How important is being on time to work?

Only 14% of employees cite punctuality as the most important workplace manner, according to Monster's survey of more than 1,000 workers.

What are the most annoying workplace behaviors?

1. Not cleaning up after oneself (88%) 2. Gossiping (81%) 3. Using inappropriate language (78%) 4. Being unresponsive to messages (77%) 5. Consistently being late to meetings (77%)

How COVID changed work-life balance

“With the increasing adoption of remote and hybrid work models, especially accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the concept of a rigid 9-to-5 workday has become less relevant for many,” said Jen Fisher, a global expert on wellbeing at work. The focus on effectiveness over simply showing up, changing workplace cultures that emphasize work-life balance, and technology that enables asynchronous work, also feed into this trend, Fisher noted. Looking anecdotally at the bigger picture, “it seems that people may care the same or slightly less about punctuality over the last five years,” added Vicki Salemi, career expert for job-recruitment company Monster. Everyone is doing their own thing, more or less. “You may not be as cognizant of your coworkers' schedules or lose track if they're in the office or working remotely that day, there's more flexibility in where we work and when,” she explained. “I see this as an opportunity to rethink what punctuality means,” said Jennifer Moss, author of Unlocking Happiness at Work, pointing to how some workers, specifically women, might be late due to childcare duties. “If there are fair reasons for being late and it’s not impacting others, we can relax the expectations. It’s when we’re burdening someone else that causes the most concern.”

SuccessFuture of Work

No one cares if you roll in on time anymore, but here are the behaviors coworkers do mind

BYChloe Berger

Is strolling in late that rude? Many think not really, per Monster.