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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The responses are all rather fascinating to me.  In my office (and most of the industry, frankly), the conversation would go something like this:  "Susan.  Please stop showing up late.  The hours are 7:00 to 3:00, be on time."

It's not very touchy-feely here, largely because it is completely male dominated.  I think that anytime you have more women, it creates a gentler environment.  (And most of the men are former military, too.)[/quote]

This cracked me up.  i do think the message has to be pitched to the audience.  The former military person might prefer the straight to the point.  If I were already stressed out about a situation and got the straight to the point message, my thought would be maybe I need to be looking for a new job.  You have basically said, your choice is to get here at 7:00 or don't come back.  Now legitimately, you may need me there at that time and you are obviously within your rights, but if I have other responsibilities that won't fit with that, it's clear I need to find something else.   if the firm is already overburdened, having the person quit (who from what i cam tell is otherwise a good employee) because they figure they are already on the way out with a stern reprimand or feel backed into making a choice because there is no room for flexibility, won't help the OP.   I think you can be firm in a nice way.[/quote]

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