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Everyone’s been there — staring at the clock in despair, knowing you won’t make it in time for the morning meeting, so you’re resigned to email your boss an excuse. But what will you say?
From a run of the mill alarm mishap to losing an important document before work, workforce management solutions platform WorkYard surveyed 1,600 professionals to get to the bottom of which excuses employees relied on the most when they’re running late for work — whether they’re true or not.
Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio
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