I am one of those people that no matter how hard I try I can only manage to arrive somewhere just barely on time. It doesn't matter if I start getting around an extra 15 minutes earlier I will still get there right on the dot. For example I got up and around this morning and gave myself an extra 10 minutes to get ready but somehow I walked into the first class just withi less than a minute to spare. I suppose that his is better than always running late and yet I can't help but feel as if I am and inconvience to others and myself by not walking in the door a few minutes earlier.
It seemed ironic that after my almost late experience I logged onto MSN and one of the headlining articles of the day was "Is there a reason you're late . . . or is it just an excuses?" This article was well written, the prefect combination of information and wit. And after reading it I felt comforted that I'm not the only one who stumbes in on time or a few minutes late. According to a survey on CareerBuilder 16% of workers say they arrive late to work once a week, this is down from last years 20%. The most common reasons for tardiness include: traffic (32%), lack of sleep (24%), children (7%), and weather (7%). People also blamed the public transport, wardrobe, daylight savings time (but only in the spring) and pets as the culpruate; all of these reasons appear to be legitmate and it makes sense to me that occassionally you could blame your tardiness on this, but not more than once a week.
With the good reasons there are always bad excuses given, here are some real-life excuses that hiring managers have heard to explain tardiness:
* I got mugged
* I dreamt I was already at work
* I saw an elderly lady at the bus stop and decided to pick her up
*My dog swallowed my cell phone
The point of all of this is that it is important to be on time, even if you are a habitually late individual it may be time to try somethinig new. If the drive is taking more time then you are allowing leave earlier, if you are overly fond of the snooze button read this article about How to Become a Morning Person, and if possible plan for everything else that might go wrong so you are prepared. For me I'll keep trying to leave a little sooner and get around a little faster and maybe just one day I will manage to impress everyone and be 5 minutes early instead of 30 seconds late. After all if I'm not careful "better late than never" will become a motto of mine.
With the good reasons there are always bad excuses given, here are some real-life excuses that hiring managers have heard to explain tardiness:
* I got mugged
* I dreamt I was already at work
* I saw an elderly lady at the bus stop and decided to pick her up
*My dog swallowed my cell phone
The point of all of this is that it is important to be on time, even if you are a habitually late individual it may be time to try somethinig new. If the drive is taking more time then you are allowing leave earlier, if you are overly fond of the snooze button read this article about How to Become a Morning Person, and if possible plan for everything else that might go wrong so you are prepared. For me I'll keep trying to leave a little sooner and get around a little faster and maybe just one day I will manage to impress everyone and be 5 minutes early instead of 30 seconds late. After all if I'm not careful "better late than never" will become a motto of mine.
A few years back I was constantly late for everything I did. I have been really good this last year to always be on time, if not early for everything. It seems that all people remember is how I was late in the past. They always joke about how late I was all the time. I might as well go back to that person, in their minds that's who I still am anyways.
ReplyDeleteI used to be early to about every event I participated in, however, about my senior year in high school I started becoming more lax in getting to class on time. I suppose that now I have the freedom to be late and that once I begin a career I will once resume my promptness.
ReplyDeleteI am someone who is usally late to everything. Even if I get up a half hour earier, I'm still late. When I was in high school, I set my clock 5 minutes fast, so I would leave on time, but for some reason I seem to remember my clock was 5 minutes fast and I would take my extra 5 minutes. So I'll take what help I can get, thanks for the tips sites.
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