Anyone else spending their Sunday Funday flying out to their client for early Monday AM meetings?

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No lol

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Every week for 5 years now

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I do it cause I don’t wanna wake up at 5am on Monday.. I’d rather have a good night sleep!

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No I say no to these sorts of things

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Yes but that’s just another Sunday for me.

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Nope. My clients don’t schedule early Monday morning meetings because they don’t want to be in the office that early either.

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Yes I feel your pain

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Yup - an infrequent event however

yep every week

Yes, every Sunday in June and July. Looking forward to the stabilization period.

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Every damn week

Nope

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Yup see y’all at O’Hare

For those who fly out on Sunday, is it because you’re flying coast to coast and makes it easier for commuting or is it a requirement you’re at the client first thing Monday AM?

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