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    Excuses for being late for work

    Bloke came in today and claimed be was late as a family of hedgehogs was blocking the road and he had to wait half an hour for them to clear off

    #2
    Originally posted by pacharan View Post
    Bloke came in today and claimed be was late as a family of hedgehogs was blocking the road and he had to wait half an hour for them to clear off
    I bet he felt a right prick

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      #3
      What a nice bloke. If I was his boss he would get a raise.
      bloggoth

      If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
      John Wayne (My guru, not to be confused with my beloved prophet Jeremy Clarkson)

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        #4
        Originally posted by pacharan View Post
        Bloke came in today and claimed be was late as a family of hedgehogs was blocking the road and he had to wait half an hour for them to clear off
        Why do you need an excuse?

        If I get in late and someone asks why? I just shrug my shoulders.
        What happens in General, stays in General.
        You know what they say about assumptions!

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          #5
          When I worked at the Babycham factory in Shepton Mallet back in the 80s we had a green card holder called Tulip

          During one cold spell, he claimed that he had left his window open when he went to sleep and woke up under a snow drift & he had to be dug out.

          Another time he got lost & tried clocking in at the Clarks shoe factory instead.

          He also showed his wonger to Princess Anne when she did a tour of the factory.

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            #6
            Back in the bad old days of permiedom, I was in the scientific civil service.

            We had a start time of 8.30 which I rarely made

            On a couple of occasions, a fairly senior bloke quizzed my timekeeping.

            First time he asked what time I was in that morning. I responded apologetically, stating that it was 'nearer 9 than 8.30'. My response was perfectly true though, in a technical sense. It was 10 to 10.

            Second time, I unfortunately bumped in to him on the steps of the building we worked in. He gave me a look and said "Late again Mangler". I gave him a look back and said "Don't worry man, so was I"

            It was never a happy relationship........
            When freedom comes along, don't PISH in the water supply.....

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              #7
              'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!

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                #8
                Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post
                Why do you need an excuse?

                If I get in late and someone asks why? I just shrug my shoulders.
                WMFS

                I start when I start, therefore I'm always on time

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                  #9
                  In this morning's paper there was an entry a bit like this one:



                  Except today's photo had a truck falling off a railway platform.

                  The lad was going to be late for an interview, so took a photo with his phone and emailed it to the paper.
                  Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Bunk View Post
                    WMFS

                    I start when I start, therefore I'm always on time
                    A wizard is never late, Frodo Baggins. Nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.






                    Keeping calm. Keeping invoicing.

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