According to a recent survey, Hollywood should look into doing a sequel of the 1986 comedy, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” which could be titled, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off From Work.”

Survey: How Often Do You Play Hooky?

In a survey of 5,889 workers and 2,929 hiring managers conducted by careerbuilder.com, 32 percent of workers have called in sick within the last year when they were healthy.

The reasons the employees decided to play hooky are varied, with 9 percent wanting to catch up on sleep, another 9 percent having plans with family or friends, 11 percent because of a doctor’s appointment, 15 percent because they needed to relax, and 23 percent saying they just didn’t feel like coming into work that day.

Monday is the most popular day to call in sick, with 52 percent of employers reporting it as the most common day for employees to call in sick, followed by Friday at 24 percent and Saturday at 9 percent. Twenty-seven percent of workers reported they feel sick days are the same as vacation days.

Employees also reported a list of the most bizarre excuses given, and many items on the list are so strange that it seems at least some of them would have to be true.

One employee reported suffering from whiplash caused by a hair brush. Another said her psychic told her to stay home because something “awful” was going to happen to her if she didn’t. Another reported that he wanted to rest up for the company’s holiday party that night, and yet another said they had been injured while getting a haircut.

An employee calling in sick when they are healthy can be a dangerous move, according to the study. While 75 percent of employers said they believed the given excuses, 35 percent said they checked up on employees who called in sick and 16 percent said they have fired a worker for calling in sick without a legitimate excuse.

But in this digital age, one needn’t moan and groan like Ferris Bueller to get a free pass. The Web site Myexcusedabsence.com is now offering up fake doctors' notes and jury summons to help employees and students miss work. Apparently, the worker who said she couldn’t come in because her chicken’s feet were frozen to the driveway could have used that site.