Gen Z workers think showing up 10 minutes late to work is as good as being on time—but baby boomer bosses have zero tolerance for tardiness, research reveals - eviltoast
  • michaelmrose@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Because it often fucks over others who are either overworking themselves pulling your load or can’t take their own break or lunch because you are late

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      It seems like this is more nuanced than simply black and white. Of all the jobs I’ve worked, about half of them had/have any ramifications for being late.

      One job I had, if I wasn’t on time to start the production process, the evening crew would have to stay later to finish. My current job on the other hand is WFH and project-oriented, so as long as I’m not late to a meeting, I could start 2 hours later and finish 2 hours later.

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        The question is why anyone would answer “why” have they never worked any of the types of job where people depend on each others effort in real time? Like 99.9% of low end jobs are like that.

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          Chicagodog and a couple of others here have never worked a job that requires even minimal collaboration, at least not in a time sensitive manner. Basic community effort skills would be necessary to get any task accomplished even in a labor-free communist paradise.

          No hate to those users either; they are clearly just clueless due to inexperience, and it’s good that there are others to educate them.

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      Or they can also refuse to take on extra work. Why are we assuming that the amount of work the boss sets is the exact amount that must be done?

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        In my experience at the lower rungs of retail, the bosses will assign 100% of your non-break time to 80% of the work that needs to be done. I have far more experience with understaffing than busy-work.