Lateness at work

[AHarvey]

No one goes in to work 30 mins early every morning. Well not anyone i have worked with. How many of you arrive at work 30mins early every morning?

me for one.

I was a team leader before being made redundant and then offered a job with the people I used to manage. I used to get there 20-30 mins early every day to catch up so I could inform my team.

I was treated like crap by my company, still fighting to get my job back after a new manager reintroduced the job but I still turn up 20-30 mins early day so I know what is going on. It's about taking some pride in yourself and in your work, no matter what the job is, you should be doing it to the best of your abilities.

And this is coming from someone who has done every level of job ranging from factory work making up cardboard boxes for hours at a time to running warehouses and now working for an online gambling company.

In fact, working a PM today, take the wife to work at 2pm after her lunch, then straight to work, get there around 2:30 ready to start work at 3pm

My wife on the other hand usually arrives bang on time, or up to 5 mins late, she's always been that way, however she's only had 3 jobs, the 1st was flexi time so didn't matter, the 2nd was for a great boss who didn't care and she worked hard and always worked later to get things done and this job have said that it doesn't matter as she always stays at least 10 mins longer at the end of the day, sometimes up to an hour if they are rushed.

 

[dave1983]

how old are you? 17-18. What company do you work for?

 

[GordyR]

No one goes in to work 30 mins early every morning. Well not anyone i have worked with. How many of you arrive at work 30mins early every morning?

My Contracted hours are 8-5. I am in work for 7am every day and finish at the earliest of 6pm. I am allowed 1:30 hours worth of breaks. I take on average 30 minutes.

Granted I am in a high position with a huge amount of responsibility but I had this same work ethic when I was earning £14k rather than £100k. I'm not saying be as extreme as I was unless you want to quickly climb the ranks. But for the love of good at least fulfill your contractual hours!

I would have taken you through the disciplinary process and sacked you way before this point.

 

[The IPB]

I get to work 20 minutes early everyday, just because traffic is better at that time, if there are issues with traffic I have enough time to get there on time still.

An I generally like getting to work early have a quick browse of emails drink a cup of tea and have a general chat with people before I crack on.

 

[Sp00n]

My contracted hours are 8:30 till 5, you will find me sat at my desk at 8am most days.

I drop my gf off at work so it just works out that way.

Granted I am in a high position with a huge amount of responsibility but I had this same work ethic when I was earning £14k rather than £100k. I'm not saying be as extreme as I was unless you want to quickly climb the ranks.

What a weird thing to say.

 

[oweneades]

No one goes in to work 30 mins early every morning. Well not anyone i have worked with. How many of you arrive at work 30mins early every morning?

I do, otherwise I wouldn't get a space in the carpark.

To expand, I get up at 5:30, leave the house at 7:10 and get to work at 7:45. I don't officially start until 8:15. I balance this by leaving on time (5pm) unless there is something very pressing to do and having my full lunch hour.

EDIT: I normally don't get to sleep until around midnight, yet I am able to get up on the first alarm without an issue.

People are not saying that you have to get to work 30 minutes early, they are saying that if you caught the earlier train (or whatever form of transport you normally get) you can get to your final destination 30 minutes earlier and grab a coffee etc (and thus go into work at your normal starting time).

 

[Deleted member 66701]

My Contracted hours are 8-5. I am in work for 7am every day and finish at the earliest of 6pm. I am allowed 1:30 hours worth of breaks. I take on average 30 minutes.

You're the other end of the scale to Groen. Commonly referred to as a "sucker" or "doormat".

Are you really earning 100k? If you are that's a different matter and you're obviously in a senior management even maybe CEO type role - if so I'm suprised you actually have contracted hours.

 

[matthab]

I also think that if your early most days it shows willing. For the one day your late your employer wont probably question it as you are consitantly early everyday. It works both ways.

But to be hitting 8 hours I think is taking the **** somewhat...

 

[oweneades]

You're the other end of the scale to Groen. Commonly referred to as a "sucker" or "doormat".

Are you really earning 100k? If you are that's a different matter and you're obviously in a senior management even maybe CEO type role - if so I'm suprised you actually have contracted hours.

He could be like the Band 7-8 (Senior Manager, divisional director) Managers we have at my workplace. They are contracted to do the same hours as everyone else but it is expected that they do more than this to fulfill the role.

 

[AHarvey]

You're the other end of the scale to Groen. Commonly referred to as a "sucker" or "doormat".

Are you really earning 100k? If you are that's a different matter and you're obviously in a senior management even maybe CEO type role - if so I'm suprised you actually have contracted hours.

I think Gordy was the body builder with the supermarket area managers job, although memory is failing me as old age sets in

Worked his way up I believe.

 

[dave1983]

I also think that if your early most days it shows willing. For the one day your late your employer wont probably question it as you are consitantly early everyday. It works both ways.

But to be hitting 8 hours I think is taking the **** somewhat...

not only that a good attendence record, will show the employer that you are commited to your job, he/she will praise you which will make you feel happier in your role, which means you will do better work harder = good PDR "personal development review" = payrise.

or be late, employer sees your a pain in the a** have to keep track and record of you which is wasted there time, bring you in meetings every week about your lateness.

 

[boxman2000]

Sorry but no excuse and it makes no difference if you work that time back by staying late, I would have stopped it after a couple of days.

3 people at my work are consistently late (they aren't in my team so can't really say too much) arrive between 5-15 minutes late each day, averaging out this comes to nearly £25k in lost revenue!

So mate, I would grovel and make an extra effort to get in on time or even better get in early! Even if you have to get up 1/2 hour early.

 

[anything I don't mind]

But you wont be 30 mins early everyday as by your own admission public transport is **** and constantly late, so by definition, by leaving 30 mins early you'll actually be on time occasionally!

good point. can't argue with that.

 

[Deleted member 66701]

not only that a good attendence record, will show the employer that you are commited to your job, he/she will praise you which will make you feel happier in your role, which means you will do better work harder = good PDR "personal development review" = payrise.

Or:

"Thanks for busting a gut helping the company make record profits of $4bn last year. Sorry we've decided to implement a global pay freeze but we'd like to see the same from you next year + an extra 5% effort. Good job!".

 

[el_dazza]

My Contracted hours are 8-5. I am in work for 7am every day and finish at the earliest of 6pm. I am allowed 1:30 hours worth of breaks. I take on average 30 minutes.

Granted I am in a high position with a huge amount of responsibility but I had this same work ethic when I was earning £14k rather than £100k. I'm not saying be as extreme as I was unless you want to quickly climb the ranks. But for the lvoe of good at least fulfill your contractual hours!

I would have taken you through the disciplinary process and sacked you way before this point.

I never finish on time, usually end up staying 30/45/60 minutes a day extra. Never get any thanks for helping out but if you're a minute late...

Sundays as well are a pain. I take a 15-20 minute break when I'm entitled to 45. There's usually 2 people doing a 6-hour shift on a weekday, I'm the only person on my department on a Sunday, and I work 7 hours, when there's more work to do. Sadly, no matter what effort I put in, I'm going to get nothing out of it where I am currently. Can't do a thing about it either! I love retail.

 

[oweneades]

I have just thought of something, if the OP has found that he was struggling with getting into work on time, why didn't he bring this up with his manager before? A word with your manager about this sort of thing before it becomes a bigger issue is far better than being disciplined for poor attendance once it has become a big issue.

Perhaps doing this he could have adjusted his hours to say 8:30 to 5 rather than 8 to 4:30.

 

[GSXRMovistar]

Can I ask what areas of London public transport are causing you so much trouble? I use it on a daily basis and yes on occasions there are delays, but nowhere near as regular as you seem to be implying.

 

[Yas786]

Bloody hell im usually at the office for 730-8 even though im not meant to start till 9...sometimes i dont finish until 9-10pm at night...again even though im meant to finish at 5pm....sometimes you have to go above and beyond at work which i do with absolutely no qualms...do i get paid more for working above and beyond my contracted hrs??...ermm nope...do i make a fuss about it??...ermmm nope. Granted i hate doing late nights but sometimes i have to because my job entails me to do so.

Seriously groen get with the program fella...your laziness is going to cost you your job and your livelihood fella....unless you like being on the dole??. If your that lazy ie cant be bothered to get up early then why not work for yourself?? although with your attitude i wouldnt bother.

 

[Deleted member 651465]

61 minutes isn't late. It's a **** take.

You'd have been fired from here by the end of week 1

 

[reefoid]

I haven't read all 241 posts so far, but has anyone suggested that seeing as this is Groen any info given should be taken with a pinch of salt? I can't believe anyone could be that late consistently and not be pulled up until several months later.

I smell BS.