Comments on: Please Respect My Time – Dealing with People Who are Always Late

By: SV

SV — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 13:16:13 +0000

I don’t think my girlfriend values my time. We often makes plans to do something specific together and then, right before it’s time to execute the plans, she changes all of it… BUT, she doesn’t let me know… says nothing. We could plan for cooking a meal together at her home, which takes shopping, preparing etc. Then, I can show up and she has take out. Often, she just says, “I thought…” or “I forgot.” The last time I felt she didn’t value my time, she needed me to ride with her to pick something up. And, when I asked her, “Why me?” instead of telling me she can’t due to COVID, she tells me I don’t trust my other friend. Then that her other friends don’t question her. That made me feel offended. I just want her to understand that my time is valuable enough to keep plans and that I have the right to plan my own schedule.

By: JT

JT — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 21:10:43 +0000

In reply to Bren. Trust me the reverse is true as well. I am a healthcare provider that meet plenty of patients that seem to think whatever they do is more important than my time. Over the past two years I reached my limit and kicked these time wasters out—thankfully, overall they constitute a very small portion of people, but they cause a disproportionate amount of stress and time wastage. Just had a patient this morning that, like many times in the past, always calls right at the appointment time and says that he will be 15 min late. My front desk lady said that 15 is ok (it actually isn’t , but we are being generous and accommodating) but please no more than that, and the guy blew up at my front desk lady, cussing her out and wanting to see another provider. That’s fine by me, I returned his money for his appointment, and probably saved myself the can down the road. With this person’s behavior, sooner or later he is bound to go off, and better to just get it over with. So let’s not forget this and think it is all on healthcare providers. Plenty of stuff on the other side as well. Why do you think some providers overbook? Precisely because many no-show.

By: Bren

Bren — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 18:44:14 +0000

What can you do when your doctor is always “running behind” on other patients and they don’t respect your time because they cram too many people in too little of appointment times? People who work, like I do, have to use their leave to attend appointments and when the doctors “run late” it costs us time and money. It’s not like they have a supervisor we can call and complain to in order for them to be held accountable.