This ties in with the adage "Tell the truth and you'll never have to remember anything." When I was working, I commuted by rail. If the train was late, I had a built in excuse. The department manager rode the same train.
Attacked by trolls and had to fight them off with your briefcase. That way you have dual reason one for being late and the other for not getting work done. Shawn
If you are a woman and your boss is a man... Tell them you have woman issues. They usually do not ask any more questions.
There can be traffic jams on the train line. For example, when there's a signal failure, which happens often.
That is so true. I remember the good old days in California commuting to work via the Metrolink IE OC line and how there were occasional problems such as signal failures, dispatching errors, and mechanical breakdowns.
Usually if i oversleep or im running late, i will just call the day off, i hate to be late, but than i need an even better excuse as to why i cant come in at all. Normally "The car has broken down" works, and i always say i will try to make it in but i never do. I know im a sad excuse for an employee.
The best excuse is that you got stuck in traffic because there was a 1 mile long train that was going 2 mph. John