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[–] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"They shouldn't waste my time waiting for them, they should be early and waste their time waiting for the appointment!"

No, but seriously, +/- 5 minutes is what it is. After that, it varies a lot on context.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Yeah, you go to the doctor, and when everyone shows up "right on time," people later in the day get fucked by 30-40m. Show up early and be considerate of others, it's not a hard concept. That or don't make appointments you're not going to keep. You're not wasting your own time being on time to your own appointment that you made.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago

    people later in the day get fucked by 30-40m

    That's not at all how time works.

    If a doctor has 1 hour appointments, scheduled on the hour, and everyone is 5 minutes late, the schedule is now every hour on the :05.

    Your 9:00 arrives at 9:05 and runs to 10:05, but that's fine because your 10:00 is 5 minutes late, so they're now on time. It's not cumulative at all.

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