Is there a reason you're late … or is it just an excuse?
It seems people will use any excuse for being late for work nowadays.
Here are some of the real-life excuses hiring managers have heard from their employees explaining their tardiness:
I got mugged and was tied to the steering wheel of my car.
My deodorant was frozen to the window sill.
My car door fell off.
It was too windy.
I dreamt I was already at work.
I had to go to the hospital because I drank antifreeze.
I had an early morning gig as a clown.
A roach crawled in my ear.
I saw an elderly lady at a bus stop and decided to pick her up.
My dog swallowed my cell phone.
So, now what your reason for being late to work?
Well Boss, my reason for being late to work is .... the bus driver got stopping this morning for DWI and I had to wait 20 minutes for the next bus
