But in information technology, there's never room at the top. The apex of the org chart is a skinny place indeed. So if you want to get there, or at least move up a box or two, you have to stop making boneheaded career mistakes. You've probably made a bunch of them this week. Punctuality Stop it.
Punctuality can kill a career faster than a clip-on tie.
Punctuality means you don't have enough to do. You have time to get organized. To be on time. Ten minutes at a minimum. Twenty minutes if it's your meeting.