Will you leave if someone doesn't start on time?

It depends on the appointment. If it's just a meeting of some sort, not that important, i'll walk out of it if it starts late. If it's a job offer from a big company, hell, i'll wait half a day for that. I've waited at most 3 hours for a job offer before.

I guess i will, that's kind of boring and there's nothing interesting to do!

I think it depends. If I've spent money on it, I will wait. If I had to drive a good distance to participate, I'll wait. If it's something I'm really excited to do, I'll wait. I may not ever come back after that though!

Hello macdingolinger, I can wait for sometime, but i believe there is a limit for each of us. I have a little patience to wait, but it can get annoying if it's too long. Good for you, you seem to be quite punctual and want everything in time.

i try not to because i live in the Philippines and we have this so called Filipino time which i hate the most. most people attend meetings, seminars, or classes really late. i hate that but i have to adjust.

I don't know why, I guess I'm just patient, but I usually don't leave when I'm meeting up with someone especially when that person have confirmed that he or she will arrive though late. I have experienced waiting for someone for almost two hours. I got annoyed of course, but I still didn't leave. I talked to her about how I felt. I told her how long I've been waiting, etc. just to be honest with her but I talked to her in a good manner. I don't like being late so I expect others will also be on time when meeting up with me. I hope I won't experience that again. =)

Yes. I don't think that is right either. I have actually gotton up after 20 or so minutes and left for the same reason. I think it is very disrespectful, because people have schedules also, and they are to be changed around in ordr to make the schedules.

I agree with you, I would have walked out as well. I would think it is also disrespectful of people's time as well. My biggest problem is when you are at the doctor's office. Why is it that doctors are ALWAYS running late. Is it a prerequisite for the job? If you have been in practice for a while, you know how long it will take to do rounds in the hospital in the morning (if your doctor even does that). Not to mention, you need to schedule more time in between appointments for those long winded patients that ask way too many questions. I can't stand having say a 10:00 doctor appointment, and I don't even get seen until after 11:00 a.m. - now that is disrespectful to me.

I myself would leave too. Especially when I'm busy and just try to accomodate that meeting. It is so hard to manage busy time, it will surely had a domino effect if you're a busy person. And people should consider punctuality for this matter. For sure no one would want to ruin their day so they should know how to respect others.

Dear Macdingolinger... I had my share of being disgruntled with late comers as I am always punctual. I put high respect on other's people time whether it be a calltime for vacation getaway, or whether it be office or church service. You so mentioned here that yours had something to do with church service... i bear that all the time, usually we have to wait for more minutes till we come up with a quorum. I wish we didnt have to wait, right? So what if it is church service and one is giving his service for free... the mere fact that one commits to church service means that they have to abide with the rules and regulations. It doesnt mean that if you are doing your work for free means it gives you to come on your free time... It is so unfair... Professionalism should also be imbibed in voluntary work.

For me yes if I get angry to the one I waited and the hindrance of my late.

Hi macdingolinger! I do not leave though, may be my patience is long with this matter, I would really want to get the function/date completed even if I will have to wait. Also, I believe in the old adage: better late than never.. There might be a good reason behind the lateness :-)