CAREER BUILDERS’ “LATE FOR WORK EXCUSES OF THE YEAR”

(January, 2016) CareerBuilder is out with its annual look at the most bizarre late-to-work excuses. The job search website asked more than 2,500 employers to share the outrageous justifications they’ve received from tardy workers.
– “My hair caught on fire from my blow dryer.”
– “I was detained by Homeland Security.”
– “A Vaseline truck overturned on the highway and cars were slipping left and right.”
– “I had to chase my cows back into the field.”
– “A Black bear entered my carport and decided to take a nap on the hood of my car.”
– “My lizard had to have emergency surgery.”
– “I thought of quitting today, but then decided not to, so I came in late.”
– “There was a store grand opening and I wanted to get the opening day sales.”
– “I had to finish watching ‘My Name is Earl.'”
– “All of my clothes were stolen.”
– I was confused by the time change and unsure if it was “spring forward” or “fall back.”
* Sure, go ahead and laugh at these. But you’ll be using some of them by next Monday.
* The Black bear one was pretty far-fetched. The guy lives in Houston.
* “A Black bear tried to have sex with me ’cause I look so much like Leonardo diCaprio.”
* “My Name Is Earl”? At least pick a show that’s still on the air.
* One giveaway is when they don’t just have a regular cold, etc. … no, they have a serious sudden medical condition like malaria.
* “Yes, it’s serious, boss. I think it’s the plague.”
* And of course the plague or malaria clears up right around the time it takes for a bad hangover to wear off.
* How about, “Sorry I was late. I was at a job interview”?
* PHONE TOPIC: What was your most bizarre – but legitimate – excuse for being late to something?