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August 6, 2024

Aug 06, 2024
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Clocking in and out at work is not a modern invention.

A 3,200-year-old tablet found in Egypt shows attendance figures and work absences on a job site. Apparently people have been coming up with excuses to miss work for millennia.

These ancient Egyptians’ reasons for ditching work included:

- Mother ill
- Brewing beer
- Stu…

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