Rushing to work

Eytukan

How many of you reach/must-reach for work ON TIME? Does your boss make it a point that you are there on time? Does your company/team follow in-time & out-times? Or it's just all about finishing the task without any specific office timings? [Those lucky Work-from-homErs may ignore this :| ]

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leppie · modified on Monday, May 19, 2008 2:15 AM

I do my hours, I might be anything from an hour early or an hour late, then I simply adjust my leave time.

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Eytukan

So you are just making sure you stick to your seat for the said 8 or something hours right?

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_AK_ · modified on Monday, May 19, 2008 2:15 AM

Actually on Monday we are supposed to be on time i.e. 9:30 AM. But rest of the days it depends on what time you left yesterday. And on any day it is obviously more than 8 hours. :)

Apurva Kaushal

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At least yes, but mostly just the required hours.

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R Giskard Reventlov · modified on Monday, May 19, 2008 2:15 AM

I just find it easier to get the same train every day (0719) which gets me to work by 0800ish. I leave at 1558 to catch the 1611 train home. Boringly predictable but I know where I have to be. I am contracted to do a set number of hours so I do them and go home. Now and again trains are late or non-running but no one seems to mind as long as the work gets done. Nice.

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Dalek Dave · modified on Monday, May 19, 2008 2:15 AM

I am salaried to ensure that my responsibilities are carried out, in time, in compliance with law, and correctly. I am allowed certain fluidity in times, within reason, and as long as no-one has to ask me for things, that seems to be ok. Some mornings I am in work at 7.30. No phones or distractions, and I leave early. Other mornings I get in about 9.30 and leave later. This friday, I will come in at 7.30, take a short lunch and leave at 3.00 (Long Weekend!) As I say, so long as I do the necessary, there is usually no problems.

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Vasudevan Deepak Kumar · modified on Monday, May 19, 2008 2:15 AM

As long as the task is complete, my manager does not care about the exact timings unless and otherwise there is a scheduled discussion or meeting. However, the general decorum and administration of my office demands a minimum stipulated hours at work. Regarding my work completions (be it personal or work related), my Guru (http://www.codeproject.com/KB/applications/todolist2.aspx[^]) is very strict in ensuring that my tasklists are complete. He has been checking that my activities are completed on time with minimum task overdue for more than 3 to 4 years for now.

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Apurva Kaushal wrote:

Actually on Monday we are supposed to be on time i.e. 9:30 AM

Even at work? I remember and recall those school days when there was a schedule like Monday alone there would be a different dresscode than other days. Also on Monday, there would be a long morning prayers.

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Sam Slade · modified on Monday, May 19, 2008 2:15 AM

for my 2pennies.. my workplace is flexible, set core hours, but you can accure hours and take half days, most of us are issued with laptops so we can work from home and contact via vpn. building opens at 730 so nice and quiet, but if i'm needed it is expected of you to stay until a satisfactory completion. Which i see as fair trade off.

Mycroft Holmes · modified on Monday, May 19, 2008 2:15 AM

I once had a contract with the NHS in England where the edict was no more than 35.5 hours per week would be paid. They then said I could average the hours over a month, I was in heaven. I normally work 50-55 hours in a week so I had at least 1 long weekend a month - bliss.

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Sebastian Schneider · modified on Monday, May 19, 2008 2:15 AM

I am on flexible time and work 7 hours (not counting breaks) somewhere between 0600 and 2000. I may work up to 10 hours per working day, with the overtime being booked into my time account, which allows -25 to 250 hours. If I have more than 250 hours, I can transfer up to 150 hours into my lifetime account, which I can either use when I retire or have it cashed out when I quit/retire. The time account may be used up without specific notice, but I need to file for whole days in advance.

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Gary R Wheeler · modified on Monday, May 19, 2008 2:15 AM

We're on flex-time, so our arrival/departure times vary. We are supposed to be here during the "core hours" of 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. I usually arrive at work at about 6:15 a.m. and work until 4:00 p.m. I take a long lunch break (usually 90 minutes) to go running or to lift weights in our fitness room.

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Marc Clifton · modified on Monday, May 19, 2008 2:15 AM

VuNic wrote:

[Those lucky Work-from-homErs may ignore this ]

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Zhat · modified on Monday, May 19, 2008 2:15 AM

Currenty, we pay all our employees salary (all are FTE, no contractors/PT) so we have established work hours from 8AM - 4:30PM, although we have some who we adjusted based on circumstances (mine are 7:30AM - 4PM). We expect people to be on time, do thier work and leave on time. We do very LITTLE overtime (as in none), and I can't think of a time I've had anyone work late or on a weekend... :laugh:

Dan Neely · modified on Monday, May 19, 2008 2:15 AM

core hours are 9-4 (minus an hour for lunch) with free choice of which side of the core to put your last two. Management wants pro forma notification if you're working something other than 8 to 5. If something happens and I'm late/have to arrive early one day as long as I have 40hrs by the end of the pay period I don't need to use any leave. Standard weasel working about not being able to use core hours to avoid client meetings applies. :rolleyes: While salaried, federal contracting regulations require you actually work 40hrs/week if you're billing that many so going home early every day during a slow period isn't an option.

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leckey 0 · modified on Monday, May 19, 2008 2:15 AM

My company is flexible; my boss comes in after 8am so he can drop off his daughter at day-care and miss the bad morning traffic. Last week we had a really nice day and almost everyone left early.

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John M Drescher · modified on Monday, May 19, 2008 2:15 AM

I show up whenever I want. Usually this is between 10:00AM and 11:00AM but this morning I was here at 7:00AM (when I can not sleep I go to work...)

John

Eytukan

leckey wrote:

Last week we had a really nice day and almost everyone left early.

You and your boss? :-O . k k :rose:

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Dan Neely

... and then leave early because you've developed an acute case of Qwertyitis a few hours later?

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