July 08, 2010
--- We all know that some mornings its harder than others to get to work on time. ---
That said, a new CareerBuilder survey chronicles s
ome of the most outrageous excuses hiring managers reported employees offered for arriving late to work:
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I got mugged and was tied to the steering wheel of my car.
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My deodorant was frozen to the window sill.
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My car door fell off.
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It was too windy.
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I dreamed I was already at work.
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I had to go to the hospital because I drank antifreeze.
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I had an early morning gig as a clown.
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A roach crawled in my ear.
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I saw an elderly lady at a bus stop and decided to pick her up.
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My dog swallowed my cell phone.
The survey was conducted online within the U.S. by Harris Interactive among 2,720 hiring managers and human resource professionals (employed full-time; not self-employed; with at least significant involvement in hiring decisions; non government); and 5,231 U.S. employees (employed full-time; not self-employed; non government) ages 18 and over, between November 5 and November 23, 2009.
PLANADVISER Staff