POLL:Can you get away with being 3 minutes late for work?

[Doboji]

I don't mean 15 minutes here.... I don't mean 30 minutes... assuming you do a good job at work.. you get your work in on time

but in the course of 60 work days you show up 3 minutes late 9 times...

 

[TraumaRN]

Heck no and Heck no.

Except I voted yes on the second one by accident.


Anyways we use the honor system at my work, technically you are supposed to be there at 7am but as long as it's before 7:15 no one cares.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

as long as im in before 10ish, and get 40 hrs a week, i can do whatever i want

so, no


though, if being on time consistently is the rule, i see no problem with firing after repeated offenses. i mean, its retarded, but rules are rules. probably doing the employee a favor anyway. work is stressful enough not having to worry about being minutes late...

 

[Atomicus]

Depends on your supervisor. If you're doing good work and he/she knows you do good work, I'm sure he/she will let it slide. And if your office uses one of those time-punching machines, it might look bad.

However, you should try to make an extra effort to get to work on time if you feel it may affect your job status. That is, if you have a conscience

 

[Daishiki]

Nope and nope. We have so many people coming in at different times that it's not so noticeable. No timecards. Anyways, I come in earlier than my supervisor.

 

[tw1164]

I've worked at jobs where you could be late only 5-6 times a year before you got fired. That being said, after I got promoted to a salaried job w/ the company I started coming in to work around 3-5 mins late everyday and they didn't care. It's really all up to whomever can get you fired.

 

[DAGTA]

I worked for a guy a few years ago that was staring at his watch and seriously pissed when I walked in. I was 30 seconds late. Yeah, I didn't stay there long.

 

[iamwiz82]

Officially our attendance policy is like that, but I assume it's just another reason to fire someone if necessary.

 

[BoomerD]

If your employee showed up for work 3 minutes late in the course of 60 work days, would you fire him?

If by that, (since you skipped it) you mean 9 times in 60 days, then yes...down the road...
Most of my jobs, you have to catch a crew boat to get to your work location. If the boat leaves without you, you have to wait for them to return after dropping the crews off...that's an hour or more, depending on the weather...on "normal construction jobs" bering 3 minutes late isn't such a big thing, but you still have to get your equipment ready for work, so you're still holding things up for another 10-15 minutes anyway...youse people who have office jobs usually have it pretty easy in a lot of respects...Think you have a tough boss? Try working for some old ironworker supt. who's middle name is a$$hole...and PROUD of it...

I was brought up with the attitude that if you're not 30 minutes early for work...you're late...
GAWD I miss what was my career for 30+ yrs...

 

[BurnItDwn]

They don't care if I'm late every now and again but If i came in 3 minutes late almost once every week, they might start to take notice.

 

[eakers]

It depends on the job.

I work in an office and I am +- 5 minutes most days. Some days as late as 10.

However, when I worked in a factory and in fast food and in retail it was mandatory that we were there on time because someone had to stay until we started and nobody wants to leave work late.

 

[Ilmater]

I can't vote because I don't work hourly. I don't think any salaried employee would say yes to this, but if I were an hourly employee, yes, three minutes late 9 times in 60 days is unacceptable.

 

[GeekDrew]

I'm of the opinion that as long as you're there the appropriate number of hours, and you're getting your assigned work (or greater) done on schedule, the schedule you keep should not be fixed at ALL, unless your job description mandates otherwise (many support jobs could be done at night just as well, if not better, than during the day, but many could not).

 

[JulesMaximus]

Nobody cares when I arrive. I usually get in between 7:45 and 8:15.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

1) I can often get away with being 300 minutes late for work and not get fired. That's what happens when you work in Connecticut, your boss is in New Jersey and his attitude is "If the only thing I ever hear about you is that you're doing a good job we'll get along fine"
2) Of the people that answer to me, 3 minutes is so meaningless that it defies belief. If they can do their jobs well I don't quibble. Just do the work well, don't give me any headaches and you can be half an hour late 3 times a week and still get away with it.
3) That being said, any policy against tardiness is reasonable. If you're habitually late just get your lazy ass out of bed 10 minutes earlier and get to work on time. Occasional lateness is one thing, everyone gets stuck in traffic from time to time. If it happens continually that's a signal that the person just isn't trying hard enough and doesn't value his job, so any steps that are taken is acceptable.

 

[cKGunslinger]

LOL - nice poll. But I think you'll find that many people on a tech forum are employed in the IT business, and are probably salaried employees with very loose starting/ending times.


Hey, Doj - why not add this question:

"If you willingly accepted a job where the employer made it perfectly clear that tardiness will *not* be tolerated, and gave you several warnings over the course of your employment, do you think it would be unwarranted and unfair for him to fire you after arriving late 9 times over the course of 2 months?"

A1) Perfectly fair. That's his right and I accepted it when I took the job.
A2) Totally unfair. I'd push that bastard down some stairs and demand sympathy from everyone on ATOT for my plight!


Or is that a little to accurate for your desired results? :laugh:

 

[Doboji]

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger
LOL - nice poll. But I think you'll find that many people on a tech forum are employed in the IT business, and are probably salaried employees with very loose starting/ending times.


Hey, Doj - why not add this question:

"If you willingly accepted a job where the employer made it perfectly clear that tardiness will *not* be tolerated, and gave you several warnings over the course of your employment, do you think it would be unwarranted and unfair for him to fire you after arriving late 9 times over the course of 2 months?"

A1) Perfectly fair. That's his right and I accepted it when I took the job.
A2) Totally unfair. I'd push that bastard down some stairs and demand sympathy from everyone on ATOT for my plight!


Or is that a little to accurate for your desired results? :laugh:

c'mmon you don't expect me to make it fair do you

 

[MixMasterTang]

I don't think anyone would ever fire one of their best employees even if they were 10 minutes late everyday. Like stated by a few people above policies are generally there like that so they can safely fire someone who is abusing the rules and/or isn't an overall good worker.

 

[sniperruff]

depends on what job. when i was a kid, my supermarket job won't let you to be late. over 5 min = manager override.

 

[Kadarin]

I'm salaried, as is the rest of my team, so we're always late

 

[Cattlegod]

gotta love when the topic asks one question and the poll asks the opposite haha

 

[jmcoreymv]

When I worked at Best Buy, if you were late more then like 15 minutes a few times you'd probably be fired (depending on how much the managers liked you). My previous and current job aren't retail and I can come in anytime I want (between like 6 am and 10 am~ish).

 

[cKGunslinger]

Originally posted by: Doboji

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger
LOL - nice poll. But I think you'll find that many people on a tech forum are employed in the IT business, and are probably salaried employees with very loose starting/ending times.


Hey, Doj - why not add this question:

"If you willingly accepted a job where the employer made it perfectly clear that tardiness will *not* be tolerated, and gave you several warnings over the course of your employment, do you think it would be unwarranted and unfair for him to fire you after arriving late 9 times over the course of 2 months?"

A1) Perfectly fair. That's his right and I accepted it when I took the job.
A2) Totally unfair. I'd push that bastard down some stairs and demand sympathy from everyone on ATOT for my plight!


Or is that a little to accurate for your desired results? :laugh:

c'mmon you don't expect me to make it fair do you

:beer::laugh:

 

[drum]

Originally posted by: Ilmater
I can't vote because I don't work hourly. I don't think any salaried employee would say yes to this, but if I were an hourly employee, yes, three minutes late 9 times in 60 days is unacceptable.

 

[Blazin Trav]

well this could get heated quickly...