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We've all been there: you show up a little later than you'd planned for work, and, of course, your boss just happens to see you sneaking in, and then you have to explain yourself. Most of us are sensible enough to say something vague, like "problem with my car." And that's smart because, according to a new survey released by CareerBuilder, the most common reasons workers are late to work are traffic, lack of sleep, bad weather, and getting kids to school/daycare. So, if you're making up an excuse, stick to something in one of those four categories if you want it to be believable. What you probably don't want to do is give bizarre, extremely specific excuses like the ones hiring managers in the survey said they received. Here are the ten most ridiculous reasons for tardiness they reported getting from their workers: More »
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This list is pretty good generally, but we have to give the "Chutzpah Prize" to the employee who called in sick from a bar at 5pm the night before. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5675721&view=rss&microfeed=true "I'M LEAVING A FUCKING INTELLIGIBLE COMMENT ON YOUTUBE," and other half-assed reasons for not voting. More »
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We've heard some fucked-up rationales for infidelity, but this one, via Babble, takes the cake. More »
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When my boyfriend of six years told me he'd been cheating, a friend said, "Why did he tell you? That was so selfish!" AskMen would agree! Common sense? Not so much! More »
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