14 worst kinds of late people

POLOKWANE –  We have all been a little late to work or to a lunch date with friends, but that does not mean it is acceptable.

Here is a list of the 14 worst kinds of late people. Are you one of them?

1. The infuriatingly relaxed colleague: The person who rolls into the meeting 10 minutes late, holding a coffee that they clearly could have forgone in order to be on time.
2. The manic pixie procrastinator: The person who shows up breathless, their whimsical flowy skirt fluttering in their wake, thinking their lateness is adorable and bohemian.
3. The pre-liar: The person who texts you “almost there!” when you are confident they have in fact just exited the shower.
4. The post-liar: The person who arrives late and says “Oh my God, I’m so sorry, the subway was delayed!” when you live in a town without a subway.
5. The interruptor: The person who comes into the movie right as it’s starting, distracting you from the important opening scenes and or literally crawling over you.
6. The hungry-maker: The person who is so late that you say screw it and start eating brunch alone.
7. The genetic latie: The person who blames their personality for why they’re always late.
8. The empty chair: The person who shows up late to an event where you’re graciously saving them a seat. Everybody gives you the stink eye, but you’re not the monster here.
9. The oversharer: The person who always blames their lateness on their significant other. This typically involves an overly detailed story you’re then forced to listen to.
10. The harried commuter: The person who blames public transport or traffic every time they’re late. (Sometimes, yes. But every time? No. Build in extra time.)
11. The overscheduler: The person who is late because they were doing some other fun thing right before and you know because they Instagrammed it. BUSTED.
12. The eleventh-hour overcompensator: The person who sends you a completely overdramatic paragraphs-long text explaining why they’re late. (For example: “OMG I’m gonna be late because a UNICORN was crossing the street, so OBVIOUSLY I had to follow it, but then my foot hurt, so I had to stop and see why my foot hurt and then RYAN GOSLING walked by, but it was actually a homeless person LOL so yeah I’ll be there in 45 minutes maybe!”)
13. The spatially incompetent: The person who is always late because they just can’t seem to figure out how long it takes to get from their apartment to point B, even though they’ve lived there for three years.
14. The denier: The person who walks in, hugs you hello and acts like their lateness just never happened.

Taken from Time.com