CareerBuilder.com’s latest survey reveals the top excuses for coming in late to work. Have you known an employee whose dog could dial 911? According to a recent CareerBuilder.com survey, 16 percent of workers say they arrive late to work at least once a week. One-in-four of all workers admit to making up fake excuses to explain their tardiness.
The CareerBuilder.com survey, Late to Work, was conducted from February 15 to March 6, 2007 of 6,823 workers and 2,591 hiring managers.
The Top 10 Excuses
- Someone was following me, and I drove all around town trying to lose them.
- My dog dialled 911, and the police wanted to question me about what really happened.
- My girlfriend got mad and destroyed all of my undergarments.
- I woke up and thought I was temporarily deaf.
- I just wasn’t feeling it this morning.
- I was up all night arguing with God.
- A raccoon stole my work shoe off my porch.
- I super-glued my eye thinking it was contact solution.
- I was putting lotion on my face when my finger went up my nose causing a nose bleed.
- A prostitute climbed into my car at a stop light, and I was afraid my wife would see her and think I was messing around… so I got out of the car.
Read the report to learn about managing to promote honesty from your employees, whether it’s about tardiness or about bigger issues.
