Lateness at work

Set alarm earlier, if you snooze it and get up a little later you still have time to get to work. If not, you have time for a decent breakfast.

Seriously, that's appalling lateness... :o
 
Have I missed the location of home/work? OP, roughly what area to do live in and where do you commute to?

I commuted 1hr 30mins each way when I worked in London up until a week ago. Granted we have flexi-time and there isn't a strict coming in and leaving time, but for the tube strikes I just got up early and came in without major hassle.

With all the RMT strikes LUL sorted out their priorities regarding the lines so it became quite easy to plan tbh. I for one couldn't make up transport problems as I worked for the Underground ;)

Sort yourself out, you're a grown man not a child!
 
groen said:
Going to look for another job though, because i just don't like working in the environment where you are on written warnings with ultimatums like "you are late once more and you have another warning" i just can't take that stress, so ill be moving on.
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You'll find that most employers will still pull you up on being late. Good luck with the search. :)
 
groen said:
Going to look for another job though, because i just don't like working in the environment where you are on written warnings with ultimatums like "you are late once more and you have another warning" i just can't take that stress, so ill be moving on.
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Oh dear god...

Let me get this straight... You're lateness is ridiculously frequent and often exceeding 20 minutes and you are surprised you're being disciplined? :confused:

I'm utterly shocked that anyone would be surprised by this. I'm even more amazed that they allowed it to go on for this long without giving you at least a verbal warning.

Let me assure you that in all likelyhood whatever company you go to next will likely be far more strict on timekeeping.

I don't mean to sound harsh mate... But you need to grow up with regards to your work ethic. It really doesn't sound like you are living in the real world.
 
OldCoals said:
What about the times in red I have highlighted, why were you late?

Do you think another employer is going to be more lenient with your shocking timekeeping?
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I will have to come in 30 mins early. Which means i will have to wake up at 5:30, catch the 6:30 train. compared to waking up at 6 and catching the 7am train. That way when the trains are delayed i will not be as late. I will say this to them, but will still look for another job.
 
groen said:
Going to look for another job though, because i just don't like working in the environment where you are on written warnings with ultimatums like "you are late once more and you have another warning" i just can't take that stress, so ill be moving on.
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Let's hope that :
1) new employer doesn't read your reference properly
2) you can drag yourself out of bed on time until your probationary period is up
 
groen said:
i over sleep and forget to set my alarm sometimes. Anyone else have this problem?
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Nope not once. A normal larm clock works for me but if I have something I really must get up for that is outside of normal hours I'll set a second alarm.

15 hours of lateness? Not going to help but I wouldn't put up with that...
 
Public transport isn't an excuse buddy, if that means you have to get the train/bus an hour early then you have to make sacrifices. As other people in the thread have said fair enough 5 mins late here or then is ok, as it does happen but continueously being late due to transport is not the companies fault. If your contract states that you start work at 9 normally companies expect you to be there 5 mins early so that you are ready to work, your manager is only going by protocol and most probly doesn't want to do this as it's wasting his/her time going through a disaplinary when they could be doing work, and 90% of the time they would rather resolve issues by speaking with the employee with a positive outcome, than having to go through this which could result with you being sacked. Admit that you have been late which was partly your fault and you wish the opportunity to resolve the issue before more action is taken further. BUT this means you cant be late again, otherwise it will be the 2nd disaplinary this is how it works with most complanies.

Warning = Verbal Warning advising if does not improve then disaplinary action.
Disaplinary = no improvements view employee on timekeeping and will esclilate further.
2nd Displinary = Final Warning which could result losing your job.

from the above have you had a warning?
 
groen said:
I will have to come in 30 mins early. Which means i will have to wake up at 5:30, catch the 6:30 train. compared to waking up at 6 and catching the 7am train. That way when the trains are delayed i will not be as late. I will say this to them, but will still look for another job.
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Life is so hard for you! getting out of bed 30 mins early will obviously bring about the end of your world. How about going to bed 30 mins earlier?

You come across like someone owes you something. This is the benefit mentality. Lets all get money for sitting around doing nothing.
 
groen said:
I will have to come in 30 mins early. Which means i will have to wake up at 5:30, catch the 6:30 train. compared to waking up at 6 and catching the 7am train. That way when the trains are delayed i will not be as late. I will say this to them, but will still look for another job.
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If you get to your workplace 30min ahead of your start time you don't HAVE to start work 30 mins early you know. Go grab a coffee, read a book, chill out or something.

They should provide you with a copy of thier attendance policy ahead of the meeting - make sure you have a colleague attend the meeting with you as you are entitled to (I assume from your previous posts I've read you aren't in a Union). As long as they stick to thier attendance policy and apply it fairly and subjectively to your case then you're just going to have to take the bollocking like a man.
 
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I can understand being late where something outside of your control such as a bus breakdown, bus being late, tube strikes, snow etc. But in the case where you've stated a reason the following 2 to 3 days you've continued to be late by almost exactly the same amount of time. Did you not think 'I was late today, I should get up earlier tomorrow so it doesn't happen again'?
 
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You come across like someone owes you something. This is the benefit mentality.
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oh wow - that must be the ultimate insult for Groen - the anti-state, anti-welfare, capitalism champion of OCUK!
 
BennyC said:
I can understand being late where something outside of your control such as a bus breakdown, bus being late, tube strikes, snow etc. But in the case where you've stated a reason the following 2 to 3 days you've continued to be late by almost exactly the same amount of time. Did you not think 'I was late today, I should get up earlier tomorrow so it doesn't happen again'?
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That is because the trains were continuously bad after the tube strikes i left 30mins earlier but was delayed for 1 hour etc.

So the next day i was not going to go in an hour earlier, so i just said "f it" and went in at the same time as usual and that is why i was late. I guess now because of that attitude, i am going to have to come in 30 mins early everyday and to people that think you can come in to work and read a book, that is a joke. You come in early and you will be expected to work, not like i can tell people, i don't start till 8am come back then. I am not going to sit at starbucks every morning for 30 mins. But not much i can do now, the supervisor has it in for me because i moan at him because his job is pointless and he does not know what he is doing, so this is his way of getting back at me. The client is not moaning and the last guy left because the company was full of bs. They are not exactly the best company to work for.
 
Dabbles said:
The public transport in London is some of the best public transport in the world! I can't think off the top of my head of somewhere that it is better.
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The public transport in London is good but i wouldnt say that its near the best in the world...i take the tube to and from work everyday and honestly with the amount of delays/strikes/signal failures....its unbelievable...just the other day it took me nearly 2.5hrs to get home because of the central line which had a signal failure earlier in the day.

But [email protected] have sacked you by now, thats really unbelievable the times you have been late...seems like your employers are pretty lenient to have let it go for such a long period before taking up a disciplinary. And good luck trying to find an employer that wont be so strict lol:p
 
the only thing more shocking than your abhorrent lazyness, is your inability to take responsibility and see that you need to change. You have a huge attitude problem, quite frankly you don't deserve that job. It would be acceptable if you understood that being late was bad, but that you just didnt care, maybe because you dislike your job, but instead you think they have somehow wronged you?!... and you're on £30k right?.. Who cares if you have to get in an hour earlier? It might actually begin to make up for your lateness.... and why not go to starbucks?- read a book, or the newspaper...
 
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