Punctuality.

I'm just wondering if anyone else is like this...i have a huge problem with being on time. i'm usually always at least 5 minutes late, most of the time more. i'll wake up on time and just lay in bed for as long as possible. i won't feel rushed or anxious. i know i'm gonna be late, and it doesn't bother me. i'll get around, take my time, do stupid shit i don't have time to do. then it'll be time for me to leave, and all of a sudden i'll feel a huge wave of anxiety hit me and i rush around doing everything as fast as possible. when a friend wants me to come visit, i'll tell them one time, and then i won't show up for hours. i may come off as sounding lazy, but i'm really not. it's almost like it's impossible for me to ever be on time for anything. believe me. i try ridiculously hard to motivate myself and i can't.

 

it depends on where i'm going.

as a rule though, i'm really good at showing up pretty much exactly when i'm supposed to be there (neither late nor early). unless i'm getting stoned first, in which case i'm usually about 10-20 minutes late no matter what.

 

Interestingly enough, it turns out I'm a pretty punctual guy after I quit drinking. :biggrin:

More punctual, and richer...but boring.

 

I'm always early for everything. I can't stand when people are late. I understand why people are/can be, but I don't like it.

 

No I'm not like that, which is probably why I find myself being annoyed with people who are constantly late. It comes off as being unreliable, so I don't want to depend on someone who may or may not show up. Seems like self-sabotaging behaviour.

 

Heh heh. I'm her boyfriend and i'm always on time. So it bothers me when i have to wait for her. Or when she makes me late. But I get over it.

 

don't get me wrong. i hate being late more than anything, and am extremely embaressed when i arrive at my destination. it's not that i don't show up either. i always show up. just not always when i'm supposed to.

 

If you worked for me I would fire you.

Unless you were a really hot babe, then I would let it slide.

 

She works for her brother and gets fired every other day. Just never for real. And she is a hot babe! :2thumbsup:

 

Fired every day, okay yeah I have had people like that. They drive you nuts but they are so good at what they do, you can't tell them to shut up or anything.

Looks like you will have your hands full with this one.

Enjoy.

 

Same here. It's funny because my boyfriend is always late to everything and I always want to be early so this results in a lot of arguments.

 

Been enjoying for 4 years.

 

theoretically, you should both show up right on time when going places together...



i had a co-worker at one point who was always about 15 minutes late to work. when the boss asked him why he's constantly late, his response was "that's how i roll."

no real point to that story, i just thought it was a hilarious response. needless to say, he didn't work there much longer.

 

Unfortunately it means that we are usually late if we are going together, I give up way too easily. I make up for this by being about an hour early to everything else...

I love your coworkers response, although if I had to work with him I would probably be slightly annoyed.

 

There are very few people that I don't hate who can't be on time.

As a general rule, if I get stood up or change plans because of someone and they don't show, I'm done with them. Life is too special to waste on fuckheads.

 

Punctuality is a sign of respect. If you are late, you are sending a message (which might be unintentional).

 

I have a thing about being late. I am always early for work. Anything that is a deadline is always done before it has to be. For a social engagement I am early but usually wait so that I do not impose on my hosts.

At work, I really have no tolerance for people being late. It is something that if repetitive without a really good reason, I would document.

 

Sounds like Attention Deficit Disorder to me.

 

I'm chronically early. I've had this twisted fear of being late ever since I was scolded for being late coming back from lunch in 2nd grade. I have been late to work twice, the first time my bike broke on me and I clocked in one minute past my scheduled time, but my boss was too busy being a bitch to even notice I wasn't on time. The second time my damn assistant manager was supposed to give me a ride and overslept like a dick. I have nightmares about being late to work, I used to have them about being late to school. I don't know why it worries me so much, it's not like you get in trouble for being late at my job.

 

Before I went to college I worked at a grocery store in my hometown. I'd be late every weekday because I'd get out of school exactly 9 minutes before I had to be there and I'd walk. Everyone understood though, as most of the workers there were in high school. Although the more privileged kids who had cars would give me shit about it. My boss was never there until the end of the day anyway so he didn't care as long as I did everything on my list. When I worked on weekends I'd make sure to be in 15 minutes early to make up for it though.