Every morning when that alarm clock rings, our minds are flooded with a list of excuses we can resort to so we can stay home. If that doesn’t work out or if we can’t secure a medical report, we resort to a list of excuses we can use to get that extra hour of sleep and go in late to work. These are the most common types of Jordanian personalities who are late to work:
1) The Complainer
This person always blames their luck. It was the traffic, a lost car key, car troubles, or a broken elevator – never their fault.
2) The one who doesn’t care
Late and doesn’t give one damn! If you give them a warning about being late, they get really defensive and start brushing it off. “Yeah, I’m late what’s the big deal?”
3) The giver
This person arrives late and brings breakfast for the whole office, rendering you completely incapable of asking why they’re late while you munch on knafeh.
4) The sensitive one
This person is always deeply affected by everything and anything. They might even end up coming in late because their neighbor’s grandfather died, and they were just too shaken up to come in. Or maybe a cat got run over on their street. Or a kid down the block got the flu…
5) The lowlife
If asked about why they’re tardy, this person won’t answer but will rather remind you of every single time you were a few minutes late!
6) The sly one
Comes in late and makes you feel like you’re in waaaaay too early.
…And we can’t forget that in every single company, there’s an ideal employee who is never late and punches in early most days. This person is also the bane of every other employee’s existence, because they’re constantly used as a ridiculous reference point! “See how x is never late?”