Why I was late"On the way to the station, I got hit by a bat, it almost took my head clean off. Then the machine would not accept my ticket and the guy at the gate didn't think I looked like the photo on my travel card. So I had to go home and get my passport.
Then the train was 45 minutes late to the station because of the dangerous badger threat at Carpenters Park.
When I was on the train it took and hour and a half to get past the biscuit factory because the driver was really fat.
Then there was a delay stopping at the station because the train in front had heard we were coming and decided to play a practical joke with a rubber shoe on the track.
That is why I couldn't get here on time today."
What's your best excuse?
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chthonic, Thu 28 Jun 2007, 10:36)
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The best trick isn't being late... it's going in on time, and having the day off afterwards.
In a previous job I used to turn up on time, hang my coat on my chair, start my PC and using Outlook schedule a meeting somewhere. Then bugger off for the rest of the day.
I'd go to the cinema, go and work on my car, etc etc. Then at 5-10 mins before the end of the day I'd go back to my desk to answer any emails and shutdown my pc.
So long as anytime you're seen you're clutching a notebook with lots of bits of paper hanging out of it and look flustered nobody will ever question it.
I reckon I actually worked about 2-3 hours per week for 6 months like that before I quit and went backpacking round South Africa and Australia for a year.
(, Fri 29 Jun 2007, 11:22, Reply)
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