Justifications of Weakness as a Means of Avoiding Accountability

When you can't be held accountable for your actions, it's because you have a plethora of justifications for why things didn't go as planned.

Here are some of our favorites:

• My boss was in a bad mood, so I had to make an exception.
• The system was down, and I had to rely on my instincts.
• I was following the letter of the policy, but not the spirit.
• I was trying to be proactive, but my actions were misinterpreted.

Subpages:

• You Were Supposed to Read the Manual
• You Couldn't Help but Get Distracted
• You Were Just Experimenting