A TikToker has claimed she suffers from ‘time blindness’ and slammed businesses for criticizing tardy employees who struggle to be punctual.
The user, Chaotic Philosopher, posted the video on TikTok and said she thought businesses that ‘cut off’ employees who ‘struggle with being on time’ need to be dismantled.
In the clip, she spoke about asking a potential employer if they made accommodations for her ‘time blindness’.
She said: ‘I just wanted to know if there are accommodations for people who struggle with time blindness and being on time, you know.
‘They all started yelling at me and saying that accommodations for time blindness did not exist and if you struggle with being on time you will never be able to get a job.’
Following her claims over ‘time blindness’, she said she was told: ‘Your stupid generation wants to destroy the workplace.’
Looking distressed, she added: ‘I think that a culture where workers are just cut off because they struggle being on time when there are other solutions we can look to, yeah, that culture needs to be dismantled.
‘And then I asked that person how can you feel good about upholding this kind of system.’And then to think I am entitled. No, if people think it’s okay to treat others like this, that is entitlement.’
Chaotic Philosopher did not find too much sympathy after uploading the video to TikTok, before it was reposted to Twitter, with commenters urging her to ‘just use an alarm’.
One user commented on the video and said: ‘I’ll accept time blindness if you agree to accept payroll blindness. It only seems fair.’
Another added: ‘Someone clearly stepped foot in the real world for the first time that day and realized she wasn’t cut out for it.’
One woman, who said she has worked as a manager and employer, said she understood being late happened from time to time.
But she added: ‘Life happens man – but when it’s a consistent issue, it doesn’t just effect you – if effects the entire team. Have some consideration for your coworkers.’
Others were even less sympathetic, with one user noting that she could resolve her issue by ‘setting alarms’.
‘This kind of thing I must make my OWN accommodations for. I lay out my fits every night, alarms for everything, meal prep,’ another explained.
