Does Being Late Throw Your Day Off?

I hate being late. Unfortunately, my lady is never on time. And I mean never, ever, ever. It's impossible for her to be on time. She's always at least ten minutes late and that's on a good day. It drives me wonko. Totally. But there's nothing I can do about it.

Oh man YES this describes me PERFECTLY. I am incredibly OCD about being on time. I have been late to work ONCE in the past 2 years and although that's not that bad, I still am mad at myself for oversleeping that one day. And it was only by 20 minutes so again it could have been worse. I am compulsively on time for work though. For family events, friends, gettogethers, etc -i am rarely on time. But I feel like being late to work reflects poorly upon yourself as an employee.

It used to throw my day off...I work for myself now so no one can give me heck for being late. If im late for an appointment it bothers me...it bothers me when others are late for appointments too. Sometimes...with people always running late it feels like others have no respect for the people waiting for them. I feel that more so if there isnt a phone call to say hey...I'm running late is it ok if i make it at such and such a time. So i always make a point of making that call. Then i dont feel guilty...or nervous and people arent upset for having to wait.

I hate being late. It throws off my whole day. If I am late for work, I feel rushed and stressed all day long. When I am late for something, it makes me nervous and makes me feel like I am late for everything else the whole day. It tends to ruin the entire day.

I know I'll get salary deductions when I'm late but it didn't really bother me at all. There were many times that I was late already but it seemed okay for me. I know it sounds irresponsible of me but it really doesn't bother me at all.

I am not a great a punctuality person,personally.I had to tried to remove the lateness in me.But has'nt got the result till now.It happens in me internally to become late.I always manage to do things at the very last moment.I am trying now to remove this bad habit of calling the problems myself.

sometimes.. we get paid for not being late, we get an incentive if we dont miss our sched for the entire month. sometimes im late on its first week, like 1 or 2mins late.. can u believe that? in exchange of cash that can pay my bill. really could piss me off.. actually it already happened for this month.

Well due to Medical issues and having to rely on my husband to get me back and forth to work right now, I am always late for work. Anywhere from 45 mins. to an hr. and a half. He works days about 30 mins from here, has to come home pick me up, and then take me about 45 mins from here to work. (I work 15 mins further away from his work). So in turn everyone is always looking at me and usually complaining all the time, but there is nothing I can do right now about it. But the feeling of knowing the eyes looking at me and everyone talking about me all the time is getting old.

I hate being late. when I was in highschool , iof I were to be late for first period , I rather stay home. The last time I was really late for work , the bus didn't come , I was more upset than my boss.

it does for a while until settle down and start working. i am not usually very late to work because i only work 3 mornings per week so i do my best.

I've only been late a few times and it did seem to throw things off. However that said, the ladies I work with are always coming in late and causing me to be behind but there's nothing much we can do about it. It's always something.

I don't like being late because it means that you can't get everything done that you would normally do in your day. I hate it when you arrange to meet up with somebody and then they're late, as this leaves you waiting on your own for a long time when you could have been spending that time by doing something with your day that would have been much more useful. Everyone should try to be on time because it just helps everyone to plan their day a lot easier when they know what they're doing.

I have the habit of being late . Well I don't intentionally do it but I just happen to be the last person to reach the destination whenever we have some gatherings or girls day outs. I get the weird feeling on my stomach too and I know there'd be angry faces when I reach. But yeah I do have a friend who usually come later than me I don't know, we just can't be on time!!

I remember some of the days when I thought I was going to be late. When I was young, I used to be late very often but not anymore.

Not really. I have accepted the fact that sometimes, somethings go wrong. If other can't understand that, I'll offer to be mad at them when they come in late.

I consider myself a workaholic, and constantly being 'evaluated' at work, so I also hate being late. And I am all too familiar with the sickening feeling in the stomach when I come in feeling that everyone is mad at me. At my previous job, coming late really throws me off, as we had a certain amount of time that we had to spend in the office. If I come in 30 minutes late, it meant I had to stay for 30 minutes longer. Thankfully, in this new job of mine, I don't have that hourly requirement.

I hate running late, especially for work. i have a two year old, so it seems like I never get out the door on time. I am hoping with my new job, that i will get a bit more help from my hubby. that or i am just going to have to get up earlier to get me ready to go and the car packed up before I even wake my daughter up. Still working on the logistics.

Me and my time till we part ways. I'm someone who can postpone something important because of being ten minutes late. I have been through this, it drives me mad to see time ticking away as my tasks ahead becoming minimal. That is the reason I always allocate +five or ten minutes when I'm waiting for someone, if the person does not tern up in time... then it means quit -leave.