2016’s most ridiculous late-to-work excuses

A company’s success owes a lot to teamwork, which can be challenged by absentee or tardy employees. Four in 10 employers report have fired someone for being consistently late, according to a recent survey by CareerBuilder. Traffic is the most common cause of tardiness among employees (53%), followed by oversleeping (33%) and bad weather (28%). But those are just the tip of the iceberg. Here are some of the most bizarre reasons employees have actually said they were late to work.

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2016’s most ridiculous late-to-work excuses

2016’s most ridiculous late-to-work excuses

I thought of quitting today, but then decided not to, so I came in late.

My hair caught on fire from my blow dryer.

I was detained by Homeland Security.

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 in the morning and died during surgery. I had to mourn while deciding whether to have the lizard disposed of by the vet or bring the lizard corpse with me to work.

There was fresh powder on the hill. I had to go skiing.

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.”

A Vaseline truck overturned on the highway and cars were slipping left.