Being late to work is no longer a big deal — but these 5 behaviors leave your colleagues enraged

With return-to-office mandates becoming more common across the country, employees are hurrying back to work —but they needn’t worry about being on time.

Punctuality is no longer the big deal it once was, according to a new report in Fortune, with experts saying hybrid work models popularized during the Covid pandemic have relaxed rules around tardiness.

“The concept of a rigid 9-to-5 workday has become less relevant for many,” workplace wellbeing expert Jen Fisher told the publication.

And employees around America agree.

A meager 14% of employees cite tardiness as an irritating office behavior, according to a survey of 1,000 workers conducted by the job recruitment company Monster.

Many white-collar workers are now glued to their smartphones around the clock, meaning they can communicate with colleagues via email or tools such as Teams and Slack — even while they’re commuting into the office for one of their mandated “in-person days.”