“SORRY I’M LATE, BUT…”

Just when you thought you’d heard it all — employees getting locked in the car trunk, dogs swallowing cell phones, and Botox appointments taking longer than expected — the results of CareerBuilder’s 2011 survey on employees’ unusual excuses for arriving late to work is here!

Here are 2011′s most unusual (and very candid) excuses for being late to work, rounded up from hiring managers themselves:

• “My cat had the hiccups.”
• “I thought I had won the lottery.” (She hadn’t.)
• “I had to take a personal call from the state governor.” (Turned out to be true).
• “I got distracted watching the TODAY Show.”
• “My angry roommate cut the cord to his phone charger, so it didn’t charge and my alarm didn’t go off.”
• “I believe my commute time should count toward my work hours.”
• “A fox stole my car keys.”
• “My leg was trapped between the subway car and the platform.” (Also turned out to be true.)
• “I wasn’t late because I had no intention of getting to work before 9:00 a.m.” (Employee’s start time was 8:00 a.m.)
• “I was late because of a job interview with another firm.”

What’s your best late to work excuse?

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