How do I politely/professionally say?

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Get your butts up early enough to make your boat, your bus, or your train and stop complaining that your ride is leaving "2mins early" as you're running to get on.  People are so damn spoiled nowadays - they expect door to door service - they want to get to work on time but w/o the work of getting up early, giving themselves ample time for traffic and/or sudden emergencies that may take up even more of a longer commute.  

Why is it that people rant & rave about a certain public transportation not getting them to their jobs on time b/c of certain issues when they don't bother to do their part.. and I'm sick of hearing "well, I pay for this."  Yeah, they won't get up early for that but if there's a huge sale for merchandise you bet your life these same idiots will get up at the crack of dawn even though the stores won't open till 9AM.. and don't give me that bull, well why should I have to get up so early... well, then you shouldn't get pissed off if the train, bus, or whatever doesn't get you into work on time!  

I, for one, drive my car 1mile every morning to my son's school from home, then 4 miles into work... I cannot have road rage b/c I'm stuck in traffic and I'm 30mins away from my job even though I've only 10mins to get there.. well whose fault is it?  MINE!  'cause I didn't get up earlier enough knowing that I may or may not have to anticipate for things such as these...


Sorry for ranting myself but my question is how do I politely explain to these people to just get up early....

Aporia · Accepted Answer

It's okay, I understand. People are on time when they want to be on time. Occasionally things do make you late, such as an accident on the freeway or a sudden blizzard, but it's rare and if it happens enough, you learn to compensate.

I make it a rule to not wait on people who are habitually late. Once they realize they're not going to be accommodated, it's amazing how much more they are on time.

Monty · Answer

I don't see why you need to be polite about it.  Just tell them to get up earlier.

One day, I was driving to work.  A car passed me (speeding) on a curve, and the passenger flipped the bird at me. I was doing the speed limit.  Made me angry   As I got to my job, I saw that car parked at valet and the passenger, in valet uniform, was getting out.

I went in to my office, and grumbled about it with our very young shift manager.  So, SM called valet, asked them to send the young man who had just arrived, having come down Elm St , to the shift office.   

So when this kid came into his office, I heard the shift manager  yell at this kid.  "Why did you flip the bird at my MOTHER???"

The kid was dumbfounded.  (So was I.  I am not the SM's mother.  Admittedly, I look like I could be, tho.)  But the kid managed to squeak out "I was just trying to get to work on time."  The SM. yelled "So leave home 15 minutes earlier, and you won't have to speed, and upset older ladies!"

Tickled me.

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