About being on time

Professionally, I cannot stand it when people are late. It makes me upset and nervous that maybe I told them the wrong time or maybe something happened.

Personally, I don't like it when people are late, but what really peeves me is when people are a half hour early to my house when I'm still trying to finish cooking dinner or when I need to pop into the shower.
 
I can't remember being late for anything ever (although surely I'm forgetting something.) Keeping people waiting is just rude. Ten minutes early is the rule.
 
I did NOT read through Every post But. Here is my take ON Time!!! IF you Can't be ON Time BE EARLY!!!!:D
 
We routinely have a family member who we give the arrival time as half an hour earlier, as they will then at least be closer. I've tried that with my wife, as well, but since she keeps the calendar, it doesn't always work.

I've resigned myself to the fact that since I have 4 children, we will be late, on occassion.

I got myself into BIG trouble a month or so ago. We were taking one of our sons to a planning meeting for a school trip, and my wife was lagging behind. After waiting in the car for 10 minutes, I just left without her.

Nothing boils my blood more than being late...
 
Daniel Dorn said:
We routinely have a family member who we give the arrival time as half an hour earlier, as they will then at least be closer. I've tried that with my wife, as well, but since she keeps the calendar, it doesn't always work.

I've resigned myself to the fact that since I have 4 children, we will be late, on occassion.

I got myself into BIG trouble a month or so ago. We were taking one of our sons to a planning meeting for a school trip, and my wife was lagging behind. After waiting in the car for 10 minutes, I just left without her.

Nothing boils my blood more than being late...
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Left without out her? :eek:

You have bigger ones than me my friend.
 
I hate being late and my wife just doesn't seem to care, it is a common issue between us. Her personality, plus the way she was raised is the difference as I see it. She "dilly dallies" as I call it. She cannot leave the house with dishes in the sink, and the house being a mess (gets that from her mom no doubt). She hates when we return home and has to clean up, which I can respect. I think it is a combination of lack of respect for the event plus poor time management. She should have started cleaning and getting ready way sooner, and if she cared enough imo she would. She is never late and is way early for anything school related, but social meetings just don't matter as much to her. I sound like I am bashing my wife, but I am not, I love her to death, but I have what I think to be an interesting perspective as we are total opposites on this one, and I have had a lot of time to try to figure out how to tactfully improve the situation.
 
Executive said:
I teach electrical shop at a vocational high school. I teach my students that being late is not an option. I am 44 years old and I have worked since I was 12, and I have never been late for work. I freely admit that part of my punctuality is due to luck, but also, I have always taken pride on planning to be early, especially and particularly for work. Even now, my contract as a teacher requires that I be in school by 7:45. I am typically in school between 6:45 and 7:00. Every day.

As mentioned above, being late for a social event shows a lack of respect for the host, other guests, and the event itself. Being late for work shows a lack of professionalism.

Chris
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Yup, that is the way I was raised, to be courteous to other folk, time and other considerstions. I also had a teacher growing up that drilled it into us that "5 minutes early was 10 minutes late". It really reinforced how I was raised in regard to time.
 
stjames said:
In my trade you need to be tooled up, have your paperwork checked and be ready to work when the job starts. On a job last year some FNG waltz's in with a Starbucks in his hand as everyone else is starting to work, the steward then tells him he was late and to get ready ASAP. He looks at his phone and says something about "not according to Verizon".

We sent him home. With his damn coffee.
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HAHAHA! I bet he didn't even feel sorry. He was probably mad, hope he learned a lesson.
 
stabman said:
Can't argue with that!:D

Working a job where the other guy can't leave till you show up teaches being on time as well.
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I've been working security for a number of years. I worked with a guy who was supposed to relieve me at midnight, he would call in at 12:05 am and say he would be in to relieve me in FIVE minutes. Irritating as all hell.
He didn't last that long. Funny thing is his lateness got him written up before he got fired. He just couldn't be on time.
 
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