When did it become ok for people to be late?

[loup garou]

Wow you're impatient. So you stood around for 15 minutes waiting for someone to do you a favor, big deal.

Worst rant of the day.

 

[fawhfe]

Originally posted by: werk
Wow you're impatient. So you stood around for 15 minutes waiting for someone to do you a favor, big deal.

Worst rant of the day.

What are you talking about?
1. The point was to get lunch and I could just borrow the ruler while we were there together (oh man, big sacrifice he made to put the ruler in his backpack) and
2. Even if it was just for the ruler, he would've had to walk a whole two minutes to get it to me during a time when he says he just wanders around for an hour between lectures. Not to mention if he wanted, I would have been happy to meet him at HIS lecture, but I just chose somewhere in between so that we could save time.
3. Lecture ends at 11:50 and the next one begins at 12:05. That means that our university thinks that at 12:05, you should be able to be ANYWHERE else on campus (which is about a 15 minute walk end to end). He couldn't get to a location 2 minutes away by that time, so I just assumed he forgot. If he had the intention of being there at 12:05, there's absolutely nothing that could've stopped him. Honestly, give me one good reason why I would wait any longer?
4. The most important part though, that you apparently missed, is the attitude he took towards it. Instead of just saying hey man, sorry I got there late, he acted like it was my fault for leaving when I had no real reason to expect that he would come at all.
5. I was using this as just an example of what I see as a trend of people not being on time and thinking that it's ok if not their right to be late.

If you don't feel like accepting that I want people to be on time, then why should I accept your opinion that people should come whenever?

 

[torpid]

Better drop out now and work in some field that doesn't involve a white collar. In the real world being habitually late is pretty much the norm. The more important you are, the more late you are to meetings. Everyone else resents you until you show up and make 2-3 amazing points. Then they kind of resent you but let it go.

However, even worse are the people that just start without the important person and then when the important person shows up (s)he shoots down the entire discussion thus far with one point and everyone feels stupid and exhausted from all the mental effort they have already put in.

 

[WhiteKnight]

When did it become ok for people to use "anyways" when it should be "anyway"?

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: fawhfe
4. The most important part though, that you apparently missed, is the attitude he took towards it. Instead of just saying hey man, sorry I got there late, he acted like it was my fault for leaving when I had no real reason to expect that he would come at all.

Perhaps he acted that way because you were pissed off about something so trivial?:

When I called him at 12:30 (obviously I probably sounded pretty pissed) he gave me this really indignant attitude and called me impatient

Once again, the fact that you feel it necessary to write out these large complaints about something so silly is really sad.

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: werk

Originally posted by: fawhfe
4. The most important part though, that you apparently missed, is the attitude he took towards it. Instead of just saying hey man, sorry I got there late, he acted like it was my fault for leaving when I had no real reason to expect that he would come at all.

Perhaps he acted that way because you were pissed off about something so trivial?:

When I called him at 12:30 (obviously I probably sounded pretty pissed) he gave me this really indignant attitude and called me impatient

Once again, the fact that you feel it necessary to write out these large complaints about something so silly is really sad.

I think its common courtesy to call if you're going to be late...

 

[johnjbruin]

i am not late usually - if i am then i call ahead of time letting people know that i will be late.

 

[phantom309]

My experience is that Midwesterners are completely OCD about being on time - a lot of the older guys where I work are at their desks by 6:30 - 7:00, in a business that starts at 8. Southerners, on the other hand, are late for almost everything. If you go to an 11:00 meeting at 11:00, you'll be the only one there for at least 10 minutes.

 

[pyonir]

HA! Told ya. We are supposed to have a teleconference at 2pm. It is now 2:10 and she still isn't here. Won't be here until 2:15 to 2:20. :roll:

I HATE this.

 

[DAGTA]

Originally posted by: Argo

Originally posted by: Modeps

Originally posted by: fawhfe

Originally posted by: Argo
Considering that you were the one in need of the favor, he doesn't really have to be on time. In my book, having to talk to the professor is good enough excuse. I guess it all depends on how good of a friends you are.

Well we were supposed to get lunch too and he even knew that I was skipping a 12:05 lecture which takes attendance to do it (not that skipping lectures is a problem for me, but it's not like I don't have anything else to do that I want to just sit around all day).

Good job skipping class! :thumbsup: Way to put that college tuition to use!

Heh, I skipped almost 50% of my classes (more like 75% towards my senior year) and I still graduated with 3.65 GPA. Once you get to your senior years you realize that most of those classes are BS.

Ah.. you had an easy major. Probably something in the business college.

 

[Hammer]

Originally posted by: DAGTA

Originally posted by: Argo

Originally posted by: Modeps

Originally posted by: fawhfe

Originally posted by: Argo
Considering that you were the one in need of the favor, he doesn't really have to be on time. In my book, having to talk to the professor is good enough excuse. I guess it all depends on how good of a friends you are.

Well we were supposed to get lunch too and he even knew that I was skipping a 12:05 lecture which takes attendance to do it (not that skipping lectures is a problem for me, but it's not like I don't have anything else to do that I want to just sit around all day).

Good job skipping class! :thumbsup: Way to put that college tuition to use!

Heh, I skipped almost 50% of my classes (more like 75% towards my senior year) and I still graduated with 3.65 GPA. Once you get to your senior years you realize that most of those classes are BS.

Ah.. you had an easy major. Probably something in the business college.

more likely a crappy tier 3 school

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

I'm neither early or late I always arrive when I intend to.

 

[Gulzakar]

he was 15 minutes late...big deal.

oh wait, make that 13 minutes...but whos counting?

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: broon
Seems like you are a little impatient. You should have waited at least 15 more minutes. Or you could have called him.

BullSh1t.

I'll not wait 30 mins to indulge YOUR lack of manners.

 

[xEDIT409]

I've been used to people being late since Kindergarten.

IST.
definition: "Indian Standard Time." We have or own standard time, because we always show up about 1-2 hours late to everything.

example:
If you're havin a party at 2, expect us to be there around 3:30.
If you want us to be at your party at 2, then tell us it starts at 12.

 

[DAGTA]

Originally posted by: xEDIT409
I've been used to people being late since Kindergarten.

IST.
definition: "Indian Standard Time." We have or own standard time, because we always show up about 1-2 hours late to everything.

example:
If you're havin a party at 2, expect us to be there around 3:30.
If you want us to be at your party at 2, then tell us it starts at 12.

I've been told this is a cultural norm over in India and Pakistan. Also, that the more honorable of the person (like the father of the bride to a wedding or such) the later that person is. True?

 

[jai6638]

Originally posted by: DAGTA

Originally posted by: xEDIT409
I've been used to people being late since Kindergarten.

IST.
definition: "Indian Standard Time." We have or own standard time, because we always show up about 1-2 hours late to everything.

example:
If you're havin a party at 2, expect us to be there around 3:30.
If you want us to be at your party at 2, then tell us it starts at 12.

Also, that the more honorable of the person (like the father of the bride to a wedding or such) the later that person is. True?

not true...