Gen Z cries ‘time blindness’: Is being late a real medical condition?
https://nypost.com/2023/07/21/is-time-blindness-a-real-medical-condition-experts-weigh-in/
Being chronically late isn’t just rude or inconvenient — it’s now considered a medical condition.
A number of medical experts have labeled the condition “time blindness” and associated it with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or other mental health issues.
And while there are strategies and therapies that can help, a few people who say they have the condition insist on being accommodated.
Now, a young woman on TikTok has been ridiculed for asking during a job interview “are there accommodations for people who struggle with time blindness and being on time?”
“Do the world a favor and give them this information at every interview you go on,” responded one TikTok user.
“I have actual blindness and I am always on time,” noted another.
“So if you’re supposed to get paid on the 1st but the company struggles with time blindness pays you on the 30th? Is that okay????” asked a third.
The young woman, identified as Sarah Trefren by news.com.au, blamed the mockery on “political polarization,” adding, “I think that a culture where workers are just cut off because they struggle with being on time … that culture needs to be dismantled.”
Refusing to yield to accusations of being “entitled,” a teary-eyed Trefren said, “No if people think it’s okay to treat others like this — that’s entitlement.”
While the comments she received are almost uniformly negative, psychologists and other experts acknowledge that time blindness is a real condition and for people who have it, everyday tasks can be an uphill battle.
