| When it comes to career management, eight | | | | your part on time if there are legitimate reasons for |
| components will make or break your career. These | | | | your delay. You will not be given much leeway if you |
| components consist of whom you know, what you | | | | don't show up on time to do your work. |
| know, congeniality, appearance, punctuality, attendance, | | | | If you make a habit of being late to work, you will be |
| attitude, and performance. These components of | | | | passed over for promotions. Excessive tardiness, in |
| career management are crucial to your career. This | | | | most cases, will be a justifiable reason for dismissal. |
| article discusses the fifth and sixth components | | | | Building a record of punctuality will be a big feather in |
| punctuality and attendance. | | | | your cap. You will need all the edge you can muster to |
| Punctuality: More Than Arriving to Work On Time | | | | be promoted and rise to the top. The more positive |
| Punctuality is very important to managers. Projects | | | | the bosses perceive you, the better chance you have |
| need to be completed on time. There is a saying in | | | | to climb the latter of success. |
| business time is money, which means every moment | | | | Attendance Equals Reliability |
| lost will cost the company money in wages and | | | | When it comes to attendance, the bosses take your |
| equipment costs. If people are not on time, delays will | | | | attendance record seriously. You can be the best |
| generally occur. | | | | worker but when your attendance record is lacking, |
| Nearly all projects are time oriented, and thus | | | | you will be passed over by someone with a better |
| everyone has to do their parts in an organized and | | | | record. |
| scheduled time frame or delays will occur. Delays can | | | | The reason for this is that bosses look at attendance |
| cost companies millions in lost wages and lost revenue. | | | | as a measuring stick for your reliability. When it comes |
| When projects are not completed on time, the boss in | | | | to a time crucial project, your reliability will come in |
| charge receives the blame. Those negatives have to | | | | question. Reliability is a major factor in decision making |
| be explained, which is never good for those who are | | | | of who to promote and who to let go if someone has |
| not punctual. | | | | to be laid off. |
| Punctual can have two meanings: | | | | When it comes to celebrating or just having too much |
| | | | fun, don't forget that you are relied on to be at work |
| 1. The time you are to arrive at work | | | | as scheduled. Your attendance is your responsibility so |
| 2. The deadlines set forth by your boss | | | | be careful on why you take off work and only use |
| You may be given some leeway for not completing | | | | your sick days when you are actually sick. |