Is anyone else fed up of things always running late?

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Youwantlove40 · 15/04/2025 15:10

We're always expected to be bang on time, yet over the last few months I've had the opposite.
Hairdressers, dentists, training at work and so on, I understand things happen and previous appointments run over, but I'm sick of being told to arrive for a certain time only to be left waiting 20-25 minutes if not more, sometimes without even an apology or acknowledgement.

Yet if I were 25 minutes late to the dentist appointment more than once I'd be blacklisted.

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Chamomileteaplease · 15/04/2025 15:24

Yes that's my bugbear too. In your case they have inconvenienced you and have rewarded the latecomer by waiting for him/her.

Unfair IMO. Happens a lot with courses etc. If someone misses the first bit, tough, don't recap, let them deal with it.

Dentists are different I think but they should still apologise and normally do IME.

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Youwantlove40 · 15/04/2025 15:21

Currently waiting for work training. Supposed to start at 3 and been waiting in reception, another trainee has just walked in 20 minutes late, so now I know why we've been waiting.
It infuriates me. Unless there's some extreme traffic accident or emergency, there's no need. Start without them and their problem if they miss it.

They think we haven't got other stuff to do and can just sit around for however long it takes.

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