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I noticed that most of the "fuck them" answers here are from people who interpret the situation in the most convenient way, that is to say, pointedly ignoring t

I noticed that most of the "fuck them" answers here are from people who interpret the situation in the most convenient way, that is to say, pointedly ignoring the general case and focusing on the specific. OP says s/he's always late. But everybody responding "fuck the boss who sent you home" is explicitly assuming that OP being sent home is an isolated incident instead of part of a pattern. The thread title says always late to the office. I think failing to show up on time as a pattern is destructive and disrespectful of colleagues. What is kind of amazing is that so many answers here are presuming a pattern (arbitrary and capricious boss) while at the same time overlooking a stated pattern (perpetually late employee).

brudgers 11y ago
The meeting starts when I get there. Learned it from one of my bosses. Generally but not always he was right. There are times when it matters, those times in most businesses don't occur everyday at 8:59:59. There's a contradiction in declaring 5 minutes so valuable yet wasting 480 minutes by sending someone home.
- harrumph 11y ago
  >The meeting starts when I get there. Learned it from one of my bosses This is equivalent to saying "I am the most important person in the room every time". Even if it's true, it's a destructive and disrespectful message to be sending constantly. And if it isn't true, it's disingenuous on top of being destructive.