There are certain things in worklife where we cannot compromise and top of it is punctuality. It is very important thing to have a better personality and image at workplace. It shows your interest and commitment towards your work and for the company you are working for. Whether you have nothing to do in early hours, still I believe that being on time and giving proper working hours to the company means a lot.
Since childhood, I have seen the punctuality and commitment to work of my Father. He used to work in Government office where every other person comes late and it is a common thing but my Father was totally different, he was always on time. he never goes to work late or take offs. I learnt this thing from my Father and it really helped me in my career. From the beginning of my career, I gave importance to punctuality and it pays off. In fact, it makes a person valuable in the eyes of management. I used to be a person who hates being late at work. It is the key to success and it proved 100% correct for me.
Punctuality has the marks in the scorecard and evaluation of a person and I used to get ten out of ten in it. Honestly, I just love to be the first person in the department to be at work and seeing others coming later. This thing helped me in achieving full marks and for the record, I used to be the person who won rewards for being the top scorer for 10 consecutive months which later stopped but I didn’t changed myself for being on time. being on time in the morning helps to get settle well and start your work with full focus. Pending tasks can be covered in those times and there are many other helpful reasons for being punctual.
Unfortunately, I just forgot about the importance of being punctual in 2023. I won’t blame others or have any excuse for this issue, its purely my fault. Environment and people at workplace have direct impact on your thinking and maybe it worked on me in 2023. I used to be a person who never go with the flow or do what is trending but now, I am changed and I follow the footsteps of others. I heard that being on time doesn’t matter if you are able to complete your tasks in less working hours. Punctuality is old fashion and things are changed now. So, I adopted this advice and I am never on time at work now.
I think there should be some strictness or policy to deduct salary for being late or to motivate, there should be some allowance or incentive. I realized that I have taken my work for granted and in such a chill pill environment, where there is no one to counsel me, I can do whatever I want. In 9-6 job, I am not giving my 100% and one of the reason is avoiding punctuality. So, I have taken this thing on top of my list for 2024. In my opinion and as far as I observed and experienced, being on time matters a lot. Specially at work, I have to reset myself and will try my best to avoid any unnecessary lates. Punctuality is the key to success and I was lost somewhere without punctuality, which is the basic policy in all companies. Now, it’s the right time to take time seriously and value each and every minute. Hoping for the best in 2024.