Okay kids, this is what we call, micro management leading to a hostile work environment.
I don’t think I’ve worked for a company that gave a shit if I was 10 minutes late.
One company had a time clock that only kept time records to one decimal place of an hour. The clock literally couldn’t differentiate between someone clocking in 5 minutes early, or 5 minutes late.
Anyone who cares about how trivially late you are, isn’t someone worthy of your labor.
Some jobs, it’s extremely important to be on time… A fireman is an easy and obvious answer. Also nurses and people who work 24/7 coverage positions. Though, a lot of those will inconvenience one person because the previous shift person will need to cover; then there’s arguments about the one vs the many, etc.
But I’m also not taking about 20+ minutes of lateness here. We’re taking about <10 minutes. Honestly, it still wouldn’t matter that much for most. Even if you’re relieving someone.
You should absolutely do everything you can to show up on time, so that nobody is put out because of you, but shit happens.
That entirely depends on the job. I worked retail management for a store that had a lot if single parents that had two jobs. I’d cut them slack if they were late getting from one job to another. Im a lot less inclined to tolerate lateness when someone doesn’t have other responsibilities. When their lateness forces others to stay late to cover them it is a problem.
If you are salaried you can’t “just leave”. If you are hourly you can but you might want to be seen as the person willing to help out when needed because that dies get reciprocated presuming your managers are normal human beings.
At this place part timers were getting full benefits so most would be willing to help because only a fool would give up that job.
Okay kids, this is what we call, micro management leading to a hostile work environment.
I don’t think I’ve worked for a company that gave a shit if I was 10 minutes late.
One company had a time clock that only kept time records to one decimal place of an hour. The clock literally couldn’t differentiate between someone clocking in 5 minutes early, or 5 minutes late.
Anyone who cares about how trivially late you are, isn’t someone worthy of your labor.
It depends on the job. Sometimes coverage matters, sometimes specific times really matter for outcomes.
That’s exactly my point.
Some jobs, it’s extremely important to be on time… A fireman is an easy and obvious answer. Also nurses and people who work 24/7 coverage positions. Though, a lot of those will inconvenience one person because the previous shift person will need to cover; then there’s arguments about the one vs the many, etc.
But I’m also not taking about 20+ minutes of lateness here. We’re taking about <10 minutes. Honestly, it still wouldn’t matter that much for most. Even if you’re relieving someone.
You should absolutely do everything you can to show up on time, so that nobody is put out because of you, but shit happens.
Anything that demands less, meh?
That entirely depends on the job. I worked retail management for a store that had a lot if single parents that had two jobs. I’d cut them slack if they were late getting from one job to another. Im a lot less inclined to tolerate lateness when someone doesn’t have other responsibilities. When their lateness forces others to stay late to cover them it is a problem.
I’m all for tolerance but why should the circumstances of the individual matter? A single non-parent might have just as good a reason for being late.
If they are chronically late then they aren’t going to have good reasons.
Retail isn’t important enough to be on time for.
Then don’t take those jobs. There’s no justification for being selfish.
The principals of retail is capitalism whose driving force is selfishness.
That’s a massive stretch you are making to justify being selfish.
Its not a stretch and it is just being reciprocal to capitalism.
Why stay late? Just leave. You’re not getting OT.
Company’s shit is company’s shit. End of shift ut stops being your problem.
If you are salaried you can’t “just leave”. If you are hourly you can but you might want to be seen as the person willing to help out when needed because that dies get reciprocated presuming your managers are normal human beings.
At this place part timers were getting full benefits so most would be willing to help because only a fool would give up that job.