taking other people’s time very seriously

This is a kind thing to do, but I also put it squarely in the “respect is earned” category.

I wouldn’t give someone hell for being 10 mins late because traffic or whatever, but if their standard is expecting me to be there half an hour early, just staring at the clock, won’t let me clock in early and just get to it, burning time I’ll never get back, anxiously awaiting to clock in on the dot and not a minute more or else…

…They clearly don’t think much of my time and therefore the relationship is going to be adversarial in nature.