Originally Posted by maleficent

Both of those do not belong in the same category as drinking red wine with fish - being late for a meeting is unprofessional and rude. The other people in the meeting have things to do... their time is valuable. What makes the person who is late so danged important that they can hold up the meeting while they do something else. Be on time - it's not a difficult concept. I have wasted more time waiting for self important idiots to arrive for a meeting-- My time is valuable... if a meeting is scheduled for 11:00am -- it starts at 11:00am... why is that so hard to understand.