So, I’m late in posting today! Not that any of you were waiting for the post to be live.
But since I’m already late and probably don’t have any specific topic to be late, why don’t I just talk about being late ?
I’m always late when going to office. And this, when in the two years of our b-school, we were made to learn, “how to be on-time”! Class starts at 9 ? No entry if it’s 9:01! Yep, that was our college.
Not that I have anything against the college because of THIS!
I remember my first Appraisal with my boss. Of all the good things she said on my work, the one “but” at the end was “how I was always late”.
Not much changed since I switched jobs and the pattern continues.
I would like to clarify that I’m not always late and do make efforts to be on-time. But then, there are just so man TV shows to watch!
I’ve been lucky enough to have bosses who get it that “some people are like that” and even though it frustrates them a little, don’t take it out on me.
And probably, unlike a lot of others, I’ve not hated both my jobs because of this reason. The flexibility.
Of course, if there’s a meeting, I do ensure I’m there. [Disclaimer: Daily Scrum Meetings are not part of this]
But being-late is not limited to work only. I have reached train stations when the train has just left the station and airports minutes before they might not allow me to board. If I’m at home, Ammi or Badi Ammi scold me enough that I reach beforehand, otherwise, the story is more or less the same.
Must admit, on occasions when I’m on time, or way before time, it is really frustrating. I just hate waiting. If I have to meet a friend, and I reach the spot before him, I end up calling them every 5 minute with varying tones of irritation.
I do love the idea of being on time, living a disciplined life, eating the right food but they just don’t seem to last long.
Things have always come to me “on their own time”. Even when I wished for something, it took its own sweet time. Over time, it has become easier to understand that things will happen when they have to. On their own time. One cannot always race against it.
Ideally, I’d love to live this life on my own time. Alas! The world, disagrees.