How bad is being five minutes late to work?

Question

I know I need to correct it and I will, but there has been several times that I've walked in 3-8 minutes late due to traffic. I have been doing better, leaving about an hour and five minutes before i need to be there. I live a long ways and any of the four freeways that I travel on can go bad three times a week. But I'm working on it. No one has said anything about it accept for a coworker that was hinting about it. Should I let this bother me? Which I know the answer to be no. Or should I just correct it and move on? Which I know the answer to be yes. But anything else you can offer would be great!

Answer 1

stay five minutes late.

Answer 2

Well as you know that it's possible to get stuck in traffic you should allow some extra time and leave 15 minutes earlier each morning.. it will be worse in winter.. it can happen that a person is late.. but it's not your co worker, your co worker actually wants to help you.. because once the boss finds out you are late on a regular basis.. even if it's only 2 minutes every day.. that shows in the eyes of the employer you are unreliable.. you need to leave your home at such a time that you bear in mind there can be traffic delays.. so you need to leave 15 minutes earlier than you do now.. otherwise the boss will say.. you are not reliable.. because punctuality is important.. a big sign of reliability.. so your co-worker did you a good turn by bringing this to your attention.. you still got time to make a change.. you should definitely not ignore that.. the boss will know without anyone telling him.. if you appear late as a rule.. even 5 mins. it is a black mark against you even if you do a great job at work otherwise...xxx

Answer 3

If you are not an early riser try to get things done before you go to bed. For example, lay out the cloth your going to wear, set a coffee timer, If you need to be up at 8:00 and always hit the snooze a few times then set the alarm for 7:30. Organization is the key to your success. Good luck.

Answer 4

Most jobs will allow a grace period of 5 minutes but not everyday and not all the time-that's when it becomes abuse of time-which is what your doing! There is no excuse for lateness and as the employee you should work on coming in earlier not on time. Start tracking your own time and give yourself 1.5 hours to get to work especially if you have major traffic.

Answer 5

If you were an employer you would think it bad. You've only got to be five minutes late 12 times and you have wasted an hour. What is your hourly rate? That's why employers like good time keepers. If you are late frequently you will be sacked - and rightly so.

Answer 6

Set your clocks and watch at least 1 hr-1 1/2 or 1 hr 45 mins. early and leave on/between those times-that's your "cushion of space." A



Try getting to work early enough to unwind from your commute before starting to work. Personally I always got to work sometimes 1/2 hr early-it allowed me to unwind, eat breakfast lesuirely(sp) but not at my desk, read the paper, all on my time. I'm not one to start work as soon as I walk through the door. I need that "cushion space" to myself.



Just a suggestion.

Answer 7

It's so annoying..

I am on time for work EVERY DAY. Even a little early sometimes.

How can someone be late all the time?? It's not fair! I can see once in a while things happen.. accidents on highway, car won't start, etc..

But "several times"? No excuse.

Answer 8

If a co-worker has noticed it then there's a good chance your supervisor has noticed as well.



We have similar traffic problems in my city, so I try to be understanding when my staff are occasionally late. I look for chronic tardiness - that tells me they need to make an adjustment in their schedule.

Answer 9

Just be aware that when it's time to fire someone or reduce the payroll you will be the first to go. Believe me, your boss knows you're a flake.

Answer 10

Unless your boss has said something, just correct it and move on.

Answer 11

Well when there is less work, you could have it work against you and be let go.

Answer 12

excusues..excusues..excuses...if you can be 5 minutes late.you can be there early