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Weirdest excuses bosses hear for arriving late

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Traffic and bad weather were two of the most common excuses people gave for being late to work, Erwin said. Another common excuse was…  (Image credit: AP)
  • Cat hiccups.
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    One of the more wild stories for being late to work has to be the employee that told a boss their cat had the hiccups, said Career Builder senior career advisor Michael Erwin. Click through the photos to see more weird excuses employees told. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
    Lottery win.
    Lottery%20win.
    %20A%20woman%20told%20her%20boss%20that%20she%20did%20not%20come%20to%20work%20on%20time%20because%20she%20thought%20she%20had%20won%20the%20lottery%2C%20Erwin%20said.%20Turns%20out%2C%20she%20was%20not%20a%20winner%20and%20still%20late%20for%20work.%20%28AP%20Photo%2FCharles%20Rex%20Arbogast%29
    A woman told her boss that she did not come to work on time because she thought she had won the lottery, Erwin said. Turns out, she was not a winner and still late for work. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
    Fox got your keys.
    Fox%20got%20your%20keys.%20
    %20Erwin%20said%20at%20least%20one%20employee%20told%20their%20boss%20a%20fox%20stole%20their%20keys%2C%20causing%20them%20to%20be%20late%20to%20work.%20%28Image%20credit%3A%20AP%29
    Erwin said at least one employee told their boss a fox stole their keys, causing them to be late to work. (Image credit: AP)
    Angry roommate.
    Angry%20roommate.
    %20Erwin%20said%20an%20employee%20told%20their%20boss%20an%20angry%20roommate%20unplugged%20their%20phone%20charger%2C%20so%20the%20alarm%20on%20their%20phone%20did%20not%20go%20off.%20Erwin%20said%20while%20this%20seems%20more%20plausible%2C%20it%20is%20still%20a%20stretch.%20%28Image%20credit%3A%20encangencing.wordpress.com%29
    Erwin said an employee told their boss an angry roommate unplugged their phone charger, so the alarm on their phone did not go off. Erwin said while this seems more plausible, it is still a stretch. (Image credit: encangencing.wordpress.com)
    Traffic jam.
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    Traffic and bad weather were two of the most common excuses people gave for being late to work, Erwin said. Another common excuse was…  (Image credit: AP)
    Lack of sleep.
    Lack%20of%20sleep.
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    (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Traffic jam.
Traffic and bad weather were two of the most common excuses people gave for being late to work, Erwin said. Another common excuse was… (Image credit: AP)
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