People using up your time

pollypenny

lulu_92 wrote: »

People who stop in the middle of shopping centres (usually with prams) to have a conversation.

There are plenty of benches and places to stand that aren't in the middle of the walkway!

Just held up in Marks today by four women having a chat between the rails. One was in a wheelchair so there was no way to pass them, or look at the 50% off clothes on the near by rails.

missbiggles1

trolleyrun wrote: »

I must be really lucky. The supermarkets I go to have efficient and polite staff (Aldi and Waitrose). My hairdresser is always on time, as is my dentist. The doctor is rarely on time, but I'm lucky enough to not have to go very often.

Having said that, if anyone is blocking my way (as in standing chatting and I want to pass) I just keep saying "excuse me please" until they move, a bit louder each time. Works a treat. If I was on an organised trip and people were tardy, I'd pull them up on it. Tough if they don't like it. I used to have a friend who was always late. She was even two hours late for her own wedding as she was still sewing the dress. I used to tell her we were meeting an hour before we were actually meeting.

My job requires me to always be on time and being even 10 seconds late is not good enough, we get hauled in to explain ourselves. This means I'm pretty conditioned to be on time or early. I live 15 mins from my work place but leave an hour before, just in case.

Assuming you work 5 days a week, that's nearly 4 hours a week of your time wasted!

trolleyrun

missbiggles1 wrote: »

Assuming you work 5 days a week, that's nearly 4 hours a week of your time wasted!

I work shifts and I'm often away for a few days at a time. I don't think leaving extra time for getting to work is a waste as I'd really be in trouble if I was late, even by 10 seconds. It gives me the chance for a cuppa before I start and having a chat with a colleague.

Deep_In_Debt

I had a friend who ALWAYS turned up late for everything and used to blame me for turning up early or on time!

I was recently kept waiting for 45 mins for a job interview. No apologies at all for keeping me waiting that long.

Deep_In_Debt

Indie_Kid wrote: »

You're assuming that those of us who are umeployed have nothing better to do than visit the doctors later in the day. Whereas for me, it's much easier to visit them first thing in the morning.

Which is why it's hard for people who work to get early appointments and go on to work after and not to lose too much time out of work.

calleyw

Deep_In_Debt wrote: »

Which is why it's hard for people who work to get early appointments and go on to work after and not to lose too much time out of work.

Have you ever thought that the person might not be able to cope with later in the day due to illness or disability or who they are getting a lift with.

Seems that people who work think there time is more important than anybody elses.

Life happens and things don't go to plan and does the world end nope. So time to take a deep breath and get over it.

Yours

Calley

Tigsteroonie

Indie_Kid wrote: »

You're assuming that those of us who are umeployed have nothing better to do than visit the doctors later in the day. Whereas for me, it's much easier to visit them first thing in the morning.

Maybe you could explain why it is easier for you at that time? E.g. is it a transport issue, or that you cope better mentally at that time of day?

I know you don't have to tell us a reason, but we also don't have to tell you why, as employed people, we 'tut' at unemployed people who hog the appointments at the start & end of the day when we need them

eta. Cross-posted with Calley. It's not that our time is more important, it can actually make a financial difference. Because it can make the difference between being able to make up the absence from work (because you only need an hour off for an appt at the end of the day), and taking a half-day of potentially unpaid leave (if you are given an appt at 2:30pm).

Indie_Kid

Deep_In_Debt wrote: »

Which is why it's hard for people who work to get early appointments and go on to work after and not to lose too much time out of work.

The last appointment I had in the evening, ended up with me being forced to listen to someone's screaming child run around. Not good for someone with sensory issues. I was finally seen 20 minutes late than my alloted time. My last appointment was 9am. I was in and out by 9.10am.

Just because I'm not employed, doesn't mean I don't have things to do.

I'm rarely late and if I'm am, it's usually public transport related. I do remember a few years ago, my train was rather delayed and was about an hour late. Part of me did wonder why I bothered going.:(

fierystormcloud

calleyw wrote: »

Have you ever thought that the person might not be able to cope with later in the day, due to illness or disability or who they are getting a lift with.

Seems that people who work think there time is more important than anybody elses.

Life happens and things don't go to plan and does the world end nope. So time to take a deep breath and get over it.

Yours

Calley

Are you for real?

Of course people who work don't think 'their time is more important than anybody else's!!!'

But people who actually WORK for a living have a limited amount of hours that they can get to the doctors or dentists etc. People who do not work, whether through disability, retirement, being a stay at home parent, or just being on the dole have WAY more hours in the day to go to appointments.

I think people who don't work are ignorant and rude when they go and hog the early appointments or late appointments, when they can easily go at other times in the day. And I am sure that the vast majority CAN go at other times, despite people protesting otherwise!

They would soon start griping if they actually had to work and people did it to them!!!

'Oh but even though I am unemployed - I STILL have things to do.'

Well so do people who WORK, but we have a lot less time to do it than you do!

Stop being so self centred!

calleyw

Tigsteroonie wrote: »

eta. Cross-posted with Calley. It's not that our time is more important, it's because it can make the difference between being able to make up the absence from work (because you only need an hour off for an appt at the end of the day), and taking a half-day of potentially unpaid leave (if you are given an appt at 2:30pm).

I am well aware of that. But that is life. It was 9 miles between my work and Dr's. And I had to take it as unpaid. So I could be gone for a long time. But I accepted that as being part of being able to see a dr.

Not sure why any body thinks there time is more important than any one elses. Not sure when people started becoming so self centered and impatient.

And even having early morning appointments does not mean the Dr is not running late. I had 1st one of the day the other week at 8.30am and I was not not seen until 8.45 so go figure that one.

Yours

Calley