Employee was drunk

One employee reported in a recent survey by CareerBuilder.com that he once arrived late to work because his car wouldn't start -- because he was too intoxicated to pass a breathalyzer test.

The study, which polled more than 6,500 workers in November 2012, asked participants to share the most outrageous excuses by employees for showing up late.

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