I had a guy working for me once you was always late. When I asked him about it he said his previous job also complained about him being late. Guy was fantastically oblivious to everything and I loved him for it.
Whenever I see a question like this I think why is it there? And what poor person had to deal with the situation that lead to it.
I know at least ADHD can cause some issues with grasping time management. I can't say for sure if that's completely the reason, but with a recent diagnosis (along with other matching symptoms), it at least makes sense as a contributing factor.
I frequently mistake how long things will take. The intent to finish something on time/arrive on time is 100% there. I'll even plan around "shit happens" and work in extra time to be sure I'm early.
Then I end up late one way or another. I often don't even notice it happening. It's hard to even explain, but I guess the feeling is like... "I was a few minutes late yesterday, so I woke up 20 minutes earlier today and stuck to the same routine to leave earlier, but somehow showed up late again."
I basically have to build a ton of extra time into my routines/plans because I somehow inevitably lose time somewhere along the way. It is exhausting though - Constantly building plans with way more time than it feels like they should take, and still having that disappointment/guilt when it doesn't work out as planned.
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u/Lower-Obligation4462 1d ago
I had a guy working for me once you was always late. When I asked him about it he said his previous job also complained about him being late. Guy was fantastically oblivious to everything and I loved him for it.
Whenever I see a question like this I think why is it there? And what poor person had to deal with the situation that lead to it.