If I'm expecting someone, one or two minutes early, I would be OK with, but 15 minutes? That's a potential interruption of whatever it is I'm doing. I might be finishing a meal, or getting dressed, or doing make-up, or printing documents, or.... whatever. I've run into too many situations where, even getting there on time, people are just getting home, on a conference call, etc. If I show up 5 minutes early, that could be the difference between someone having a chance to run to the bathroom or not before I arrive...  [Yeah, I've heard that one, too. LOL!] I realize people can always say "Give me a minute...", but when I'm there before expected, that scenario feels like a little like an intrusion.
I like to be walking up to their door right on time. Arriving to the scene a couple of minutes early gives me time to check my phone, record my mileage, or whatever. These days, if you're in your car looking at your phone answering emails, texts, etc. no one seems to be concerned - at least around here.
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| Messages in this Thread |
|  On time, early, or something else? - Alz on 7/24/19 10:57pm |
|  SS makes up times - Clem/CA on 7/24/19 11:24pm |
| I arrive on time or early usually. n/m - ananotary on 7/25/19 9:21am |
|  Re: I arrive on time or early usually. Me too. -  Cheryl Elliott on 7/25/19 10:28am |
| Re: On time, early, or something else? - Kellosh/CA on 7/25/19 11:14am |
| Re: On time, early, or something else? - Luckydog on 7/25/19 11:30am |
| Re: On time, early, or something else? - SteveS/CA on 7/25/19 1:49pm |
| Re: On time, early, or something else? - CopperheadTX on 7/25/19 2:18pm |
| Re: On time, early, or something else? - schlub/NC on 7/25/19 2:34pm |
 | I agree with CopperheadTX! - JanetK_CA on 7/25/19 3:03pm |
|  Re: I agree with CopperheadTX! - Cheryl Elliott on 7/25/19 4:27pm |
| Re: On time...give or take 5 minutes - Lee/AR on 7/25/19 5:05pm |
| Re: On time...give or take 5 minutes - Luckydog on 7/25/19 10:20pm |
| Re: On time...give or take 5 minutes - pdl/cali on 7/25/19 11:48pm |
| Used to stress about being even 1 minute late - Lee/AR on 7/26/19 6:20am |
| Re: On time...give or take 5 minutes - CopperheadTX on 7/26/19 11:29am |
|  They do like it when we get done 15 minutes early though n/m - Luckydog on 7/26/19 11:12pm |
