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Survey: New Jersey workers are the least punctual in the nation
News 12 New Jersey ^ | February 8, 2018 | News 12 New Jersey

Posted on 02/12/2018 4:26:24 PM PST by GuavaCheesePuff

EDISON - A recent survey has found that New Jersey residents show up late to work more often than employees in any other state.

The report by Mattress Clarity surveyed over 2,700 American employees about being late to work and found that the average New Jersey worker loses 7.9 minutes per week to lateness.

Mattress Clarity says that the lateness costs employers $122 per employee, per year in revenue – a total of $500 million.

New Jersey residents told News 12 New Jersey that there are several reasons that they were late to work. Some blamed late trains or heavy traffic.

(Excerpt) Read more at newjersey.news12.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: New Jersey
KEYWORDS: getontime; newjersey; punctuality; work
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1 posted on 02/12/2018 4:26:25 PM PST by GuavaCheesePuff
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

Gummit survey?
Fuggetaboutit!


2 posted on 02/12/2018 4:30:53 PM PST by Leo Carpathian (FReeeeepeesssssed)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

Well, the solution is really simple. Late to work too often then the penalty is no job. Or,if you value being employed, start for work early and then arrive on time.


3 posted on 02/12/2018 4:31:45 PM PST by Parmy
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To: GuavaCheesePuff
Some blamed late trains or heavy traffic.

So leave the house earlier, nitwits. If I am less than 10 minutes early, I consider myself late.

4 posted on 02/12/2018 4:33:09 PM PST by ShadowAce (Linux - The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

A relatively large percentage of people from NJ commute to New York and Philadelphia for work using choke-point bridges or through tunnels. That may have something to do with it.


5 posted on 02/12/2018 4:41:17 PM PST by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: ShadowAce

“So leave the house earlier, nitwits. If I am less than 10 minutes early, I consider myself late.”

So I was in the Army for 22 years. I said when I retired from that I wanted a job where I did not have to get up early and did not have to travel. I got part of that. I travel more than I want, but as far as getting up early, I am OK. They have a flex schedule with core hours. I have to be in from 09:00-15:00. I can add on the extra before or after. For me it is usually after. But my point is that as long as I put in my 8 hours and do good work, who cares when I come in. I do understand that can not work in every field, but I gotta say, it works for me.


6 posted on 02/12/2018 4:41:25 PM PST by MPJackal ("From my cold dead hands.")
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To: MPJackal
I understand. I've been in that environment as well. I don't think that is what they are talking about here, though.

If you were hired with an expectation of when your hours would be, then keep those hours.

7 posted on 02/12/2018 4:44:42 PM PST by ShadowAce (Linux - The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: ShadowAce

Sounds simple but in reality not in the NY/Met area. We can quite honestly take public transportation planning 1.5 hours to spare and still be late thanks to tunnel and bridge accidents, lane closures or other road accidents. I agree. Planning goes a long way, but some days there’s just nothing you can do.


8 posted on 02/12/2018 4:45:55 PM PST by usafa92 (Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

Is this on Amazon’s list of must have criteria?
Or is it something Amazon took for granted and overlooked?


9 posted on 02/12/2018 5:17:09 PM PST by spintreebob
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To: ShadowAce
"Some blamed late trains or heavy traffic."

I had a flat tire, there was an earthquake, a hurricane, a volcano - it WASN'T MY FAULT!!

10 posted on 02/12/2018 5:25:44 PM PST by Psalm 73 ("Gentlemen, you can't fight in here - this is the War Room".)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

Is there a correlation to the state’s tax rates?

How do other high-taxed states rate?


11 posted on 02/12/2018 6:03:38 PM PST by TigersEye (Where is the Trump/Russia collusion memo? ... Mueller? Mueller? Anybody?)
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To: Psalm 73
I had a flat tire, there was an earthquake, a hurricane, a volcano

If you let every little thing distract you you'll never get your tire changed. ;^)

12 posted on 02/12/2018 6:07:28 PM PST by TigersEye (Where is the Trump/Russia collusion memo? ... Mueller? Mueller? Anybody?)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

Not me! I’m retired.


13 posted on 02/12/2018 6:35:01 PM PST by New Jersey Realist ( (Be Nice To Your Kids. They Will Pick Out Your Nursing Home))
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To: TigersEye

“How do other high-taxed states rate?”

In the more laid back left coast states and particularly in the SoCal, LA area it’s not unusual to see workers already at happy hour by 4:30 PM. I worked at a help center once and frequently had to support their clients remotely when no one locally was around late in the day to offer assistance. Don’t know if they’ve come up with a survey for that region yet, but with the SoCal traffic I can imagine morning lateness likely is also an issue. Around here we do deal with heavy traffic in the morning and lateness because the region is so heavily congested, but we often stay late after hours to make up for it.


14 posted on 02/12/2018 7:41:02 PM PST by ScottfromNJ
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

“New Jersey workers are the least punctual in the nation”

“You got a problem wit dat, buddy?”


15 posted on 02/12/2018 7:59:59 PM PST by Strac6 ("Mrs. Strac, Pilatus, and Sig Sauer: All the fun things in my life are Swiss!")
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To: TigersEye

I believe it is a combination of congestion in an ageing infrastructure and the fact that punitive taxes have chased away many of the people who show up on time (white people).


16 posted on 02/13/2018 2:46:13 AM PST by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: TigersEye

“Is there a correlation to the state’s tax rates?”

Yes, there is perfect correlation between this problem and the stupidity that abounds in New Jersey when it comes to electing people to public office. Most New Jerseyites are looking for government to provide them a free ride, but don’t really understand that their “free ride” isn’t really free at all.


17 posted on 02/13/2018 2:51:15 AM PST by vette6387
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To: ScottfromNJ

Well, if you’re late getting to work, of course you need to leave early to make up for it. Can’t be late twice in the same day. :=)


18 posted on 02/13/2018 2:57:29 AM PST by Bob (Damn, the democrats haven't been this upset since Republicans freed their slaves.)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

I guess Hawaii is no longer in the nation, or was not included in the survey.


19 posted on 02/13/2018 3:36:10 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (Have an A-1 day.)
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Yup. My uncle always said that if you’re not 15 minutes early, you’re late. We’re always early.


20 posted on 02/13/2018 3:37:40 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (Have an A-1 day.)
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