Chronic Lateness Syndrome
Excuses are a dramatic, ongoing theme for Knuckleheads.
One thing you can count on from far too many people is their consistency in being late for just about any meeting. They are an equal opportunity offender and THIEF of others time, and patience.
These knuckleheads are not the sharpest knives in the drawer; they waltz in late, apologize profusely and insist that this incident was highly unusual.
They are never, ever late they say. The victim of their excuse finds the knucklehead amusing because experience has shown them to be late for everything.
Let?s cut to the quick on this issue. Being chronically late is irresponsible, unprofessional, and is a significant factor in annoying those that have been on time.
Knuckleheads would never admit this but they are getting some kind of demented jolly by getting other?s attention when they walk in the room ? late of course.
This demented behavior reinforces a sense of inadequacy that the Knucklehead feels about themselves and this is their creative way of demonstrating their incompetence to the world.
Excuses are a dramatic, ongoing theme for Knuckleheads. They consistently over schedule, become flustered when they fall behind, and continue to insist that they are never late. A rendezvous with reality is the only hope for change!
Tags: behavior, Gary Ryan Blair, Knuckleheads, Lateness, Rants & Raves
3 Responses to “Chronic Lateness Syndrome”
Pat Gruber June 30th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
Great post. I especially agree with your point about getting some kind of satisfaction over being late. It seems like a cheap way to get control of a situation. Some people like being the center of attention and they mistakenly think that being late is a good way to get it.
Mark July 1st, 2009 at 6:46 pm
I very much enjoyed this and will be sharing it with a knucklehead!
HerbMD July 2nd, 2009 at 2:47 am
Hey Gary- Your blog indicates a certain degree of animosity toward those who are late. Venting perhaps? Actually, I don’t blame you. Those who are chronicly late are terribly difficult to deal with. They appear unreliable and inconsiderate. In fact there is much evidence to suggest that chronic latecomers are acting out their hostility in a passive agressive format. They would like to be on time, but can’t seem to avoid getting caught up in the “last minute” format. This is true even for those who don’t overschedule and have plenty of time to be prompt. Ah well, the pitfalls of working with others, eh? Tolerence is the order of the day!