Do You Ever Wonder How Your Parents Keep Their Jobs?

[Ariana]

My DH has a pretty lax job and he pretty well can go and come as he pleases, within reason of course!! I know a ton of jobs that don't start at a particular time like shift work. When I worked at a centre I had to be there exactly when my shift started or someone else had to cover for me....very stressful when there is a lot of traffic!!

[Oneluckymom]

I wondered the same, but have good parents who are only occasionally in a rush. I am also a VERY punctual person and never open late and am early and waiting for parents to arrive. I am very particular about being on time and I know how long it will take me to go anywhere. Punctuality is a very good indicator of how passive aggressive people are, as they often feel people SHOULD just sit around and wait for them.

[Country Kids]

My sister and brother in law are constantly late for work! I really don't know how they haven't been fired!! To me it is inconsiderate to your coworkers ecspecially as my sister is an ECE and her co worker depends on her, and laziness!

I also don't get how people can take so many days off!!
I have DCP's who are always taking afternoons, days off to do personal things while their kids are here.

When I was a supervisor at a centre my staff knew I was a bit of a stickler about being punctual - if they were going to be late there had to be a valid reason with a phone call and if it happened often as in 2x with out a valid reason they were written up! If a staff was late it thru of my whole Schdule and ratios and even the chance for an employee to miss a break!! That is a big deal to me.

What makes me mad is when I need an afternoon off its like hte end of the world. Most of them have used their time off and then scrambling to figure out what to do.

[littlemissmuffet]

This is not an occasional situation, I see this frequently...parents running in almost everyday saying they are late for work and then proceed to hang around either saying goodbye or chatting. And most of the time it is the really good parents with the really good kids. It seems their excuse is always their alarm clock. I often think to myself, "Does their boss/coworkers not care that they are late all the time?" It's something I can't fathom because I have always been a prompt employee where ever I've worked unless something bad happened (car problems and such). I know you all have one like this because I have a parent like this every year!

I have one parent who is ALWAYS running late... but her boss is her dad

I have another parent who calls in sick at least once every 3 weeks. She calls in when she has the sniffles ::. I am more than certain this particular parent has an issue with compulsive lying so I don't EVER believe she is sick when she says she is... which is funny because her son is who I refer to as "the boy who cried wolf", he cries and whines about everything so I never know if there is a REAL problem.
This is the same mom who once said "I hate working so much I am thinking about getting pregnant again (DCB was was not even 1 year old at the time) just so I can have more time off. I have no idea how she keeps her job.

[cheerfuldom]

It's everywhere. We recently went to the post office to get passports for our daughters. The post office was open, but the passport office was not. The sign said 9AM.

Someone rolled up at 9:20 AM to open the door...no so much as a sorry.

I'm afraid I made no-so-quiet comments about running behind schedule now as I had to pull the girls out of school to get to the passport office.

In the 27 years I have been doing child care, I have never, ever failed to open on time. When I worked outside the home I was only ever late a couple times due to things beyond my control...traffic accident etc.

I don
t understand people being late almost daily. I simply could not live my that un-organized. It would depress me.

I agree! I have been doing daycare for five years and never opened late.

[cheerfuldom]

Strangely I have the OPPOSITE issue. I usually get the parents that will drop off WELL before their work start time. You know, so they can have their coffee and chat time in peace

that doesnt mean that they are on time for work.....

[Ariana]

This is the same mom who once said "I hate working so much I am thinking about getting pregnant again (DCB was was not even 1 year old at the time) just so I can have more time off. I have no idea how she keeps her job.

Great reason to bring another child into the world

[DCMom]

Oh yes! I have two moms like this. I honestly don't get it; I feel guilty if I am running 5 minutes behind and there isn't even any kids here!

The rest of my parents are pretty punctual and always let me know if their schedule changes. Thank goodness, because lateness is one of my biggest pet peeves