Timekeeping

[NickFitz]

At the time of posting, the "Featured article" on Wikipedia's home page is History of timekeeping devices.

As a hard worker who has been happy to slave their guts out meeting the overpromises of people who didn't even know what they were promising (in permy days, obviously) only to then be castigated by the same people (small company, one of the owner/directors) for being "late for work" after being held up by a multiple collision on the M1, am I the only person to think that the world would be a better place if people abandoned their obsession with timekeeping - particularly those who positively enjoy getting up at half-past-five in the morning, and despise the rest of us who don't function according to their particular body-clock?

 

[Sockpuppet]

particularly those who positively enjoy getting up at half-past-five in the morning

I was at client co this morning for 05:30am. Thats a normal start time for me.

 

[Flubster]

I was at client co this morning for 05:30am. Thats a normal start time for me.

Well, people want their milk delivered in time for breakfast, SP! 6:50am for me....that's normal too. I'll be knocking off at 4ish (if I can last that long....)

 

[oracleslave]

am I the only person to think that the world would be a better place if people abandoned their obsession with timekeeping -

Yes, get out of bed at a reasonable hour you lazy git

 

[ThomasSoerensen]

Yes, get out of bed at a reasonable hour you lazy git

WHS

 

[Churchill]

At the time of posting, the "Featured article" on Wikipedia's home page is History of timekeeping devices.

As a hard worker who has been happy to slave their guts out meeting the overpromises of people who didn't even know what they were promising (in permy days, obviously) only to then be castigated by the same people (small company, one of the owner/directors) for being "late for work" after being held up by a multiple collision on the M1, am I the only person to think that the world would be a better place if people abandoned their obsession with timekeeping - particularly those who positively enjoy getting up at half-past-five in the morning, and despise the rest of us who don't function according to their particular body-clock?

Yeah Nick, I'll see you in the pub sometime next week... <---See? Flaw!!!

 

[snaw]

I remember the days when a lie in went till after 9am. Then two kids came around and changed my nocturnal hours forever.

 

[NotAllThere]

I remember the days when a lie in went till after 9am. Then two kids came around and changed my nocturnal hours forever.

When they're teenagers, you'll be able to lie in as long as you like. But they'll go to bed after you.

I worked in one company, and would arrive at 7:30am to beat the traffic. I'd then leave at 4pm, to much tsk tsking. So, I started arriving at 10-10:30am, and would leave at 6pm. I was applauded for always working late.

most odd. ( For the hard of thinking, formerly I was working 8 hours - half hour for lunch -, latterly 7-7.5 hours ).

 

[oracleslave]

most odd. ( For the hard of thinking, formerly I was working 8 hours - half hour for lunch -, latterly 7-7.5 hours ).

Thanks. I had no clue what you were getting at until that crucially important explanation

 

[Old Greg]

Someone let me sleep. Please please please.