Things you wish you could say

[NatJ]

The only way that would make sense to me is if they said you got extra credit for hitting the early mark.

Nope. It was just a case of working around the college rules for due dates on assignments.

 

[DukesDucks]

I've been concerned about the lack of emphasis/lost marks/etc when it comes to due dates. I believe it is teaching the wrong thing. Not many bosses are going to put up with employees who don't get things done on time.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Okay so one thing I will add to this
"When your up to your butt in alligators it is hard to remind yourself the initial agenda was to drain the swamp"

 

[CarpCharacin]

I've been concerned about the lack of emphasis/lost marks/etc when it comes to due dates. I believe it is teaching the wrong thing. Not many bosses are going to put up with employees who don't get things done on time.

I feel like I'm incapable of (consistently) getting things done on time. In biology there was a quiz for each chapter, and there were a few times when I didn't even start reading a chapter until it was the evening of the "hard" due date for the corresponding quiz.

 

[Sally PB]

In school and at work, it bothered me to be late with anything. Late to school or work? Wreaked my day, at least until lunch time. My teachers and bosses knew if they gave me a deadline, they could count on me.

I credit this to my mom. She told me I should never make someone wait for me. I learned two lessons from this, one was what she intended, the other one I'm sure she didn't.

I learned the value of time, and that making others wait for me because I was unprepared/lazy/not paying attention was disrespectful.

The lesson I'm sure she never meant to teach me was that my time was worth less than anyone else's. I was in my 30s before I realized that. Now I value my time as much as I value others'. Maybe more, as I get older and have less of it left.

 

[Nabiki]

Time is the most precious thing you have. You only get so much of it. If you are consistently late to appointments and meetings, you are showing a lack of respect for other people's time. It goes both ways.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Early = On time
On time = late



Was late to meet someone buying a bird from me and was humiliated the rest of the day. They claimed they didn't mind, but still

 

[BigBlueHen53]

It's good to have high standards for oneself. Better to live up to them consistently. Okay to be kind enough to forgive yourself for the occasional failure to do so. Do better next time.

 

[Xouie]

“My kindergartners are more mature than the adults in this room/chat/thread.”

 

[RUNuts]

“My kindergartners are more mature than the adults in this room/chat/thread.”

Nu - uh!

Unfortunately, it's true. Very little tolerance for frank discussions without someone taking it personally or just blowing up and running to the moderators.

"Grow up and expand your mind."