Wake up, Gen Z! (Literally.) While research shows that while you think it’s OK to show up five to 10 minutes late for work, your baby boomer boss is saying nope. Not even by one minute.
A survey of 1,000 adults in Great Britain by online platform Meeting Canary found that depending on the generation you are born into, your definition of being “on time” could be drastically different.
For respondents ages 16 to 26, nearly 50% said that being between five and 10 minutes late was just as good as being on time. For millennials, 40% said they would be forgiving if a co-worker was 10 minutes behind schedule.
However, for older generations, the tolerance for being late quickly dropped off, with only 26% of Gen X and 20% of baby boomers saying they would be okay with someone being 10 minutes late. Baby boomers added that people should avoid being late altogether, even by a minute.
