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Does being late to work really matter that much?
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I get paid salary... so hours are inconsequential... My company bills in blocks of hours. So yeah my company bills for 40 hours a week. I do make sure I put in my 40 hours... although typically a significant portion of that time I spend here on ATOT because there are "dependencies" and you other govt. contractors know what I mean.
-Max
StageLeft
No Lifer
Depends on the job. If you are a cashier, or you work shifts like police, physician, or you are an airline pilot you obviously cannot be late, and it's unacceptable. If you are in different professions like attorney (just don't be late for court), software engineer, etc. it really doesn't matter as much. I'm late for work at the moment only once/month, though with my last job of the five of us I'd say only one was ever at work on time. It didn't matter... a few minutes here and there didn't matter for us or our bosses.
TheLonelyPhoenix
Diamond Member
QFT.
If your job involves you being there at a particular time for a certain task (and bank teller is one of them), you should expect that someone is keeping an eye on when you show up and when you leave.
An engineer has a different set of deadlines, and obviously sitting at your desk at a certain time in the day isn't as important as getting the work done, as long as you're meeting your final project deadlines.
theknight571
Platinum Member
I have a friend that was fired because he didn't provide "good relief". (minds out of the gutter please. 😉)
He'd be scheduled to work at 8am, but would be expected to be there and start working at 7am, to relieve the guy working the shift before him, allowing for some overlap and so the guy finishing his shift, time to clean up before punching out for the day.
This was at a 24/7/365 plant.
So he'd show up at 8am, his scheduled start time, and be in trouble for being "late".
He and I never understood why they just didn't schedule it the way they wanted it.
- TK
He'd be scheduled to work at 8am, but would be expected to be there and start working at 7am, to relieve the guy working the shift before him, allowing for some overlap and so the guy finishing his shift, time to clean up before punching out for the day.
This was at a 24/7/365 plant.
So he'd show up at 8am, his scheduled start time, and be in trouble for being "late".
He and I never understood why they just didn't schedule it the way they wanted it.
- TK
It does depend on your role/tasks at your current job. To me, there is no real excuse for being late (more than 10 minutes). If you are late, a simple phone call notifying me you'll be late is the wise thing to do. Bottom line is- People whom are consistently late show lack of responsibilty- hence they get canned at my workplace. I'll have a replacement ready with 2 days.
Modeps
Lifer
ndee, you're darn right I'm serious. If you're "late" then chances are you've got a set time that the uppers would like you in. If everyone else is in prior to that time and you mosey in past it all the time, people start to get pissed off... If its an irregular occurance, then it's probably not a big deal, but the OP is talking like he's so lackadaisical that "it just doesnt matter". It does matter. And the arguement that "Well I get my work done" doesnt cut it. If you're late, that's time you could have spent working on other projects... or neffing.
The way I see it is this:
If you are in a position that requires you to be available for service. You need to be there on time. No questions asked. If you're not available, the business doesn't work.
If you're not in a service role, like a software engineer, etc, you are still expected to be available during business hours. In a situation like this, 15 minutes here or there isn't an issue. Got an appointment and can't be in till noon? Fine, just make sure you keep caught up.
It does reflect poorly on you if you are always late, always gone early, or generally just not available. In positions like this you are part of a team and you're still expected to be around to help your team if you're needed.
If you are in a position that requires you to be available for service. You need to be there on time. No questions asked. If you're not available, the business doesn't work.
If you're not in a service role, like a software engineer, etc, you are still expected to be available during business hours. In a situation like this, 15 minutes here or there isn't an issue. Got an appointment and can't be in till noon? Fine, just make sure you keep caught up.
It does reflect poorly on you if you are always late, always gone early, or generally just not available. In positions like this you are part of a team and you're still expected to be around to help your team if you're needed.
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