What’s the dumbest reason you've heard for why someone couldn't get their work done on time?

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Usually people claim to not have known they were supposed to do something or they were missed a step and didn’t realize but usually it’s quite BS

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“I didn't get the email…”

For me, someone said they “didn’t believe” in the project…..

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