Is it ok to come and leave a little late to work?

[StrawberryCNA]

:confused:Is it ok to come to work about 15 minutes late and leave 15 minutes later after the the shift end? So I work AM shift and this shift is from 7:00AM-3:30PM. I often come to work late for 15 minutes and leave about 15 minutes late to make it equal to 8 hours of work. The reason I did this is because our assignment wouldn't available til 30 minutes later so I thought why come in too early and have nothing to do anyway. So the night shift people clock out at 7:30AM but the majority leave around 7:20AM.

Is it ok to do this as long as I make it equal to 8 hours of work? I thought it's fine to do this because our assignment is not ready yet anyway, JMO. So please tell me if this is ok to do or not? I decided to ask here first because I'm too nervous to ask this question to my employer.

Thanks in advance:)

[caliotter3]

The person you need to ask is your immediate supervisor. Normally everyone must adhere to the stated start and end times because the required number of personnel must be available to the patients for safety purposes, but in some cases, the supervisor may make an exception for an individual for a good reason. But keep in mind that the supervisor can not do this for everyone and it could be the basis for bad feelings for the other CNAs concerned.

[XB9S, BSN, MSN, EdD, RN, APN]

I would say that unless it's already been agreed with your manager then it's not OK

[NM nurse to be]

Short answer, no not ok. Schedules are made with start/end times for a reason, whether that reason is clear to you or not. If everyone just decided to 'make it good at 8 hours', there would be chaos. Ask if you want, but be prepared to hear it's not ok. At that point, if you keep doing it, you can get yourself in trouble.

[CoffeemateCNA]

So why is your assignment "not available" yet? Are they wanting you to arrive early so that you can get report from night shift and be ready to start working on time? Have they not made hall assignments yet?

It's extremely unprofessional and rude to your coworkers to arrive late, especially on purpose. Management schedules people to be there at that time for a reason. If you want other shifts to show up on time to relieve you, show them the same common courtesy.

I would get there at 7:00 am, get report from night shift, and start helping them to get people up. There's no rule stating both shifts can't work together for 20-30 minutes. If they are in the middle of getting somebody up already and are too busy to give a full-blown report at the moment, just have them give you report on 1 particular resident that you can go and get up right then. Then, when the time is more appropriate you can get a better "full" report on everybody else.

[Poi Dog]

At my facility it would not be all right and would result in a verbal and then written warning and finally a termination.

[mizfradd, CNA]

Rude, very unprofessional and definetly unacceptable.

[racquetmom]

First, let's put aside medical and patients. Pick any job and the start time is 7am. You come in everyday at 7:15 so basically you are late/tardy every single day. Do you feel this is acceptable or appropriate? You want to buy a coffee at starbuck's but the 7am coffee maker isn't showing up til 7:15, therefore, they say sorry no coffee right now:mad:. Now, let's add in the fact you are staying over 15 minutes so you put your 8 hours in. That is benefiting you only so you are not short 15 minutes a day which can add up in a pay period and put you under your 80 hours. Really, you are asking is this okay? You also state that when you show up at the required time you feel like there is nothing to do so what are you doing when you stay over the 15 minutes as the other staff is there . This would be grounds for termination at a company I worked for. I am shocked that a manager hasn't talked to you about punching in late everyday. Believe me, your co-workers are upset even if they don't say anything. As others have said the start times are in place for significant reasons and if you think it is so crazy then you should discuss with your manager about how you feel this is costing the facility money and give your ideas of how to correct it for everyone and even the facility. Maybe they will enlighten you as to why it is the way it is, but just taking your own attitude that I will come late everday is plain selfish.

[fuzzywuzzy, CNA]

Definitely stop doing this right away and don't bring it up with management unless you want to get fired. It is not acceptable, but you knew that, right? Otherwise you wouldn't be asking. I used to work with a girl who was 10 minutes late every day and it was sooooo annoying. Now I work the shift before her, and it's still annoying because sometimes we have to wait around until she shows up, and she always misses report from us.

I don't know what you mean by saying your assignment "isn't available" for 30 minutes. What do the other CNAs do during that time? If you're not allowed to start caring for patients right away (which I find hard to believe), you should probably be stocking the linen cart, filling water pitchers, passing out briefs or boxes of gloves, etc.

[SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN]

No. Those going off are waiting for their relief. I hated hated HATED the one nurse who always strolled in the 7 minutes late she could get away with without being marked tardy after I had done 7p=7a.

[KimberlyRN89, BSN, RN]

At my job we are allowed to punch in 5 minutes late(for payroll purposes), but if we make a steady habit of it disclipinary actions will result.

[DolceVita, ADN, BSN, RN]

If you have to ask if something is OK you probably know the answer.

Hmmmm....no not OK. If my job starts at 7am I am walking in the door at 6.45am. This is because I was taught that your start time is not the time you walk in the door but the time you start work -- two different things. It also allows time for travel delays, putting away bags/coats, washing hands blah blah.

Also, I am sure that there is something to to -- restock supplies, empty bins, plug in vitals machines, check the O2 tanks have sufficient O2 in them for the shift obviously depends on your place of work).

Also, being late puts you at odds with your colleagues who have chosen to get there on time. You won't necessarily know that you are peeing them off but you may find it more subtle -- e.g. not being kept in the loop about things and so on.

Do yourself a favor and start pitching up on time and read to work by 7am sharp.