"I pick her up every day because she's on the way and doesn't drive. We've been late a few times, and our job has a protocol for lateness. My supervisor doesn't keep close tabs on our team's timestamps, so she hardly realized when I was late. My friend's supervisor, however, happened to notice her fourth tardy arrival and gave her a stern warning, per protocol."
"I understand why you were angry, even though it is true that the two of you were late. Were you often late because of your friend? You say that you aren't late anymore now that you go alone. Are you more conscientious now, or was she a drag on the commute? If you value her friendship, you can offer to speak to her to break the ice about this topic."
A commuter stopped picking up a friend who does not drive after the friend asked her supervisor whether the commuter would also be punished for repeated tardiness. The commuter began arriving on time after ending the carpool and no longer regrets the decision, though the friend now barely speaks to her. The friend's transit commute is difficult without the ride. Advice recommends assessing whether lateness resulted from the friend, offering to initiate a conciliatory conversation, expressing feelings and missing the friendship, acknowledging the friend's hardship, and discussing possible future shared rides if both agree.
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