I'm late! I'm late for a very important date!

Which one fits you most

  • Mostly early

    Votes: 14 70.0%

  • Mostly on time

    Votes: 4 20.0%

  • Mostly late

    Votes: 2 10.0%
  • Total voters
    20
VisionofMilotic

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    Are you more likely to arrive early, late or right on time?

    I'm on the early train, and will probably be one of the first people there, often setting out before I need to, giving myself a head start just in case something happens on route like a traffic jam that could slow me down. I sometimes have a problem with arriving to events too early though, and not having anything to do, but check my phone and wait for the doors to unlock. I would rather do that though than show up late.

    Now how about my pc family? Am I with fellow early birds, late bloomers, or neither?
     
    It really depends.

    Interviews = 5 minutes early.

    Class = Very early because I have an apprehension to being stared at. I usually like being first in the room.

    Social gatherings = No rush at all. Depending on which family will be there I might even decide to be a little late.
     
    Definitely early. I'll be the one to overnight at the airport just to make sure I beat the morning rush for security.

    Years ago, my parents told me a very important life lesson:

    "Better three hours early than 15 minutes late."
     
    If it's something I can get in trouble with by not showing up on time (jury duty, plane flights, one-on-one hangouts etc.), then I go super early.
    If not, like a party or a group hangout, then I like to show up fashionably late.
     
    Late because my time management sucks LOL
     
    Mostly early for sure. I haaate being late, and would rather be 30 minutes early than 5 minutes late unless I absolutely cannot help it. Always been that way for work too, of course that means I'll end up working extra time in the week but.. it is what it is lol. The worst part is being late for class and having people stare at you as you come in the room. Never want to experience that kind of thing again. ~_~
     
    [PokeCommunity.com] I'm late! I'm late for a very important date!

    Depends where I'm going and who I'm seeing/what I'm doing.

    Medical appointments, I'll always try to be there at least half an hour early, usually an hour. I've been able to see people like doctors early fairly often, if they're done with their previous patient and have the time to spare. I spend less time waiting, we get everything done with quicker, I arrive home sooner and (I assume) the doctor gets to carry that amount of spare time they have either to their next patient or to take a break. If I don't know the person and/or if they're a professional, I'm early.

    If I'm going to work I try my best to always be there the exact second I'm supposed to clock in, though I'd easily rather be early than late. I hate getting there early and having to either sit around in a break room waiting for my shift to start, or taking up space in the building while other people are working. It also means I have to spend less time trying to carry small talk, and that's not because I dislike the people I've worked with, it's usually just difficult for me. If I know the people but I have to be there, I'll be on time.

    If I'm meeting with friends I've known for a while, I purposefully try to be a few minutes late, usually up to fifteen if I can help it. If I'm meeting a group of people it means that I'm the last person they're waiting on, so I spend less time sitting around waiting for other people, and they'll have the time to discuss what they're planning on doing or where they're planning on going, so I stress less about deciding that for/alongside them. I hate waiting for people in a casual setting, not because I'm like "grrr they don't respect my time how dare they make me wait" but the longer I spend waiting the more opportunity I have to start thinking things like "Are they showing up? Am I in the wrong spot? What are we planning on doing?", so if I can show up and just go immediately, that's the best case scenario for me.

    And if I'm waiting for my parents, I'll probably show up on time, let them know when I arrive, and then spend a little while waiting cause they're just gonna be late anyways. Love em though.~
     
    I try to be on time. My personal experience thought me that being a bit late is somehow "accepted" better than being early. Even when i'm on time, i could usually be the first to arrive and wait. So i simply show up 5 max 10 mins later which is socially very much accepted and i'm not the one who Waits.
     
    Depends if I want to be there or not.

    For school, I show up about twenty minutes early, and I sit in my car until class starts. If there's an appointment, then I leave so that I have at least five minutes to spare getting there. (Again, to sit in my car.) But if I'm going to work, then I'm a few minutes late. Not really late. Just like five minutes or so.
     
    I am ashamed to admit that I'm somebody who arrives right on the dot or a few minutes late. Whether it is work, appointments, hangouts.

    Once upon a time I was better with this. But if these past few years taught me anything, it is that I will not fool myself into lying that I am somebody who is early.

    I sometimes take for granted that work, friends, and life in general have been allowing me to cruise right along with this horrible habit.
     
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