Reginald Noble
Banned
Bullshyt
How do you expect people to remain motivated in an environment like that?
A lot of yall give employers 120% when they're only giving you 60%
Got Fired After One Month. Lesson Of The Day: A CACs Words Are Meaningless
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Bullshyt
How do you expect people to remain motivated in an environment like that?
A lot of yall give employers 120% when they're only giving you 60%
AZBeauty
Stop lyin' nicca.
Im sure someone has said this already but he used that 2 mins as an excuse. Every job I have ever had, had some sort of grace period. The most has been 15 mins the shortest is 5 mins. Who notices someone being 2 mins late? You should be just logging in, getting your coffee and getting your day started 2 mins after start time. Now, you come straddling in 20-30 mins late, Im sure people would take notice. However, like you said this may be the kick you need to focus on you being your own boss. Good luck with that in the future and remember this incident any time you consider giving up on that dream.
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what you're talking about is not the same thing. you're talking about a slacker getting caught slacking. the OP assuming for arguments sake his story is legit. He wasn't a slacker. if he was, the boss wouldn't try to talk up his work ethic while firing him. what part of that dont yall get.
You can't say you're a good worker and say bu bu bu you're a slacker in the same sentence. it doesn't make sense. that boss was trying to Cover his own a... some how by doing this to his employee. and this happens to black people/minorities in general A LOT. whether you do all the right things or not. If they need a scapegoat its going to be one of your types. not one of theirs 9 times out of 10.
a white guy in the same scenario would've had to come in an hour later for 3 weeks straight to get the same talking to and get fired. Do you not understand the huge difference?
lastly, lets talk time. the reality of TIME is nonsense in the working world. Most of the time the real reason people cry about time is not because you're working so hard from the moment you clock in to the moment you clock out. all they need is your 8 hours. most jobs that are not truly time sensitive jobs dont need you to be their exactly at 7am on the dot or 15 mins prior. sure you will have a handful of meetings to attend to. most of them are bogus and should not have been setup to begin with because big wigs like to hear themselves speak and not actually meet about something that they need to do and how to fix something thats broken.
people cry about time because they have anxiety issues and are born impatient. others are not anxious and are not nearly as impatient. these two people both work in the same places. the anxious people are always crying about on time this or that. while the others are always fighting against them about what difference does it make.
two different types of people. they dont have to be rude or not care because they dont show up at 7 am sharp. THere's no logical reason you need these people their at 7am on the dot. all they need is your 8 hours within the open hours of the business.
if you work for a place thats time sensitive this does not apply.
and think about it like this. you get to work at 7 am sharp. you get a cup a coffee. shoot the breeze with your co-workers and or your boss for the first 15 mins of your shift about nothing business related. guess what time you actually started working on actual work? 7:15. Now the person that came in at 7:08 doesnt come in talking to anyone and he doesnt drink coffee. he clocks in and gets right to work. he started working on real work at 7:09. who's really late? This is the reality of most non time sensitve jobs. so when they hit you with that time talk. its some cism a lot of times assuming you aint coming in 30 mins to an hour late every day blowing off meetings and what not. or its some CYA type of stuff going on from your bosses point of view.
So yes is it better to come in on time? YES. because you have less of a chance of being legally fired for time issues.
Yeah probably. The 2 minute thing only happened maybe once a week. And I'd make up for it by making sure I was in earlier the next day. Atlanta traffic is a bytch. But no point in me making excuses for it
I was visiting family there and my cousin said "come pick me up from work tmrrw"....im thinking cool, popped it in my GPS it said 20 miles...arrival time 52 mins...im thinking
..hmm this thing is tripping today, then I got on that highway and saw that traffic like 
Let me tell you a horrible secret. In the corporate world black people will smile in your face and shyt on you behind your back just as fast as a cac will. I learned that in my early 20's
I worked for a successful brother before. It was a small PROFITABLE business we were paid well. I was close with everyone there. One day this sista got all in the boss face pointing her finger and dude punched her square in the face, broke her glasses and er thing.
Boss said "u saw her hit me face right"
Me:
.... (because she never hit him) so I said " I aint in it man"Boss:
Next day he said "our sponsor don't approve of your background, I gotta cut ya loose"
Me:
Boss:
Reginald Noble
Banned
I worked for a successful brother before. It was a small PROFITABLE business we were paid well. I was close with everyone there. One day this sista got all in the boss face pointing her finger and dude punched her square in the face, broke her glasses and er thing.
Boss said "u saw her hit me face right"
Me:
Boss:
Next day he said "our sponsor don't approve of your background, I gotta cut ya loose"
Me:
Boss:
Got damn it
Did she sue though?
I worked for a successful brother before. It was a small PROFITABLE business we were paid well. I was close with everyone there. One day this sista got all in the boss face pointing her finger and dude punched her square in the face, broke her glasses and er thing.
Boss said "u saw her hit me face right"
Me:
Boss:
Next day he said "our sponsor don't approve of your background, I gotta cut ya loose"
Me:
Boss:
Good. You got out of that shytty man's presence and didn't betray your morals.
I've never worked in a corporate office though
I been coming to work damn near a hour late for a year now. Only this coworker of mines who always want to mind people's business on some "Where were u man?" like 
mind ya business god.
We take lunch whenever, be on that bytch for more than an hour. I got a different position now so I'm doing more time sensitive work so they'll probably start clocking me soon. I be late just out of habit. I start at 8 o clock but I be LEAVING the crib at 8. Get to work like damn near 8:45 most days but nobody say nothing. We submit our hours online and the manager don't see us in the morning unless she needs us or something.
mind ya business god.We take lunch whenever, be on that bytch for more than an hour. I got a different position now so I'm doing more time sensitive work so they'll probably start clocking me soon. I be late just out of habit. I start at 8 o clock but I be LEAVING the crib at 8. Get to work like damn near 8:45 most days but nobody say nothing. We submit our hours online and the manager don't see us in the morning unless she needs us or something.
This is false if the OP works in an at will state.
Reid2Achieve
Superstar
On that note, I need to recommit to getting my ass to work 10 minutes early...
Uncle Kendrick
I'm just bout that action
Drumline one of my favorite movies of all time dropped a lot of jewels on time management and success.
BunchePark
Coli N Calisthenics
Late better be 30 mins or an hour. 2 mins is fukk boy shyt lol now you went from money to having to look to make money
Get offline and go to bed at night lol
Get offline and go to bed at night lol
street heat
merchant of death
cant say i feel that sorry for you breh since my employer is very strict on being on time, especially for anyone under 1 year with the company. i got put on a disciplinary step for literally arriving to my crew room 12 seconds late. now granted my manager at the time was a prick, and was looking for any reason to write me up to try and fire me, you best believe he never got another chance. ill be two and a half years with the company later this month.
lesson learned though. i used to be terrible at showing up on time to all jobs i had prior to this one.
lesson learned though. i used to be terrible at showing up on time to all jobs i had prior to this one.
Music Fiend
Superstar
Not if on a probationary period. Some companies have a 90 day policy where they can basically terminate you on sight.
It's like a final warning