Running Late? Fewer Workers Tardy In Recession
LOS ANGELES (CBS) —Despite fighting traffic, the weather, or the kids, more employees are getting to work on time for fear of losing their job.
A new survey from Careerbuilder.com says the recession is making us more punctual when it comes to our jobs: 15 percent of employees said they make a habit of arriving late to work at least once a week, down from 20 percent in 2008.
Jennifer Grasz, with the online employment website CareerBuilder, explains the surprising results to KFWB's Maggie McKay.
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Workers have offered a myriad of reasons for their tardiness, ranging from the mundane to the bizarre.
Some of the most common excuses: bad traffic (30 percent), poor sleep (19 percent), and trouble getting their kids to daycare or school (8 percent).
For the more creatively inclined, other respondents opted to cite Botox appointments, cat attacks, and even the Keanu Reeves movie "Speed" for their tardiness.
The CareerBuilder survey was conducted nationally among 2,482 U.S. employers and 3,910 U.S. employees between Nov. 15 and Dec. 2, 2010. The survey was conducted across a variety of disciplines, including IT.
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