People

Having been let down by someone last Sunday, I was let down again by the workman. Twice this week people have made appointments with me that they didn't keep, and that they didn't contact me about until well after the event. That's twice that people have told me that they will do something, and then not doing it.
What is the matter with people? For me an appointment is an agreement between people and a matter of trust. It's also a matter of mutual respect and consideration.
In my last job I had to manage people who behaved like this. They would agree to do something, not do it, and then say that they'd forgotten. That's what children do. I've come to the conclusion that people at large simply cannot be trusted.
By the way the workman has just contacted me and asked to come straight round. I've relented and told him to come round in half an hour. By the way too, I'm only three minutes away from home.