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Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 4,036
Location: Colorado
Apr 26, 2017 6:14:47 GMT
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Post by snyder on Jun 24, 2023 17:37:13 GMT
Never in my many years of life have heard that saying.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Jun 24, 2023 17:48:41 GMT
Depends on scenario.
Work: I was hourly and could not clock in more than 3 minutes early. So I’d get there on time.
Dinner reservations: I get in the restaurant at the time of my reservation.
Other random appointments: I prefer to be 5-10 minutes early.
Airport: I hate waiting to leave. I try to book all flights first thing in the morning. I cannot enjoy myself waiting to go, I’m anxious until I get to the airport. I’m always worried something is going to make me miss my flight. I’d rather get there 3 hours early and hang out in the airport.
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Post by Merge on Jun 24, 2023 18:09:55 GMT
Depends. If you show up “on time” but fail to account for the time it takes to park, any prep you have to do before the event/meeting/etc., then you’re late.
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Post by roundtwo on Jun 24, 2023 18:33:47 GMT
I don't believe you are late if you are on time. Of course there are situations where I like to have a bit of a time cushion, but for most everyday activities, to me being on time is not being late. I think it is a silly saying as well. I allow a bit of a cushion because I hate worrying about traffic and parking but usually only about 5 minutes or so. If I say dinner at 6 I am fine with anyone showing up about 10 minutes either way and don't consider them early or late. An appointment is different and I expect both/all parties to be there at the agreed upon time, not 5 or 10 minutes later.
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Post by epeanymous on Jun 24, 2023 18:43:45 GMT
If as a result of whatever you arrive at the right time, you are on time. But on the front end, if you are consistently only leaving exactly the amount of time you need to get to a place when there predictably are things that slow people down, you are not planning well. I'm at a soccer tournament near Portland where are first game was at 5:20 yesterday and we had late kids because their parents evidently did not think through the fact that traffic routinely clogs on I-5 on Friday afternoons. So got here "early" but I think more "on time" because I left early enough to account for the fact that it's common to get at least an hour of delay and sometimes more.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jun 24, 2023 19:34:30 GMT
I’m always early to work, appointments, and other professional type things but I’m more flexible with casual plans. We have a running joke in our family about a different family in our circle who are always ten minutes early to parties or gatherings and how we have to make sure we are ready for them. I think it’s a little annoying when people show up to a party or dinner when I’m doing the last minute rush and if I’m early to that kind of event I’ll wait in my car until a few minutes after the start time. It’s MORE than a little annoying to me to have guests show up 20-30 minutes early to a party or dinner I’m hosting when I’m rushing around trying to get all the last minute details set that couldn’t be done earlier. On the flip side of that coin, 5-10 minutes late is fine but I also don’t like it when people show up 30+ minutes late to something where there is supposed to be a set time to eat. That’s how my brother got uninvited to all future holiday dinners in perpetuity.
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Post by melanell on Jun 24, 2023 22:54:58 GMT
I think that saying has its place IF you are someone who tends to be late--as in actually late. I think it could be helpful in getting you out the door with a buffer. And buffers are very, very good. They cut down on stress, they cut down on the temptation to rush, which can be dangerous when it comes to driving, etc. I think it's fine to use that buffer to arrive at a destination a bit early. I do NOT, however, believe you should always actually enter the destination, or make your way to the final destination more than a little early. I think being a little early is often fine, even great. But being really early can be detrimental, so if I arrive someplace way too early, I either hang out in a park or business nearby, or simply sit in a parking lot or space if I drove. If you're supposed to meet me at 5pm, and you walk into my house or the space where we are meeting (as in the room, not the building), then it's all good. Now, for a show, then I think it's true that if you're on time, you're late. If the show is going to start at 5, then I think arriving at 5 is too late. Because you'll be settling in as the show starts, which is bound to cause upset to those around you--and possibly those performing.
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Post by Jen in NCal on Jun 25, 2023 2:34:42 GMT
For myself, it is "Early is on time, on time is late and late is unacceptable." I don't hold others to that standard though unless they are chronically super late.
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Post by teacherlisa on Jun 25, 2023 13:31:11 GMT
I am in the on time is on time camp. The exception is work. I can not walk in right on time, and still be able to relieve the off going shift on time. So, in that instance, on time=late because it takes at least 10 minutes for shift turn over. ( We are 24/7 and have minimum staffing levels)
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Post by gracieplusthree on Jun 25, 2023 19:42:33 GMT
Always early
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Post by katiekaty on Jun 25, 2023 19:59:19 GMT
I have to clock in. I cannot clock in early. Every job I have worked I have had to clock in or out. So, on tome is on time.
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