[winrid]

It is a rant, yes, but you should value your time. It's probably the most important thing you have, in my opinion.

You don't need to force consistently late people to be on time. That's not your business.

But you don't have to associate with them.

[AstralStorm]

Actually you have to, because it's your job most of the time.

What you're doing wrong then is scheduling the meeting poorly, without asking the others, which is your problem. It's typical of boss command structure. Expect problems.

Literally the worst thing is people all being forced to work 9 to 5. It's a compounding commute and scheduling disaster. Next to that, planning a meeting near those start or end hours.

[winrid]

I think maybe we are talking about different things. Yes I agree you should try to set expectations and figure out the discrepancies or if you are wrong. Also, you shouldn't schedule meetings at those times (I just had a manager schedule a reoccurring meeting for 5-6? Really??)