Rosemary

What are you like at time keeping, good or bad.

Rosemary

rugbymatt

Fanatically accurate! I completely understand that it's my OCD that makes me punctual to a fault and sometimes it's not exactly the best thing but I can't help it.... If I make an appointment I don't understand why people don't meet that time. I do a couple of days a week at an NGS garden each week and am supposed to start work at 9 am.... In the past two years I've not been there after 8.30 yet....

Rosemary

Me too, always early never late but I cannot say the same for a lot of the people that I used to work with.

Rosemary

rugbymatt

I don't judge people who are late, never would, but it does make me think twice about trusting their time keeping or their ability to keep deadlines.

Rosemary

I believe that it is about respecting the other persons time. If you are late you are showing no respect for them.

Rosemary

Dick Dasterdly

I fully agree with that, though there can be the odd occasion for anyone when it is unavoidable, however with most folk carrying a mobile these days its' a big help and respectful to phone ahead in such cases.

I like your signature by the way.
Certainly food for thought when considering some of the characters on here,....... say no more,....... a nod's as good as a wink, eh ?

megmet

I'm always on time and I find it unbelievably rude when someone thinks it's OK to turn up two hours late.

rugbymatt

You can't stop yourself can you Dick?

amideislas

We lived in Germany for many years. You're not supposed to show up a minute early or a minute late. You can set your watch on the punctuality of appointments or the train or most things on a schedule.

On one hand, I believe punctuality is important (and seem to surprise a lot of people here in Spain, as punctuality is often unexpected), but I found the rigidity and inflexibility of German society in general to be a bit OTT.

rugbymatt

I would love that. I mean the punctuality not living in Germany.

BEVS

I'm a bit rubbish but can do it when I feel the need is real. For employment, I never felt a real need. It is an inherited trait though. My Mum was a time keeper. My Dad was not.
Mr BEVS is an early bird. Does my head in sometimes but I have come to understand the relaxed nature this can bring.

jimenato

Always on time unless something's gone wrong. And unlike RM I am judgemental of people who are late for no good reason. They are rude. Do they think I have nothing better to do than hang around waiting for them just because they are so disorganised/uncaring that they turn up 1/2 hour late?

Fredbargate

People arriving late to meet me away from home are not a problem.

I will have left.

jimenato

That's my sentiment as well but the trouble is they might have a genuine reason and have really put themselves out to get there at all. Which makes you look a bit intolerant if you've buggered off. You lose.

Fredbargate

I am intolerant, I am not going to lose any more of my life waiting for someone who normally is able to make contact if they have a genuine reason for being late.