I have been catching up on some reading while on this business trip and enjoyed an article that gave some outlandish excuses for being tardy to work. The SHRM article, titled Sorry I€™m Late; a Raccoon Stole My Shoe, will prepare you for the next time one of your employees is running late:
- Someone was following me and I drove all around town trying to lose them.
- My dog dialed 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 €œfeelin€™ 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.