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The importance of punctuality (守时) in our daily lives____(be) obvious. It affects both the individual (个 人) and the workplace.
On ____ whole, the workplace operates more smoothly when employees are punctual. For example, when everyone is on time for a meeting, the meeting will start smoothly as it____ (schedule). Punctuality may help you achieve advancement. Research shows that managers are less____ (like) to promote late employees.
Lack of punctuality affects the people in the workplace. It may lead to anger, as colleagues who are on time compare____ (they) with late-comers. Being late throws you out of the group, as you may miss important____(inform). This causes a harmful division among employees. Leaders affect the entire workplace. When leaders are late, it sends an irresponsible message to employees____ may decrease their work enthusiasm. Lateness leads to stress, and stress brings____ poor workplace performance. Being consistently late may cause you ____(start) believing your lateness is acceptable. When this happens, you begin to blame outside circumstances and lose focus on potential solutions. To make matters____ (bad), constant lateness can eventually make you lose your job.