Are Gen Z workers being rude? Almost half of young workers believe showing up ten minutes late to work is as good as being on time, survey reveals

For many of us, being late is thought-about the peak of rudeness – an indication of disrespect, even contempt, for these you retain ready.

But not so for Generation Z, who believe showing up ten minutes late is as good as being on time.

Almost half – 46 per cent – of these aged 16 to 26 say being between 5 and ten minutes late is completely acceptable, simply as good as being punctual.

Tolerance for tardiness decreases with age, nonetheless. 

Around 39 per cent of millennials – these aged 27 to 42 – forgive associates or colleagues for being up to ten minutes not on time, dropping to 26 per cent for Generation X (43 to 58) and 20 per cent for Baby Boomers (59 and over). 

Around 39 per cent of millennials – these aged 27 to 42 – forgive associates or colleagues for being up to ten minutes not on time, dropping to 26 per cent for Generation X (43 to 58) and 20 per cent for Baby Boomers (59 and over)

Indeed seven out of ten Boomers stated they’ve zero tolerance for any stage of tardiness, with 69 per cent saying ‘late is late’. Just 21 per cent of Gen Z agreed with that.

It’s the newest instance of a generational divide on social norms.

As The Mail on Sunday revealed earlier this 12 months, an unbelievable 93 per cent of Gen Z job candidates stated that they had merely not turned up for an interview. 

And, being Gen Z, they’ve made their incapacity to be punctual right into a syndrome, with many claiming ‘time blindness’ as a situation, linked to consideration deficit dysfunction.

In the newest research, on-line assembly firm Meeting Canary requested 1,016 British adults about their attitudes to punctuality. 

Overall, simply 38 per cent of all age teams agreed with the outdated adage that Match Of The Day’s Alan Shearer lives by: ‘To be early is to be on time. To be on time is to be late. And to be late is unacceptable.’

The Match Of The Day’s Alan Shearer lives by the outdated adage: ‘To be early is to be on time. To be on time is to be late. And to be late is unacceptable’

Across all ages, 33 per cent would settle for somebody being 5 to ten minutes late. And 9 per cent discover being between 11 and 15 minutes late acceptable.

Meeting Canary founder Laura van Beers stated: ‘It seems that being ten minutes late is now the equal of being on time, particularly for the youthful era who’re clearly extra forgiving about time-keeping.

‘Their attitudes have introduced a brand new interpretation to the which means of punctuality and for them good time preserving is a versatile proposition – inside motive.

‘Older individuals are more likely to arrive 5 minutes early to be sure that they’re on time whereas youthful folks appear to intention to be no more than ten minutes late so as to be on time.’