Which gender is more punctual?

Older women are the most punctual at work, but survey finds THREE-QUARTERS of men in their 20s and 30s cannot be trusted to turn up on time. Older women employees are the least likely to be late for work, according to a survey published yesterday.

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How long is acceptable late?

But most of us are willing to give our lovers a bit of leeway - the general consensus is that it's okay to be up to 30 minutes late for a date. That's a pretty reasonable timeframe. Keeping this in consideration, is 5 minutes late acceptable? In most of America, five minutes late is within the bounds of acceptable, given the realities of other appointments, traffic and other delays, etc.

What type of person is always late?

According to Dr Linda Sapadin, a US psychologist specialising in time management, there are four types of personalities especially prone to being chronically late: the Perfectionist, the Crisis Maker, the Defier and the Dreamer. Perfectionists simply can't leave home until the dishwasher is packed and set running. Is being early rude? Regional customs vary, from being on time to arriving 15, or even 30, minutes late. (And it's rude to arrive early; you might surprise the host and find him in his bathrobe vacuuming.) Even if your lunch or dinner mate is easygoing, it's disrespectful arrive more than five minutes late.

Is it rude to show up early?

While you might think that arriving on time is a punctual courtesy, it's actually considered a little rude. "A thoughtful guest will arrive exactly 10 minutes after the start time," Musson says, "and arriving early is unacceptable; your host may still be getting ready." Can you get fired for calling in sick with doctors note? California is an at-will employment state so an employer may fire an employee who provided a doctor's note as long as they can prove the decision was not based on discrimination.