What about being late
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I'm working in the IT department of an hotel chain. The whole work is made using Microsoft technologies (C#/ASP.NET/SQL Server ..) We're working on a new project since June. I see that I'm going good as I did all the tasks that I was asking for in time. But I'm having a problem, I've never been in regular time :) never came at 8 o'clock, always 8,30 - 9 sometimes till 9:30. Are you used to be late ? :confused:
Yes, I feel your pain. I often chastise myself for being 1 upto 5 minutes late reporting for duty. You see the problem is after rolling out of bed, the kids leave thier toys on the steps which slows me getting to the down stairs office. Working from home can be a b-tch. I am learning to adjust though.
MrPlankton
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I'm working in the IT department of an hotel chain. The whole work is made using Microsoft technologies (C#/ASP.NET/SQL Server ..) We're working on a new project since June. I see that I'm going good as I did all the tasks that I was asking for in time. But I'm having a problem, I've never been in regular time :) never came at 8 o'clock, always 8,30 - 9 sometimes till 9:30. Are you used to be late ? :confused:
My office opens at 8:00. I'm rarely there before 8:30, sometimes as late as 9:30 or 10:00. My boss doesn't complain because he knows I always put in at least 8 hours, usually more, and if they need me to run down to the office at night or on the weekends (I'm the closest to the office) to reboot one of our servers or whatever, I'll do it without complaint. If he tells me he needs me there by 8:00 (for instance, when he's going to be out of the office), I will be there by 8:00. When I'm working at a clients site, I'm there on time. If you have customers that expect you to be at work at a certain time, you should be there. But if your normal job doesn't involve having to answer support calls at 8:00 or whatever, then the work you get done is much more important than the hours you keep.
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I'm working in the IT department of an hotel chain. The whole work is made using Microsoft technologies (C#/ASP.NET/SQL Server ..) We're working on a new project since June. I see that I'm going good as I did all the tasks that I was asking for in time. But I'm having a problem, I've never been in regular time :) never came at 8 o'clock, always 8,30 - 9 sometimes till 9:30. Are you used to be late ? :confused:
You guys really don't know how lucky you all are. Here in Portugal everyone expects people in the IT field to always work extra time and of course, paid overtime is a mirage. I have never heard of anyone here being paid overtime. Companies assume you will be putting on lots of non-paid overtime. Last project I was in, I was arriving at 9:30am-10:30am and would leave work around 1:00am-2:30am, except on fridays. Friday it was normal for the team to leave at 4:00am-6:00am. That's right. 15 to 17 hours always. Sounds like a lie but it isn't. So I understand when some of my friends from other countries say Portugal is a 3rd world country that hasn't abolish slavery. And we don't even earn that good. That's why most people are leaving to other places. Don't want to sound like winning but there is a reason people say you can't hold on to a girl working in the IT industry. And just to end the story, after 10 months I choose to quit because they said I could not take the holidays I had the right to take. Found another job. Maybe it will be this time I will only work 8 hours a day... (crosses fingers) Kind regards.
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shohom67 : Don't you think it is "about what you produce and the quality of your work" as Steve0 thinks and I do ?
aggla wrote:
Don't you think it is "about what you produce and the quality of your work" as Steve0 thinks and I do ?
I think those things are very important. I also think that professional people, like ourselves, should act in a professional manner. Showing up on or before the time you and your employer agreed on, is just one small piece of the puzzle. Plus it will make you boss(es) happy.:)
Shohom67
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Slacker. I leave home at 6:00 a.m., arrive at work at 6:20. I don't go out the door until 4:00 or 4:30, though :sigh:.
Software Zen:
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I'm working in the IT department of an hotel chain. The whole work is made using Microsoft technologies (C#/ASP.NET/SQL Server ..) We're working on a new project since June. I see that I'm going good as I did all the tasks that I was asking for in time. But I'm having a problem, I've never been in regular time :) never came at 8 o'clock, always 8,30 - 9 sometimes till 9:30. Are you used to be late ? :confused:
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"Our time is from 7:30 am to 4:30 am. but I am in around 7:35 usually and out around 6:00 (nowadays, otherwise was leaveing around 7:30). But my salary is getting cut when i cross the limit or 5 grace or 2 late marks (=1 half day)." Cut by who? Do your extra 1.5 hours a day get counted as "early marks"? Do you get extra salary for working longer, or just less salary for working less? It'd be unfair to dock people for arriving late but not reward them for arriving early/leaving late.
destynova wrote:
Cut by who?
The accounts dept! which also runs on software we have made! Here staying late is seen as employee's willingness and coming in late or grace period is breach of discipline!
Jwalant Soneji (BE IT) (India) Mobile: +91 9969059127 At Winodows Live Spaces At Yahoo! 360 At BlogSpot
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I'm working in the IT department of an hotel chain. The whole work is made using Microsoft technologies (C#/ASP.NET/SQL Server ..) We're working on a new project since June. I see that I'm going good as I did all the tasks that I was asking for in time. But I'm having a problem, I've never been in regular time :) never came at 8 o'clock, always 8,30 - 9 sometimes till 9:30. Are you used to be late ? :confused:
My office timings are 9:00AM to 6:00PM, but I get to work sometime between 9:30AM and 10:00AM. I am loving it!
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Work the hours that suit you best. A good employer will judge you on output, not attendance. Management by counting heads and looking at a clock is not real management. However, make sure your boss is comfortable with working non-standard hours...
This is the best reply so far. Working hours are for the purpose of supporting the timely running of a company, if your position demands that you be responsible for that operation from a certain time, then so be it, but that also means your responsibilities end at a certain time. Anything beyond that should not be judged on the basis of a time sheet. Most IT professionals are in fact creative sector. By that I mean that they are producing something that cannot (or more accurately should not) be simply churned out assembly line style. Employees today are much too willing to subjugate themselves to the ranks of victorian factory workers. You are not a cog, and the company is not an engine. You are a person and what you produce through your sizeable talents directly translates to profit and respect for your company. The question I would ask isn't "what time is it best for me to get in and not be chastised or feel guilty for being too late" but "what is it really that makes me late?" A company should feel like family, and as such you should feel a genuine happy obligation to arrive at work when expected. But if you don't then the company managers should be asking themselves "why don't our employees want to be here?". JR
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I hate lazy people...
swagers528 wrote:
I hate lazy people...
Good grief... Let me spell this out for you: Arriving at work late != lazy Personally, I struggle to arrive anywhere on time. That doesn't make me lazy; it makes me hopeless at timekeeping... By the way, such 'lazy' people can often be found still pounding away at their keyboards long after their official working hours have passed and all you punctual types have cleared off home to have your punctual dinners.
It's turtles all the way down.
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destynova wrote:
Cut by who?
The accounts dept! which also runs on software we have made! Here staying late is seen as employee's willingness and coming in late or grace period is breach of discipline!
Jwalant Soneji (BE IT) (India) Mobile: +91 9969059127 At Winodows Live Spaces At Yahoo! 360 At BlogSpot
> The accounts dept! > which also runs on software we have made! Here > staying late is seen as employee's willingness > and coming in late or grace period is breach of discipline! That seems like a really disrespectful attitude to the employees then! Personally, I'd leave any job that treated me with that attitude, and go somewhere where I'm appreciated, rather than treated like a schoolchild.
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swagers528 wrote:
I hate lazy people...
Good grief... Let me spell this out for you: Arriving at work late != lazy Personally, I struggle to arrive anywhere on time. That doesn't make me lazy; it makes me hopeless at timekeeping... By the way, such 'lazy' people can often be found still pounding away at their keyboards long after their official working hours have passed and all you punctual types have cleared off home to have your punctual dinners.
It's turtles all the way down.
You late people all leave us punctual people waiting on you. Arrive when you said you would arrive, not 15 minutes late. If so get your lazy self out of bed earlier so you can get to work on time.
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I'm working in the IT department of an hotel chain. The whole work is made using Microsoft technologies (C#/ASP.NET/SQL Server ..) We're working on a new project since June. I see that I'm going good as I did all the tasks that I was asking for in time. But I'm having a problem, I've never been in regular time :) never came at 8 o'clock, always 8,30 - 9 sometimes till 9:30. Are you used to be late ? :confused:
Seriously, I left my last job in part because we had a scrum meeting at 9 AM and I couldn't get downtown by 9 after dropping my daughter off at daycare. And the scrum meetings became a bit of a joke - I do like the idea, but it got to be 2 years of going over the same issues every morning and not making any progress. If I had a chance to run a scrum team I would do the meetings as a coffee break or something, and I might (I know this is heresy!) not do them every day. I think it's important to keep the whole team on the same page, but lots of great software has been written by people who don't even live in the same time zone, nevertheless who meet in person each day.
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I'm working in the IT department of an hotel chain. The whole work is made using Microsoft technologies (C#/ASP.NET/SQL Server ..) We're working on a new project since June. I see that I'm going good as I did all the tasks that I was asking for in time. But I'm having a problem, I've never been in regular time :) never came at 8 o'clock, always 8,30 - 9 sometimes till 9:30. Are you used to be late ? :confused:
I can't image arriving at the office at 8am or even 9! However, working 10 to 6 (maybe a little later) works perfectly for me and has for many years. Clearly there are some IT shops that I could not work in and that's perfectly okay with me. I am constantly amazed at the lack of insight company managers have into the way people work. The rigid time clock punching 9 to 5 paradigm simply doesn't work for everyone. And those who don't comply aren't necessarily lazy. Many businesses could offer some sort of flex-time to their employees and still conduct their business. But, unfortunately, so few do...
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You late people all leave us punctual people waiting on you. Arrive when you said you would arrive, not 15 minutes late. If so get your lazy self out of bed earlier so you can get to work on time.
Whatever. Rigid adherence to a set work frame is for insects. I get my work done. I remember a guy that got in on time every day, and didn't call in sick. Yet, for some reason his work was never done on time. Yet, with my funky schedule my work gets done on time. Go figure. Like I said. Rigid adherence to a 9-5 schedule is for insects.
This statement was never false.
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I hate lazy people...
I can see you are extremely short sighted. Judgmental. A hater. I'm glad I don't work with you.
This statement was never false.
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I can see you are extremely short sighted. Judgmental. A hater. I'm glad I don't work with you.
This statement was never false.
Not to mention I'm the biggest A-hole in the world.
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I'm working in the IT department of an hotel chain. The whole work is made using Microsoft technologies (C#/ASP.NET/SQL Server ..) We're working on a new project since June. I see that I'm going good as I did all the tasks that I was asking for in time. But I'm having a problem, I've never been in regular time :) never came at 8 o'clock, always 8,30 - 9 sometimes till 9:30. Are you used to be late ? :confused:
The early bird might get the worm, but the late mouse gets the cheese!