When I was Chief Resident, I cured tardiness. We had morning report at 6:00 AM. We worked 36 hour shifts and got off work the following evening at 6:00 PM. You go home for 12 hours then pull another 36 hour shift. It works out to more than 110 hours/week.
The problem is that we can't get the day started till all 12 doctors show up. People would routinely show up late, screwing up everyone's day. After a stern warning, a chronically late second year resident showed up 15 minutes late with an attitude that DARED me to do something about it.
I announced that since there were 12 doctors who couldn't get started working because of her tardiness she had wasted 3 hours of doctor time (12 docs. 15 minutes each) I told her that she would not go home at 6:00 PM the following night but she would have to work till 9:00PM. I don't recall anyone being late again that year.
Yes, I'm a tyrant.
