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Tardy Workers Threaten Productivity

By Edward Cone on 2010-04-20


One-quarter of IT workers say they are late to work at least once a week, according to a survey from CareerBuilder.com, with 11% showing up late at least twice a week. Hiring managers contacted by the company gave some of the excuses offered by workers -- from the legitimate and to the outrageous.

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23% of managers say they have terminated an employee for being late.

Traffic was the leading culprit cited, blamed by 33% of workers.

26% blamed lack of sleep.

10% said they family matters such as getting kids out the door made them tardy.

Transportation issues, pets, and clothing problems also made the list...and then things got weird.

"I got mugged and was tied to the steering wheel of my car."

"My deodorant was frozen to the window sill."

"My car door fell off."

"It was too windy."

"I dreamt I was already at work."

"I had to go to the hospital because I drank antifreeze."

"I had an early morning gig as a clown."

"A roach crawled in my ear."

"I saw an elderly lady at a bus stop and decided to pick her up."

"My dog swallowed my cell phone."

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