NewStats: 3,261,548 , 8,174,354 topics. Date: Thursday, 29 May 2025 at 03:52 PM 5nw1r

Sleep in the office.

Sanmel:
I have worked in several establishment and one common thing colleagues can say about me wherever is that "I get to work late".. I feel bad about this though and I've done my best to stop but it ain't working.
Even when I try to leave home early, something must sha happen that will make me get to work late.
I'm beginning to think it's not ordinary. What should I do?

*May you not be late to your place of appointment, connection and glory.*

Pray and make deliberate and intelligent efforts not to be late.

Oga please try to be applying for security job to avoid of getting to office late, being a security man you will have an apartment in that organization as a landlord

Sip ur alcohol
And say no more

Sanmel:
I have worked in several establishment and one common thing colleagues can say about me wherever is that "I get to work late".. I feel bad about this though and I've done my best to stop but it ain't working.
Even when I try to leave home early, something must sha happen that will make me get to work late.
I'm beginning to think it's not ordinary. What should I do?

Calculate the time it takes you to get to work, add extra 10 minutes and make sure you always leave house before that time. For example, let say you are supposed to resume by 8am, but it takes you 30minutes to get to your place of work, that is 30+10=40minutes, make it a practice to always leave your house by, or before 7:20am on daily basis but don't leave your house before 7:10am no matter how early you gets ready.
Also take 30 minutes a night before to chose your dress and shoes and keep your bag in order against the next day.
It's a habit and it will take only you to change it.

Then you have to stop been consistent

Don't worry when you are soaked for coming late constantly, you will learn not to go late again when you get another one

keep tv set out of your bedroom
put away your phone
use a real alarm device not your phone
set sleeping time based on your schedule... 10pm-5am or 11pm to 6 am
Don't listen to 8 hours of sleep... nah for you.

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Unlettered:
Tell them to sack you

Nonsense, when you were hustling for the job you didnt know you cant go early?

This your behaviours is just like that of a drunkard or smoker. You wont stop even when you know its detrimental to your health. But make doctor tell you about how you only have few days to live or quit the nonsense.

Sense go enter you when they put a date for your sacking.

Kuriosmynd:
Just go and create your own company

You can't get help here op, you said it all that in all the establishment you have worked. All co workers knew you as a late comer for over 7years you have been an servant to diff employers and so you now think the advice you get on here will change your life lol you will sure become more worse by it.

Grow up and know working for pple is not for you, start your own firm and get sense.

Very simple you are not enjoying your job

Klass99:
Lol, if punctuality is not one of your strengths abeg just rest and try to make up for it, by doing really good work.

I am like you and I have since stopped trying to fight it. Some days are good and some days are bad, when it comes this for me.

I once asked a boss, what matters more to you? Someone who shows up on time but does shoddy work or one who shows up late, but does great work? She said both matter to her, that is the punctuality and great work. I told her ma, with all due respect I am flawed in one area and will not guarantee you both, but I will try my best.

In a city like Lagos, I don't know why employers make so much fuss about a person being 10 to 30 minutes late. There's so much that's not within your control when it comes to road transportation.

You need to change your job to start working under cruel Asian employers, in 2months, na you go dey wake security to com open gate

Sanmel:
I have worked in several establishment and one common thing colleagues can say about me wherever is that "I get to work late".. I feel bad about this though and I've done my best to stop but it ain't working.
Even when I try to leave home early, something must sha happen that will make me get to work late.
I'm beginning to think it's not ordinary. What should I do?

Be sleeping at the office so that when u wake up in d morning, u will be first to come. After that, u can go home and take ur bath& come back later

Just stop going to work.

You probably should be working for yourself.

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Simple... continue going late and get sacked one day and suffer for a while before getting another job. That will teach you how to go early by the time you struggle to get another job.

Klass99:
Lol , if punctuality is not one of your strengths abeg just rest and try to make up for it, in other ways, like doing really good work.

I am like you and I have since stopped trying to fight it. Some days are good and some days are bad, when it comes to this for me.

I once asked a boss, what matters more to you? Someone who shows up on time but does shoddy work or one who shows up late, but does great work? She said both matter to her, that is, the punctuality and great work. I told her ma, with all due respect I am flawed in one area and cannot guarantee you both, but I will try my best.

In a city like Lagos, I don't know why employers make so much fuss about a person being 10 to 30 minutes late. Some things are not within your control when it comes to road transportation.

your boss is really nice

Impregnable101:
I have a colleague like this OP.
Omoya can't just stop being late even if him life depends on it! Omoya fit wake up around 5am, me go wake up around 5:30am, omoya go put hand inside boxer begin play with him penis, me go pray then do press up, omoya go come carry Yoruba bible begin study, me go enter bathroom, omoya go come dey pray, me don come out from bathroom, omoya go begin sing Yoruba songs while still laying on his bed, me go ready go company restaurant go eat, omoya go come put on TV begin watch Emmanuel TV or, TVC news or Yoruba movie, me go return from restaurant, omoya go come finally enter bathroom, me go wear coverall begin go resume early morning safety briefing, omaya go come safety briefing 2minutes to end of meeting! Perpetual late comer!

Him never jam my HOD

Get a digital skill and work from home and you won't be late again.

Sanmel:
Lol.. Don't even add job interviews, I also get there late.. I'll just give an excuse once they ask me why I'm late.. It's been like that bro.

This your own no be ordinary true true...

Resign.

Set alarms and keep the alarms away from you so that you have to stand up to stop the alarms.

Don't go back to bed after hitting the snooze.

"If you snooze, you lose"

Klass99:


So, you are a late comer too?

Perpetual one.

I get award. Grammy award sef. But, it gets me worried. I just always have every reason to be late. I don't know why. That your last paragraph na my consolation. The road transportation in Lagos isn't helping me jor.

The spirit of lateness is residing in you. Very bad and stubborn spirit. You have to get rid of it asap, so you don't get to the venue of your blessings late.

Let your clock,watch be at least 1 hour faster than the normal time.

I am using this format,and it is working.

Peace081:
Lazy op

Extremely lazy. Imagine what she is saying. She is not ready until she loses her job. Nonsense.

Sanmel:
I have worked in several establishment and one common thing colleagues can say about me wherever is that "I get to work late".. I feel bad about this though and I've done my best to stop but it ain't working.
Even when I try to leave home early, something must sha happen that will make me get to work late.
I'm beginning to think it's not ordinary. What should I do?

Nothing is happening to u it’s a just permanent mindset cum habit of getting late.

1st is to be intentional about getting to any appointment early not just work. U have to imbibe this new habit or culture. Make it ur goal to get to all ur Appointments(work inclusive) early.

Set a good time to leave and follow through on it. Make adjustments where necessary based on ur mode of transportation, traffic and distance. Know how long it takes u to get to work and Leave much earlier than u leave now. I mean much much earlier for a start then adjust.

Note u will have to get out of ur current timing comfort zone. It is non negotiable.

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