Being Punctual
There are a lot of reasons to be on time for work. First of all is because it’s an inconvenience for me and the people I work with. When I am late I hold back my coworkers. Being late shows disrespect to the people I work for, and to the United States Marine Corps. It is important to be on time to show that I respect what I do and that I am ready for the day. By being on time I can focus more on the tasks at hand instead of stressing about the reasons why I was late. It also keeps me from having to play catch up.
Being late also hurts others. When I am late they have to wait for me and it puts others behind as well. Being late is a sign of laziness. I do not feel that I am lazy, and I do not want to give off signs that I am. I take pride in that I am usually early. I think being on time is important so that I can focus on my work and get what I need done. I like to be prepared and ready for the day, and being late messes my routine, as well as everyone else’s up. Being late not only hurts my job, but me as an individual.
I will lose the respect of my coworkers and it will hurt my chances of being promoted in the future. That will also affect my family. Being late is not something that I plan to make a habit of. I plan to teach my daughter the importance of being on time to school, work and anywhere else she goes. As a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps it is my responsibility to set the example for everyone around me. If I am late on a regular basis it will make those below me think that it is acceptable when it is not.
By being late it shows poor leadership, bad initiative, and weakness to my peers. As an NCO in charge of funeral details it is important to be on time to the funerals. If I am late to a funeral I can cause more distress to the family that is already grieving their lost loved one. I wouldn’t appreciate it if I hired a worker who was repeatedly late so I don’t want to be that inconvenience for anyone else. It is very important that I make it to my appointments on time as well as coming in to work; it should not be any different between appointments or work.
If I do not come into work on time it can make my senior noncommissioned officers worried because I have not checked in or called with information on where I am at, if I am hurt or if there was an emergency that I needed to take my wife or daughter to the hospital. I understand that if I do not take control by waking up on time that it becomes a habit that will be hard to break and cause me to get into serious trouble or even get me reduced in rank.
If I am to fix this problem I must irst figure out what is making me sleep in, then I must do whatever I can to fix this problem by ensuring that it does not happen anymore to me or my fell marines. As the training noncommissioned officer it is my responsibility to ensure everyone’s training is up to date and everything is stored properly, I cannot do that if I walk in the door late because everyone is waiting for me which will make my staff noncommissioned officers pissed off at me.
Their being mad at me will make work even harder for all of us. I do not want to make excuses for why I was late. I know that it was my fault. In the future I will try my hardest not to be late again. I will make sure every night that my alarm clock is set as well as the alarm on my phone. I will wake up early and be at work early and put in all the effort I can.
