how_do_i_answer x Attendance and punctuality are important factors to an employee's success or failure with Peet's. How do you maintain good attendance and punctuality? 030715 ... emails from work [How do you maintain good attendance and punctuality?] hmm... i have a watch, a car, and feet. i can keep time, drive there, or walk. 030715 ... niska quit calling in sick and sleeping in. 030715 ... Strideo Step 1: Make work attendance your highest priority. Place your job highest in importance among any activities you might do at a particular time. Make up your mind not to let anything short of a personal health problem or family emergency prevent you from going to work. Step 2: Know your schedule. Be sure that you are aware of exactly when you are expected to be at work. Never use the excuse, "I didn't know I was supposed to work." Take responsibility for knowing and for fulfilling your commitments. Step 3: Make daily use of an alarm clock. Do not depend on your own ability to wake on time. Take necessary measures to get yourself awake and ready to perform duties. Step 4: Get enough sleep. Obtain the necessary rest to do your job well. Do not stay up late the night before you must work. Reserve this for nights that precede days off. Step 5: Arrange your transportation ahead of time and have a contingency plan. Know how you plan to get to work the day or night before. Have a plan for an alternate ride, in case your car fails or your ride falls through. Saying, "I have no way to get there" is an unsuitable excuse for an employed adult to use. Step 6: Inform your supervisor directly in plenty of time if you are unable to perform duties. In the case of illness, always telephone your supervisor yourself (unless you are too ill) and explain the situation. Never pass on a message to someone else. Maintaining good attendance is crucial to every employee's career. It communicates a sense of respect for making a living. This important skill should become second nature to everyone who has a job. ... 030715 ... Syrope the key is not letting yourself get by with small slips. if you let yourself skip *just one friday* or sleep in *just 5 more minutes* then soon you'll be a sorry excuse of an employee. extend your job description to including character, integrity, and honesty in everything you do. getting ready for, going to, being at, preparing to leave, and leaving work are all part of your job. by holding yourself to stricter standards than your employer, you can ensure the company's satisfaction with your work. 030715 ... Syrope hehe or that ;) strideo you answered while i was typing lol 030715 ... Strideo heh, I cheated anyways ^_^ I found that stuff on some work ethics files from a google search. ... 030715 ... Syrope lol wow, good idea to look there though ;) sometimes i think i should google more. 030715 ... Strideo I wish I could come up with a perfect answer like that during a job interview! lol ... 030715 ... Syrope :) i have the "right" answers, i just wish i was better at phrasing them on command 030715 ... Strideo excactly ... 030715 ... mippy moo moo I have to say that the "go to bed early the night before you have to work" rule is WAY too difficult... But I am on time/early more than I am late, so I think I'm safe r what not. On the actuall not calling in bit - Holy MOSES!!! My roomate has called in to work 18 times in the last 6 months alone, and where we work, they fire people like crazy for calling in so much (don't know how she gets away with it!!!) Anyway, I wish she wouldn't sluff away her sick time, because now she is really very sick, but she has to come in, or face the danger of getting fired - then here we'll be homeless!!! Not good. I've said my piece. 050405 ... Arwyn Now I tell people I'm a writer. A book beneath my belt and more poetry I can care to admit to. No. It's not published. I'm not an author. Just a writer. Notebook after notebook filled with loves, battles, and wishes. Why? What do you do? 180924 what's it to you? who go blather from