9 Craziest Excuses for Being Late
9 Craziest Excuses for Being Late
Every office has it. That one person who is consistently late for everything. A recent survey by CareerBuilder indicates that over a quarter of workers admit to being late at least once a week. 16% are late once a week or more.
Traffic, children, and “broken” alarm clocks aside; what were some of the more interesting reasons for individuals being late? Let’s look at the top 9:
- Employee dropped her purse into a coin-operated newspaper box and couldn’t retrieve it without change (which was in the purse)
- Employee accidentally left the apartment with his roommate’s girlfriend’s shoes on and had to go back to change
- Employee’s angry wife had frozen his truck keys in a glass of water in the freezer
- Employee got a late start because she was putting a rain coat on her cement duck in her front yard (because rain was expected later that day)
- Employee’s car wouldn’t start because the breathalyzer showed he was intoxicated
- Employee attempted to cut his own hair before work and the clippers stopped working, so he had to wait until the barber shop opened to fix his hair
- Employee’s car was attacked by a bear (had photographic evidence)
- Employee drove to her previous employer by mistake
- Employee claimed to have delivered a stranger’s baby on the side of the highway
At some point, however, the excuses become a habit. Over 30% of the managers surveyed said they’ve had to fire someone over their lateness issues.
What’s the craziest excuse you’ve ever been given for someone being late? Share in the comments below.