My commander would lock the door behind him for any staff meetings or briefings....even if he was early. We learned to be VERY early to meetings with him because if you were expected to be at the meeting and found the door locked you got to have a personal meeting with him afterwards. Those weren't good discussions.
Is there anything more disrespectful than constantly late people?
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Gotta love when you're hungry and everybody is waiting for the last part of the family or group to show up, and when they do, they go to the food first.
My old man always said if you're not 10 min early you're late...and he held me accountable to it. Most my coworkers show up 5 to 10 minutes late. Drives me nuts.
Habitual late people for personal events sucks when you are a habitual early arriver. But once you get to know who the people are in each group you can account for them and plan accordingly.
What bothers me more is the people that can't control their time in a professional setting. I have managers/directors that I work with that don't manage their calendars correctly, so they appear to be booked non-stop for the next two weeks at all times. I have a hard time believing that they really need to be in every meeting that they are invited to for that entire time. And then, when I schedule something into an open spot in their calendars a few weeks in the future they show up late because previous meetings went long. I have a method for calendar management, only accept the meetings that I absolutely need to attend and leave the other ones that I could got to as tentative, that I use with my employees so that they know when they can schedule my time if they need to. There's always a time slot in any given day that they can find for at least a short convo.
I've also started evangelizing to my coworkers for them to set Outlook to schedule meetings for 5 minutes less than a normal time slot, 25 or 55 minutes instead of 30 minutes or an hour. That gives you a little bit of leeway if you need to wrap up a thought at the end of the meeting while still giving participants time for a bathroom or coffee/water run before the next meeting. Everybody I've done this with has been a big fan of it.
What bothers me more is the people that can't control their time in a professional setting. I have managers/directors that I work with that don't manage their calendars correctly, so they appear to be booked non-stop for the next two weeks at all times. I have a hard time believing that they really need to be in every meeting that they are invited to for that entire time. And then, when I schedule something into an open spot in their calendars a few weeks in the future they show up late because previous meetings went long. I have a method for calendar management, only accept the meetings that I absolutely need to attend and leave the other ones that I could got to as tentative, that I use with my employees so that they know when they can schedule my time if they need to. There's always a time slot in any given day that they can find for at least a short convo.
I've also started evangelizing to my coworkers for them to set Outlook to schedule meetings for 5 minutes less than a normal time slot, 25 or 55 minutes instead of 30 minutes or an hour. That gives you a little bit of leeway if you need to wrap up a thought at the end of the meeting while still giving participants time for a bathroom or coffee/water run before the next meeting. Everybody I've done this with has been a big fan of it.
This is fine.. But as someone who has a fixed schedule for appointments. Late people affect others due to their inconsiderate attitude.
Lock the meeting room door at the appointed time and if they aren't already in the room, screw 'em. Been there done that. The message was received.
Very early people are also annoying. Showing up 5 minutes early isn't a huge deal, but the 15 minute plus early people who then expect you to start the meeting early are a pain in the ass. We will start the meeting at 9 as scheduled even if you are here 20 minutes early.
Had a professor in college that did that. Students knew not to be late to his class.
First off, OP I apologize for being late posting in this thread, I usually am a person that shows up 10 minutes early.
It really doesn’t bother me much if people are late at work, I have my job to do and their poor work habits reflect on them not me.
Now if we have a tee time at 3:00 and you are late, We are teeing off without you.
It really doesn’t bother me much if people are late at work, I have my job to do and their poor work habits reflect on them not me.
Now if we have a tee time at 3:00 and you are late, We are teeing off without you.
That's a pretty douche move, IMO.
He'd make a meeting for say 2 P.M., then he would show up at 1:50 P.M. and lock the door?
Why not just lock the door at the appointed time?
Just came in from the house. Show on CBS. Couple was at marriage counseling. Wife showed up late. Husband explains to the therapist that she always shows up late. They go back and forth arguing. He finally says "Screw it! You can show up late, I can leave early." He gets up and walks out.
It can get confusing getting whipsawed between colleagues at work who prefer that you arrive early and the wife at home who insists you not come too early
It's not. Plan ahead, be considerate, and think a little. It's super easy to be on time.
No. I’ve had plenty of them in my life and they suck ass.
On the flip side, if I'm late it's not a couple minutes. I'm gonna make it worth my while, at least an hour.
I had a First Sergeant that told us "If you're not 10 minutes early, you're late" and enforced it with violence.
I still believe in that. Both the 10 minutes early and the violence as punishment for not being 10 minutes early.
And yes, people who are late suck.
I still believe in that. Both the 10 minutes early and the violence as punishment for not being 10 minutes early.
And yes, people who are late suck.
people who murder people are more disrespectful.
It all depends on how long I want to wait for something to begin, for whatever it is that I'm suppose to be there at a certain time for.
Wisconsin fans are also more disrespectful............because f*** Wisconsin, that's why.
I can think of thousands of things more disrespectful. I'm on time. The X mins early is late people blow ass and need to get over themselves. I'm not wasting 10 mins being early so some dipshit can feel respected
Dang it. I'm late to replying to this post.
50% of you early people are holding meetings that are waisting my productivity. I'm not late because I'm having coffee. I'm late because I'm getting work done. You people have so much free time to arrive early, well get to work. If your meeting is actually important or has a history of being essential, I'll show up on time.
My wife (no pics) is Haitian. Time is merely a suggestion for her.
Besides, then you'd have to stand around and talk for 10-15 min beforehand and nobody wants to do that.....
Completely agree.
I'm always on time.
However, I'll be damned if I'm gonna feed someone else’s ego by submitting to their request of being early.
If they want to twiddle their thumbs, have at it.
Triggered again. So freakin' predictable.
Sorry I’m so late to this thread, I was banging op’s mom and lost track of time. Hopefully everyone’s okay with my tardiness.
