My friend and I had planned a road trip for this morning. We were supposed to be leaving at 6:30 am. I was supposed to be working the graveyard shift last night ending at 7:30 this morning, I called in sick because I couldn't find anyone to trade the shift with. Well it's 8 0'clock at she's still not here yet. I am just so peeved right now. She just called to say that she woke up at 6:30 ( the time that we should be leaving).
2006-11-10 00:01:46 · 24 answers · asked by Lady Mandeville 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
not much you can do now........enjoy the rest of your trip when she finally gets her act together and arrives. Byeeee
2006-11-10 00:03:55 · answer #1 · answered by friendly face 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I hate it when this type of thing happens also. I was taught to be on time, and have a tendency to be a bit early for everything that is in my power to do so.
I do have friends and family members who tend to be late for everything, and have learned to plan accordingly. I have even told some friends a fifteen or twenty minute earlier time for plans, in order to have them arrive only a few minutes late.
If your friend is habitually late, you should plan on this happening and should have gone to work knowing that this was going to happen. Do not call out sick without a valid reason, those of us in management and your co-workers will not think of you kindly if you do so.
Many companies require doctors notes upon return to work when a person calls out, so you may not want to be doing this. I am sorry that you are peeved, but we can all only have some control over our own selves, and that is the best we can do. Hope that you have a great trip, and if you plan another trip with this person realize that this type of thing will most likely happen again and plan accordingly. Be safe and have fun, the fun days are what we spend hours working for.
2006-11-10 08:20:02 · answer #2 · answered by Sue F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OMG - I have a friend just like this. Sometimes I just want to KILL her. She has done the same thing to me several times - to the point where I try to lie to her about when we actually have to be at an event - so that she will get there on time.
The last time we were taking a road trip (from Texas to Georgia), she shows up two hours late, and she has a baby squirrel in a cage in the back seat. (long story) Anyway - she said I hope you don't mind, but we will have to feed this squirrel from a bottle every hour, etc. Anyway - CRAZY!!!
You have my sympathy!
2006-11-10 21:57:36 · answer #3 · answered by Karla R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When someone pulls a stunt like that, it tells me he/she doesn't care. I would definitely try to wake her up the next time she pulls this. Don't be put off if she gets ticked at you for waking her up, though- she set herself up for it and had it coming.
If she did this because she really didn't want to do a roadtrip with you, she should have told you no right from the start. That way, you could have gone to work to get your hard-earned money. You'd be surprised how some people will say yes, then back out at the last minute.
2006-11-10 09:08:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take the road trip without her, who knows you might end up having a better time. Maybe that will teach her to be more responsible. My Step Sister is always late for family functions. If we schedule something for 2pm we tell her it's at noon, that way she shows up on time. She's such a diva.
2006-11-10 08:12:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps you should have called her to wake her up? That kind of thing drives me mad. I'll be the one ready early and everyone else will be late but you tend to know which friends are the bad ones and can accommodate their differences. Hope you get to leave soon - don't be too hard on her as it might spoil your trip.
2006-11-10 08:04:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Oh yeah totally hate it. The least peope can do is have the common courtesy to call before or even at the appointment time to meet to say they're going to be late and how late they'll be. Oh well, sometimes never change.
2006-11-10 08:05:44 · answer #7 · answered by dsd 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can't stand when people are late, especially it it's something really important. What's even worse is if they don't show up at all & don't even call. We invited my brother & sister-in-law over for a barbeque. We spent a lot of money (which we couldn't really afford) on food & beer & they just didn't bother to show up. Never even apologized!
2006-11-10 08:15:35 · answer #8 · answered by shermynewstart 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Whats a road trip??
2006-11-10 08:24:18 · answer #9 · answered by name. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but for some reason I think you would have called in anyway with the two hour difference.
2006-11-10 10:04:29 · answer #10 · answered by Mariposa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is this habitual? If so, I would think about addressing it with her. When someone is constantly late, unpepared, etc. it means that they don't respect you. They don't respect your time. They feel that whatever they are doing is FAR more important than anything you could be doing.
2006-11-10 08:20:54 · answer #11 · answered by mrssamikeyp 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋