10 Best Excuses when you get Late at Work
Showing up late for office can get you in some serious trouble with your boss. Punctuality is something that no workplace comprises on and therefore it is imperative to reach work on time in order to avoid any unnecessary complication.
However, if you do end up getting late because you over-slept or became distracted by something and ended up ignoring the clock, you have two options with you. One is to come clean with your boss and tell him the real reason for you showing up late for office. The other and much more popular option is to throw some really good excuse at him and silently pray that he buys it. If you plan on going with the excuse option, there are a number of great excuses for you to use in order to escape trouble.
Instructions
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1
Lost Keys
Tell your boss that you had trouble finding the car keys, which consequently kept you from getting to office on time. If you are married and have children, then put the blame for lost keys on your child.
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2
Car Trouble
Car is a machine and machines are unreliable. Use this fact to your advantage by telling your boss that you were leaving the house for office on time, but for some reason, the car was not starting. Tell him that it eventually took a call to the mechanic to get the car working against.
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3
Traffic
Traffic is an unfortunate and extremely frustrating reality, but there are times when its existence can prove to be a blessing. Your boss will be well-aware of how cars end up getting stuck on certain roads due to traffic. Tell your boss that you had ended up getting stuck in traffic, which is why you were unable to turn up at office on time.
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Overslept or slept late
This is a risky excuse to use, as your boss would not appreciate your inability to get up on time and drag yourself out of bed. However, the excuse is so believable that your boss may let you off the hook for your honestly.
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5
Alarm Clock broke or did not ring
A lot of lazy people use alarm clock as a scapegoat to save their skin and save themselves from the wrath of the boss. Just tell your boss that the clock did not go off, or it shut down due to power outage.
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6
Forgot Something
Make an excuse to your boss that you had left the house for office on time, but on your way, you realised that you had forgotten something really important at home and therefore were forced to turn back.
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Car Accident
This is a serious excuse and should only be made if your boss is not very inquisitive or suspects you of being a liar. He may want to take a look at your car himself, which can result in you getting busted.
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8
Family reasons
Family emergency can come up at any time and on most occasions, you cannot walk away from them. Your boss would surely be well aware of this himself and will therefore not go down hard on you after hearing that you came late due to a family emergency.
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9
Sickness
Since you would be lying to your boss about being sick, make sure you are a good actor before making this excuse.
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10
Dirty Laundry
If your office has a dress code, tell your boss that you got late because your dryer had broken down and you were forced to dry your clothes at a nearby laundry shop, as you could not possibly come to office in wet clothes.
