[nalu0622]

Originally Posted by crb613

I am always early......30-45 mins....always. It is just as easy to be on time as it is to be late. There are several of us that always do this....we visit, & get ready for the night. We have a few that are always 5-15 mins late, & when they do get there they want to go to the bathroom, get coffee, & some of them actually put on their makeup!!!.....I am like everyone else....this burns me up. After 12 hrs.....I want to go home! If it happens once in a blue moon....I can handle that.....but every shift?????

I do agree that it's an ideal thing to do, to report 30 minutes before your exact shift starts..
It's a way for you to recheck everything that was endorsed and check if there are actually missed endorsement..

it's a **** if they're late and at the same time they also have the NERVE to ask for Breaks and do unnecessary stuff...

Ahhhhh... It's a good thing I'm not one of them.. I get really alarm if I'm late and everyone has already have something to do and I dont.. I feel guilt when that happens...
So If I'm late, I make up for it...

[al7139]

I admit, I have been late for work, although not habitually. If I am late there is a REALLY GOOD REASON why, not just that I hit the snooze button one too many times. I don't have kids, and I work the 3pm-11pm shift, but I admire those nurses who can get up and get their kids to school ot the babysitters, and still make it to work early or on time. If they can do it, so can the person you are waiting for. Each time I have been late, it has been a legit excuse (car broke down, traffic accident on the highway, etc.). Stuff hapens, but not every day. I would call her to task, and if it does not get fixed, file an official complaint.
Amy

[lpnflorida]

I do not fully understand people who are habitually late. It was not how I was raised. We were taught being on time was a matter of respect , not only for ourselves , but for those who are waiting for us. Whether it be an employer, friend or relative.

We have those at work who are chronically late, and they seem to live the closest to work. I was taught if work starts at 7AM it was expected of me to be in the report room ready to take report at that time.

It takes me approx. 40 min drive to work so I leave the house accordingly giving myself an extra 15 min just in case of heavier than normal traffic. I also carry my cell phone, just in case of an accident ahead . I can then call work and let them know I might be running late and give them an estimated time of arrival.

Some people are no better at prioritizing their stuff at home than they are on the job. Perhaps that is why then always seem to be running late.

This is in no means finger pointing at the truly unexpected events out of ones control. Just notify employer so that adjustments can be made before report is over.

[bagladyrn]

Chronic lateness is rude. It is a way of saying to others "I am more important than you and my time is more valuable than yours".
My way of dealing with chronic lateness if someone is not responsive to a polite discussion is to put in for overtime EVERY time this person is late and note on the variance form or timesheet: "OT necessary because relief -Jane Doe, RN - arrived late. Sooner or later personnel gets the message.

[twentyyears]

I work in a unionized hospital but we still have rules for being late. 7 times
in a year verbal warning, 8 times is written warning, 9 times is 3 day suspension, and 10 times is ternination. Many people do not like this rule, but people are not late. They will be forgiven if there are extenuating circumstances, snow storm, flat tire, ect

[MB37]

When you work a 24 hour job, habitual lateness is unforgivable. People who come in early are saints, and those who walk in exactly when they're scheduled are slightly annoying. If someone can't leave until after you've arrived and sat through report, how can you have that little respect for your coworkers that you can't be on time? Occasional lateness happens to the most organized people, and the nurse who didn't get there until 0900 might not be to blame. The manager who called the OP a "whiner" certainly is - if you're scheduled off at 0700 you should be able to be out the door by 0730, and you have the right to have commitments outside of work.

[bethin]

I'm not a nurse, but I travel over 50 miles one way to work. I live in a city, work in a small town and have to battle rush hour traffic to get to work. Often I'm in traffic for 30 mins or so before I get out of the city.

Guess what? I've never been late. Yet the aide that lives a block away from the hospital is consistently 15-30 mins late.

I'm glad I'm in a position where I can say to the nurses "hey, I'm leaving. So and so isn't here and it's now 7a". Our shift ends at 0630.

I would have said to the DON who called the OP a whiner: why don't you go get my kids? They need breakfast, and not McDonald's, they need lunches packed. My oldest doesn't like crust. The youngest wants sandwiches sliced in half. Oh, and the oldest is allergic to peanuts. The oldest doesn't like wheat bread, but he's also allergic to white. Can you handle that?