According to a new Career Builder survey, the three most common excuses for showing up late to work are: bad traffic, sleeping through your alarm, and bad weather. Now here are the ten WEIRDEST excuses managers have heard.
1. I was going to quit, but then I decided not to.
2. My blow dryer set my hair on fire.
3. I was detained by Homeland Security.
4. A black bear was sleeping on the hood of my car.
5. My pet lizard had to have emergency surgery and died. Then I had to mourn while deciding whether to let the vet dispose of the body, or bring it to work.
6. A new store had its grand opening, and I wanted to take advantage of the sales.
7. I had to finish watching “My Name Is Earl”.
8. All of my clothes were stolen.
9. I had to chase my cows back into a field.
10. A Vaseline truck crashed on the highway, and cars were sliding all over the place.
The survey also found 25% of us are late at least once a month, 41% of employers have fired someone for it, 33% say it’s fine as long as it doesn’t become a pattern, and 16% don’t care as long as the person gets all their work done.
