I always feel that you are going to be late, have a good story. Even if you make it up. I understand that your employees have to be at work at a certain time, but at the same time I'm like, things happen. Just let me know you're going to be late and don't let it become a habit. If your schedule is a problem then we need to talk about it. It's an attitude like that which is probably why I'm never considered managerial material.
Wait. Brutus would have to leave earlier in order to ride the bus so why is he late? He must've really overslept.