Reply to: People who say 'Good evening' to someone who's a bit late

[escapeUK]

quite a few people here who think coming in at 8 and then having breakfast and surfing the web until 9 is acceptable - along with then leaving at 4

but yes people who think it is more about the time spent sat at your desk than what you deliver are fe<kwits

You must work at my clientco.

[original PM]

quite a few people here who think coming in at 8 and then having breakfast and surfing the web until 9 is acceptable - along with then leaving at 4

but yes people who think it is more about the time spent sat at your desk than what you deliver are fe<kwits

[doomage]

Oh thanks. I was here at quarter to seven this morning. I wanted to avoid the traffic jams. Of course, I'll be off at about four.

I agree though that this obsession with 9 am is rather pathetic and sad. Software can run 24 hours a day and so does the interwebthingummy; I can test it at any time I choose.

Half day then?

That's what I used to get working those kind of hours. Tit for tat though, bit of healthy sledging is good for morale.

As long as you do your fair share when it comes to making tea.

[gingerjedi]

Oh thanks. I was here at quarter to seven this morning. I wanted to avoid the traffic jams. Of course, I'll be off at about four.

I agree though that this obsession with 9 am is rather pathetic and sad. Software can run 24 hours a day and so does the interwebthingummy; I can test it at any time I choose.

No-one will recognise you arriving that early, the same people will be calling you a shirker for leaving earlier than them.

[vetran]

There is, just finished breakfast at work and everyone goes to meetings and I go for a fag.



It is a ******* skill when you've been kept awake half the night by people making a porn movie in the room next to yours and you only got off to sleep when the alarm goes off and you decide to maybe just have those extra 5 minutes and when you do wake up you find those 5 minutes have turned into 45 minutes!

you didn't volunteer to be a fluffer?

[speling bee]

It is a ******* skill when you've been kept awake half the night by people making a porn movie in the room next to yours and you only got off to sleep when the alarm goes off and you decide to maybe just have those extra 5 minutes and when you do wake up you find those 5 minutes have turned into 45 minutes!

Time to stop living with your mum, perhaps.

[darmstadt]

I find it funny in this 24/7 world that there is something magical about 9am

There is, just finished breakfast at work and everyone goes to meetings and I go for a fag.

people who believe getting out of bed is a skill should be bred out of existence.

It is a ******* skill when you've been kept awake half the night by people making a porn movie in the room next to yours and you only got off to sleep when the alarm goes off and you decide to maybe just have those extra 5 minutes and when you do wake up you find those 5 minutes have turned into 45 minutes!

[Mich the Tester]

Poision the water supply and lace all bedding with the antidote, only to be activated at 10 a.m.

Oh thanks. I was here at quarter to seven this morning. I wanted to avoid the traffic jams. Of course, I'll be off at about four.

I agree though that this obsession with 9 am is rather pathetic and sad. Software can run 24 hours a day and so does the interwebthingummy; I can test it at any time I choose.

[speling bee]

I find it funny in this 24/7 world that there is something magical about 9am

people who believe getting out of bed is a skill should be bred out of existence.

Poision the water supply and lace all bedding with the antidote, only to be activated at 10 a.m.

[cailin maith]

I find it funny in this 24/7 world that there is something magical about 9am

WHS - it's all about flexibility. The 9am-er's are usually die hard jobs worths who'd balk at the idea of answering an email at the weekend.

[original PM]

I find it funny in this 24/7 world that there is something magical about 9am

people who believe getting out of bed is a skill should be bred out of existence.

[bless 'em all]

A test manager from many moons ago would rock-up at 10:30 and with a clap of their hands say "Let's get started team!"

Never mind half of us had been in the office for 3.5 hours prior to this.

Even better was, when I knocked off about 18:00 the test manager had the f-ing temerity to check their watch and roll their eyes.

[Mich the Tester]

You may well be on an English speaking project but just because the Europeans speak english doesn't mean they have an english sense of humor
The last Dutch PM that I had didn't even say good morning or good evening he just arrived at my desk at 9:05 and said "BS you are late for the meeting"

Ah yes, the Dutch proudly tell you that they are being 'direct'. They don't really care that there are 7 billion other people in the world who'd call them 'rude' or 'impolite'.

[SimonMac]

To whit the reply is, sorry your wife was late making me breakfast this morning.

[SimonMac]

One of the guys just arrived, 0910 Dutch time, having driven through some pretty heavy traffic to get here. You know how he feels; knackered, needing a cup of coffee and just wants to quietly get on with his work, but of course there's always a smartypants, in every office in the world, and as the guy walks in and summons up whatever good cheer he has left after the drive to work, he says 'good morning', as you do. Of course, smartypants 'scrum master', who arrived only 5 minutes earlier, says 'Good evening' in his usual sarcastic fashion. Now I know that smacking people in the chops at work is highly unprofessional, but I'm tempted.
FFS, if someone's late once in a while, give him break; he's probably had a pretty stressful morning and doesn't need some sarcastic pillock making smarty-arsed remarks.

I would