Who out there is constantly late to work?

Question

I mean I am chronically late all the time...I mean I get up early with plenty of time for my 55 mile commute. But it never fails. I spill something on my clothes (have to change) The cat runs out (I have to chase her) I get behind the school buses (can't pass!) Notorious Atlanta Traffic, You name it, it's gonna happen to me....And it's not like I'm an hour late or anything... 10 minutes here, 30 minutes there. I've been at this job for almost 10 years on salary. I thought when you get seniority they would give me some slack. I have the longest commute of any one in the office and I have worked here the longest. My being late does not interfere with my work what so ever. And I am d**n good at what I do. No one ever notices I'm always the LAST to leave at the end of the day...They just notice when I'm late. What's wrong with this picture??? Why does everything have to be so d**n petty??

Answer 1

ya my mom is the same way and it pretty much drives evryone in my family up the wall expecially my step dad lol but people are mostly liike that wen u dot do something exactly right expecialy in a work environment

Answer 2

Read the writing on the wall:  You have a daily commute over a hundred miles and have been doing it for 10 years.  Burn out?  fatigue?  Time to move closer to work or find work closer to home.

oh - consider carpooling too, unless you get in with a bunch of late birds.

Answer 3

You seem to think that 10 years on the job buys you something.

Where I used to work, they said "be on time or be unemployed"

Even though I was driving 60 miles each way, i FOUND a way to be on time 99.9% of the time.

They don't care about your excuses. If you cannot be on time, you can be replaced.

Stop whining and do what ever it takes to make them happy.

Answer 4

You are not alone. Its a miracle when I get to work on time.

But really, I'm usually between 1-15 minutes late, the average being between 3-7. I don't get hassled because of my good work, no one ever notices when I'm late... sometimes they don't even notice when I'm not THERE O__o

Of course, for the most part I have a legit reason for being late (staying after school unexpectedly, having someone back into me at the gas station, etc etc XP), and then of course they don't mind. Sometimes I've left early and not made it because of unexpected traffic issues (which is common, and it happens to us all X_X)

If only school could be like this, if I'm late for 3 seconds because I slipped out in the rain and skinned my knee to h**l and I'm walking in with blood running down my leg, I still get a detention :P

Personally I beleive if you're late because your a lazy b*****d thats one thing, but stuff happens. Like you said your cat runs out, my dogs have run out the  door before in the morning. The other morning one of my dogs was getting something it shouldn't and I went to correct her and ended up knocking my cereal bowl all over me and having to get another shower. And of course theres always the person you get stuck behind every now and then going 10 miles under the speed limit, and the darn school buses... XP

You get very lucky if you have a boss thats understanding when sh*t happens, but alot of the time you don't get that, and it sucks.

I'm great in school, I've never been in trouble for anything except being late. It used to be my mom's fault alot of the time when she drove me to school, but now its all on me not getting around (which doesnt happen hardly at all anymore), but its those little things that love to happen.

I'm sick of being treated like I skipped school or talked back to a teacher just because I was 3 seconds late in the door. You don't see them doing that in the real world, why the h**l do they have to do that here? I feel your pain buddy =P

Answer 5

I am late often too.   I have a commute like yours so I feel your pain.  People want you there at a certain time (regardless of how late you stay).  But even if it  doesn't affect your work performance at all, it just looks bad!  Plus people do not like to be kept waiting.  Allow extra time for yourself in the morning, even if it means getting up 1/2 hr. earlier.  It will make all the difference in the world.

Answer 6

You just have bad luck.

Answer 7

Have though about moving closer?

Answer 8

let say it take you a hour to get there leave a 1and a hafe earlyer......but think about it that would be 3hrs a day driving ! time to move or get a job closer to home.