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To get irrationally irritated by waiting for latecomers when I’ve made the effort to be on time?

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Hazeby · 16/07/2024 08:43

When you’re waiting for something to start, be it a work meeting or presentation or a school event….. “We’ll just give it ten more minutes for any latecomers and then we’ll start…”

NO!!

I may as well turn up ten minutes late myself plus how will these people learn to be on time unless it starts without them. Gives me the rage.

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HaveAWordWithYerselfWouldYa · 16/07/2024 08:58

YANBU - apart from using the word "irrational" !

It is totally understandable, you are being told THEIR time is more important than yours, that you are obliged to wait for them.

gabsdot45 · 16/07/2024 08:55

I completely agree with you. Don't reward the latecomers by waiting for them

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Hazeby · 16/07/2024 08:53

Musclebeach · 16/07/2024 08:46

I think you might need to chill a bit
People get delayed for all sorts of reasons they couldn’t have avoided and it’s ten mins out of your time to give them that grace

Pkus it’s usually more disrupting if people join once it’s started to helpful to have as many present at the start as possible

Are you usually quite uptight?

The classic response of people who are often late to things!

I’m not uptight generally but I’ll admit I have a thing about lateness. I don’t know why but it really pisses me off.

(And I did acknowledge in my thread title that I may be irrational about it)

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Edingril · 16/07/2024 08:47

I totally agree with you, they could always start as 99% of the time a cable is missing, the presenter can't log in, thy need to find a slot etc.

Musclebeach · 16/07/2024 08:46

I think you might need to chill a bit
People get delayed for all sorts of reasons they couldn’t have avoided and it’s ten mins out of your time to give them that grace

Pkus it’s usually more disrupting if people join once it’s started to helpful to have as many present at the start as possible

Are you usually quite uptight?

Didimum · 16/07/2024 08:45

No, I think it’s pretty fruitless to get annoyed by this sort of thing. I don’t see what bearing it has in the grand scheme.

Sunnydiary · 16/07/2024 08:45

YANBU

I regularly deliver training and always start on time.