Being On Time Essay

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Punctual,dependable, reliable, expeditious, cyclic. All of these words have something very important in common. They all mean the same thing, being on time. In many settings being on time is exceedingly important, be it a classroom, in a career setting, or simply being on time for public transportation. In some career fields, being on time is more essential than others. For instance, the medical and legal fields tend to place more stock in timeliness than say, a grocery store. This is because time is a resource, and above all, one we cannot reclaim once it is lost. In this regard one could say that time is non-renewable which is why it is placed above many other resources. In a workplace setting, an hour could mean a backup of work that snowballs into three days. In a hospital setting, minutes or even seconds, could mean life or death. …show more content…

If an incident occurs once, generally the extra work placed on co-workers is taken in stride and laughed off. On the second occurrence, it is received in a less positive manner, but is still fairly easy to shrug off and continue on with the day. By the time that a third incident happens, it begins to create a negative attitude in the workplace. I have personally heard co-workers say “If they don’t have to pull their weight, then why should I?” This statement goes back to productivity, if an employee feels as though they are being treated in an unjust manner, they will often show it in the quality of their work. As a result, if an employee feels as though they should be entitled to pull as little weight as their co-worker, this can create a domino effect that bogs down an entire workplace and creates a negative attitude throughout, This results in a less productive work environment because other employees are less likely to be willing to work with the tardy employee in a team setting. Resulting in even less work getting

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