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Originally Posted by Sample00
I say this without attitude, Rhettzky, the big deal is,if you are scheduled to start work at 8:00AM what makes it ok for you to start at 8:05AM?
yes, its minor but nevertheless, it shouldn't be ok.
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As pointed out above, it's not okay in some lines of work. But here's a hypothetical situation in a job where being there at an exact time isn't necessarily the end of the world... the Employee works hard each day for his employer, they get their work done, represent the employer very professionally and are a positive influence in the work place. At the end of the week the employer calls the employee into his office and reams the employee out for being 5 or 10 minutes late each day. The message being sent is, I am more concerned with you being in a chair at a certain time of day then I am with what you do once you are in it.
There is a shift in mentality in a lot of businesses that provide for more flexibility in the hours worked. I'm not endorsing cheating the company out of hours worked by any means, just pointing out that there are more important things to consider when it comes to employee performance than the 1-2% of the day that 5 to 10 minutes represents.