I am chronically late for work. I don't have an excuse. I won't blame traffic. Can't blame my kids (don't have any). Still, despite repeated reprimands and dirty looks, again today I was late.
The only solution I can think of is to get a job with a later start time. However, I have a hunch that even then... I would be late. Why is this? As many times as I have been asked you'd think I'd have an answer, but I don't.
I try to compensate for my tardiness by staying late. I work at least a half an hour more than the 7.5 hours I am to put in each day, but that doesn't help. Those who make much more than me have determined that the half hour that I am typically late is one of the most important of the day.
So, here I sit. Like a smoker who keeps saying this is my last cigarette, I keep promising today is the last day I'll be late.
