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maybe you should consider scheduling your meetings at a resonable time

JumpCrisscross 9y ago
In my experience, chronic lateness is a function of the person. The person who is late at 9am will be late at 6pm or when they choose the time or when it's a block from them or a city and a half away. (Note: I used to be this person when I was younger. I now leave for any meeting in my city one hour before and then hang out until the start time.)
- jes5199 9y ago
  perhaps they realize that your meetings are low-value
  - JumpCrisscross 9y ago
    Perhaps. That doesn't help them when I'm considering who to promote, retain or allow to move on.
    - gowld 9y ago
      Might be a win-win. People who are idling all day to be available for meetings likely aren't part of a high-value organization.
      - JumpCrisscross 9y ago
        > People who are idling all day to be available for meetings likely aren't part of a high-value organization Why would one be idling? The founders and executives who do well have a handle on their schedule. They avoid over-scheduling, keep thing short, show up on time and get shit done. At the larger scale, my friends at Google, Apple or Amazon don't run late for anything, be it a personal brunch or M&A negotiation. Properly functioning as an adult, and fixing problems over making excuses, is simply well internalized.
        chillacy 9y ago
        I find meetings tend to start a few minutes in. Also at one of those companies you mentioned, people did run late or just didn't show up, especially the more senior they were (not out of laziness, they tended to run more important meetings late, or be double-booked). I hear in Germany if people aren't there when the meeting starts, it gets cancelled. It's definitely part of the culture.
        heyyyouu 9y ago
        Not Germany but at my company we wait about 5-6 minutes and if you don't show up for the meeting everyone drops off. Exceptionally rude to schedule something and expect people to wait. Doesn't happen again after everyone hangs up the first time.

In my experience, chronic lateness is a function of the person. The person who is late at 9am will be late at 6pm or when they choose the time or when it's a block from them or a city and a half away. (Note: I used to be this person when I was younger. I now leave for any meeting in my city one hour before and then hang out until the start time.)

jes5199 9y ago
perhaps they realize that your meetings are low-value
- JumpCrisscross 9y ago
  Perhaps. That doesn't help them when I'm considering who to promote, retain or allow to move on.
  - gowld 9y ago
    Might be a win-win. People who are idling all day to be available for meetings likely aren't part of a high-value organization.
    - JumpCrisscross 9y ago
      > People who are idling all day to be available for meetings likely aren't part of a high-value organization Why would one be idling? The founders and executives who do well have a handle on their schedule. They avoid over-scheduling, keep thing short, show up on time and get shit done. At the larger scale, my friends at Google, Apple or Amazon don't run late for anything, be it a personal brunch or M&A negotiation. Properly functioning as an adult, and fixing problems over making excuses, is simply well internalized.
      - chillacy 9y ago
        I find meetings tend to start a few minutes in. Also at one of those companies you mentioned, people did run late or just didn't show up, especially the more senior they were (not out of laziness, they tended to run more important meetings late, or be double-booked). I hear in Germany if people aren't there when the meeting starts, it gets cancelled. It's definitely part of the culture.
        heyyyouu 9y ago
        Not Germany but at my company we wait about 5-6 minutes and if you don't show up for the meeting everyone drops off. Exceptionally rude to schedule something and expect people to wait. Doesn't happen again after everyone hangs up the first time.