Originally Posted By alexbook From CareerBuilder.com: >>If you tend to suffer from a lack of punctuality, you're not alone. One-in-ten workers -- 13 percent -- say they arrive late to work at least once a week and 24 percent say they arrive late at least once a month. What are the biggest causes of workplace tardiness? Here's what workers said: - Twenty-seven percent of workers blamed traffic. - Ten percent pointed to getting their kids ready for school or day care. - Eleven percent said falling back asleep was the main culprit. - Other popular reasons: forgetting something at home, feeling sick and misplacing house or car keys. One-in-five admit to making up fake excuses to explain their tardiness. Hiring managers provided the following 10 examples of the most unusual excuses employees offered for arriving late to work: 1. I dreamed that I was fired, so I didn't bother to get out of bed. 2. I had to take my cat to the dentist. 3. I went all the way to the office and realized I was still in my pajamas and had to go home to change. 4. I saw that you weren't in the office, so I went out looking for you. 5. I couldn't find the right tie, so I had to wait for the stores to open so I could buy one. 6. My son tried to flush our ferret down the toilet and I needed to tend to the ferret. 7. I ran over a goat. 8. I stopped for a bagel sandwich, the store was robbed and the police required everyone to stay for questioning. 9. A bee flew in my car and attacked me and I had to pull over. 10. I wet my pants and went home to change.<< <a href="http://careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/careerbytes/CBArticle.aspx?articleID=494" target="_blank">http://careerbuilder.com/JobSe eker/careerbytes/CBArticle.aspx?articleID=494</a>
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy How fitting, I'm sittin' at home right now and am going into work late at my leisure. lol (but I called ahead of time---that's the Angel TDG in me). Just stayed up too late and had a restless night of sleep.
Originally Posted By chickendumpling What's so fake about #9? That could happen. It's rather unnerving. Yes! I confess! That actually happened to me except it wasn't a bee it was a yellow jacket. *sheepish*
