our new hire didn't show up for work, I called her. She explained that her mother had passed away and that she would need a few days off for bereavement. "Of course," I said.
A week went by, and she still hadn't returned to work. So I called again. This time, she had good news and bad. The good news: Her mother had come back to life. The bad news: She was sick again, so she had to stay home with her.
この人は仕事をやる気はありませんね。