Are you a punctual person?
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Chris
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I am always a few minutes early barring some serious unforeseen issues. Whether it’s work or the doctor or meeting a friend for a drink I tend to be a couple minutes early. I think I learned that habit as a young linecook. If you’re not early you’re late.
The precise truth is that, while I sometimes fail to achieve (C), I aspire to it with an intensity that I don't think is quite universal. (And feel worse than most people do when I can't quite manage it!)
The precise truth is that, while I sometimes fail to achieve (C), I aspire to it with an intensity that I don't think is quite universal. (And feel worse than most people do when I can't quite manage it!)
That counts!
I have friends and family members who are habitually late* to everything, and it drives me up the wall. If you know someone is waiting on you, show some f*#king manners and get there on time. The world doesn’t revolve around you, and always making people wait on you for no good reason is a douchebag thing to do.
*I don’t mean 5 min late, more like 30+ at minimum.
I'm not very important so I'm not too busy and my time is worth very little. But I'm still sometimes late because of unforeseen circumstances. I'm not counting things that I am deliberately a tad late for because I don't want to wait around in a line or I know that that they're going to waste my time otherwise. I'm looking at you, medical appointments. Why should I show up fifteen minutes before the appointment when I always end up waiting at least that much after the scheduled time to be seen? Two can play that game!
I have friends and family members who are habitually late* to everything, and it drives me up the wall. If you know someone is waiting on you, show some f*#king manners and get there on time. The world doesn’t revolve around you, and always making people wait on you for no good reason is a douchebag thing to do.
*I don’t mean 5 min late, more like 30+ at minimum.
You pretty much nailed my sentiments on the matter.
I'm as punctual as I want to be for any event.
Excited to be there? Early
Expected to be be there? On time
Really don't care if I'm there? Probably late.
I have friends and family members who are habitually late* to everything, and it drives me up the wall. If you know someone is waiting on you, show some f*#king manners and get there on time. The world doesn’t revolve around you, and always making people wait on you for no good reason is a douchebag thing to do.
*I don’t mean 5 min late, more like 30+ at minimum.
Do you call it [insert family name] Standard Time like I do?
I have two modes. Professionally, if you're not early you're late. Personally, I'm always fashionably late.
It can always happen because of an unforeseen event to arrive too late for a meeting, but consistently arriving too late is sending a signal towards the waiting person(s) that you consider your time more important than theirs... totally disrespectful....
Always want to be on time or early, but…
I try to make it early or on time, if not I'll be contacting the person ahead of time to let them know I am late.
I‘m German. Make a guess 😂
(No Deutsche Bahn jokes pls)
Yes, always punctual for personal meetings, but for official things like hospital, Dr's etc I aim to be at least 5 minutes late as I hate waiting & they're always guaranteed to be not running on time 😂😂