Would you rather work 530am - 6pm or 830am - 9pm? Why?

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Neither. I’ll stick with my strict 9-5, thanks!

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Anything to get some laugh emojis

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Early to bed, early to rise keeps you healthy wealthy and wise

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You are junior enough that you will have to end up working until everyone senior to you signs off, safer to do the late hours so you don't burn out

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Look at SM1 brag below - that isn't changing anytime soon so I gave OP the most realistic answer, factoring in what they can't control (like leadership's tonesetting)

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god i hate that this is even a valid question in consulting. why are we still doing this guys

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Exactly. This is not normal.

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Lol an American wrote this

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The sad thing is that this is what is expected for a promotion. Just another cog in the system. Overwork people so they can get sick and have to pay for overpriced healthcare so have to keep working.

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5:30-6 bc I’ll never wake up before my first meeting no matter what time it starts

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8:30-9 because I hate early mornings

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It's easier to stay awake rather than finding the will to leave my bed, so 8:30 am - 9 pm seems like the best fit 4 me

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530-6pm (actually this is my current schedule)

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Typical management working only 30 min a day

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Woah that’s almost 12 hours a day why would you do that to yourself?

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My standard is 8 to 6-8 daily. Definitely less than optimal, didn’t choose to work significantly more hours than I’m allowed to bill.

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Yeah neither.

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Def 5:30am - 6pm because I like to finish off my work day and do the things I like uninterrupted once done.
Plus much easier to wake up early and make use of morning time when I have to be up for work vs having to motivate myself to wake up to do the things I like

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Moving to the west coast?

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No haha

It’ll end up becoming 5:30a-9p.....
Source: my life now...

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5:30 to 6. Work way better in the mornings.

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Neither.

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8:30am - 9pm. I’m going to keep getting pinged until 9pm anyway. Why add the extra morning hours?

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Tbh I'd prefer a graveyard shift,,, I feel most productive at night. I'm talking a 1am- 10am kind of shift

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Always log on later. It’s harder to sign out early than it is to start late.

Protect your mornings since you have much less control over your evenings.

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Yeeeeppppp. Protecting my mornings also allows me to check off my self care box and then focus on work the rest of the day. I avoid feeling disgruntled that I'm sacrificing my own well being to meet the unending demands of work because I already handled it. 🚲🏊‍♂️🏃

The latter. I hate mornings though

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