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Originally Posted by J. Falcon
So you hire 6 new workers and tell them they're expected to come in early.
First day of work and one of them shows up 15 minutes late.
Let's assume he has an excuse: car broke down, stuck in traffic, kid got sick, broken pipe in his bathroom, etc.
Would you let it slide or fire him on the spot as an example to the rest/ rule of principal?
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Not quite the same thing, but I was just reminiscing about this a few days ago.
The first day my housekeeper was supposed to show up she was about an hour late; yeah it was raining and she takes the bus, but I was not very happy.
Within an hour or two of her arrival I realized I would have been nuts to let her slide from my fingers just because she was late. She is the best housekeeper ever.