Cat hiccups? Outrageous late for work excuses

Here are some of the over-the-top excuses:

• My cat had the hiccups.
• My roommate got mad at me and cut the cord to my phone charger, so it didn't charge and my alarm didn't go off.
• I had to take a personal call from the governor (turned out to be true).
• I had a job interview with another firm.
• I thought I won the lottery

Workers surveyed said they were late to work at least once a week. Traffic (31 percent), lack of sleep (18 percent) and bad weather (11 percent) were the most popular excuses

The excuses, though, may not work since more than a third of employers say they've fired an employee for being late.

For more information on CareerBuilder.com's survey, click here.