Thoughts? Why do people focus so much on punctuality? Punctuality seems to trump quality of work and going the extra mile. To clarify, I'm talking about being 5-10 mins late, not hours. They don't care how late you stay, but just get there on time or earlier. Why? Especially if it doesn't make a difference to the day's outcome. It just seems very trivial to me, and in my opinion good workers shouldn't be completely written off for this superficial shortcoming.
Thoughts?
Why do people focus so much on punctuality? Punctuality seems to trump quality of work and going the extra mile. To clarify, I'm talking about being 5-10 mins late, not hours. They don't care how late you stay, but just get there on time or earlier. Why? Especially if it doesn't make a difference to the day's outcome. It just seems very trivial to me, and in my opinion good workers shouldn't be completely written off for this superficial shortcoming.