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I mean if you boss lets people come in late, they will. This has absolutely nothing to do with being "rude and selfish" and 100% to do with what you are able to

I mean if you boss lets people come in late, they will. This has absolutely nothing to do with being "rude and selfish" and 100% to do with what you are able to do without being fired / reprimanded. Seriously, just reading this I have no idea where the Employer is. Are they allowing people to come in late, and you're just mad because you feel like they shouldn't? Are you too afraid to bring it up to your boss? Is your boss late too? If you're the boss, why the fuck would you let people come late. Lock the door. Treat people like children.

sageabilly 11y ago
The lateness as it pertains to business is just bad management all over. Lateness in personal life is something that an individual has to decide if they will tolerate or not* but lateness in business is something that can and should be controlled. * Example: I'm having dinner tonight with a friend of mine. I expect there's a 90% chance he's going to be late. This is typical behavior for him, and I understand it, and that's why I very rarely do anything with him that is time sensitive- but he's otherwise a good guy, and so I work around it.
- forthefuture 11y ago
  Totally agree. Which is why I don't really understand the article trying to make this out as some epidemic. People are late because whatever they were doing took longer, and it would cost them more (not in money, in mindshare) to have stopped what they were doing earlier to be on time. It's a completely rational action. However, this happening in a work environment is like going to work with no shirt on because it's hot outside.
  - ponyous 11y ago
    > People are late because whatever they were doing took longer... I am wondering why can I always be on time and others don't? Don't let other people wait for you.
jonlucc 11y ago
In my company, my direct reports are spread out over several buildings, so we expect them to be in on time. We do very little checking in on them, and we rarely have issues. These are mostly students directly out of college, so it's not an age thing, but I think the culture is probably significantly different from the article's.
roel_v 11y ago
WTF is this about? Do we need a 'boss' to tell us not to be assholes? What's next, I have to tell everybody not to forget to breathe? Tell them to not drive after the friday afternoon drinks, and if they kill their drunk asses it's 'the boss' who didn't tell them not to be idiots? It is being rude and selfish.
- baldfat 11y ago
  My wife is one of the sweetest most caring person I met in my life. She is also to a fault extremely concerned about any ethical slights people might feel. She confesses any bad thought she has or possible slight error she did. She is ALWAYS late and she is the least selfish rude person I know. Time is just something that clicks with her. (edited Spelling)

sageabilly 11y ago

The lateness as it pertains to business is just bad management all over. Lateness in personal life is something that an individual has to decide if they will tolerate or not* but lateness in business is something that can and should be controlled. * Example: I'm having dinner tonight with a friend of mine. I expect there's a 90% chance he's going to be late. This is typical behavior for him, and I understand it, and that's why I very rarely do anything with him that is time sensitive- but he's otherwise a good guy, and so I work around it.

forthefuture 11y ago
Totally agree. Which is why I don't really understand the article trying to make this out as some epidemic. People are late because whatever they were doing took longer, and it would cost them more (not in money, in mindshare) to have stopped what they were doing earlier to be on time. It's a completely rational action. However, this happening in a work environment is like going to work with no shirt on because it's hot outside.
- ponyous 11y ago
  > People are late because whatever they were doing took longer... I am wondering why can I always be on time and others don't? Don't let other people wait for you.

jonlucc 11y ago

In my company, my direct reports are spread out over several buildings, so we expect them to be in on time. We do very little checking in on them, and we rarely have issues. These are mostly students directly out of college, so it's not an age thing, but I think the culture is probably significantly different from the article's.

roel_v 11y ago

WTF is this about? Do we need a 'boss' to tell us not to be assholes? What's next, I have to tell everybody not to forget to breathe? Tell them to not drive after the friday afternoon drinks, and if they kill their drunk asses it's 'the boss' who didn't tell them not to be idiots? It is being rude and selfish.

baldfat 11y ago
My wife is one of the sweetest most caring person I met in my life. She is also to a fault extremely concerned about any ethical slights people might feel. She confesses any bad thought she has or possible slight error she did. She is ALWAYS late and she is the least selfish rude person I know. Time is just something that clicks with her. (edited Spelling)