12 bizarre excuses for being late to work
February 21, 2014 2:05 PM
1. A zebra was running down the highway and held up traffic.
This excuse was later found to be true, the CareerBuilder survey says.
2. I woke up on the front lawn of a house two blocks away from my home.
3. My cat got stuck in the toilet.
4. I couldn't eat breakfast.
This employee said he ran out of milk for cereal and had to buy some before getting ready for work, the study says.
5. I fell asleep in the car when I got to work.
6. I accidentally put superglue in my eye instead of contact lens solution.
The employee said she had to go to the emergency room.
7. I thought Halloween was a work holiday.
8. A hole in the roof caused rain to fall on the alarm clock and it didn't go off.
9. I was watching something on TV and really wanted to see the end.
10. I forgot that the company had changed locations.
11.tI got a hairbrush stuck in my hair.
