10 Weirdest Excuses For Being Late To Work

What's an excuse you've used before for being late to work? The best I ever came up with was, "My alarm didn't go off."

And that was true.

Apparently, showing up to work on time is a growing concern for employers these days. According to a new survey by CareerBuilder, 23% of us show up late to work at least once a month. 14% are late once a week.

The most common things that make us late for work are traffic, lack of sleep, and bad weather.

But you know there are some doozies given as to why employees didn't make it to work on time.

Here are the top 10 weirdest excuses for being late to work:

1. I knocked myself out in the shower.
2. I was drunk and forgot which Waffle House I parked my car next to.
3. I followed my husband this morning to find out who he's having an affair with.
4. Someone robbed the gas station I was at, and I didn't have enough gas to get to another station.
5. I had to wait for the judge to set my bail.
6. There was a stranger sleeping in my car.
7. A herd of deer that were moving through town made me late.
8. I'm not late. I was thinking about work on the way in.
9. I dreamed that I got fired.
10. I went out to my car, and the trunk had been stolen.