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When Punctuality Becomes About Power

I always arrive early to appointments to show respect but doctors and lawyers always keep me waiting and I wonder if punctuality is just another way the powerful control everyone else.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

You're recognizing that time management often functions as a tool of social hierarchy rather than mutual respect.

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