Same |
Many people in my UMC neighborhood work jobs that are “on” 24/7, which actually means you have more flexibility to fit in a run between meetings or take a call while taking a long walk. Shrugs. I get that this aggravates the standard 9-5 MC set to no end, but it’s just one of the “perks” of working all the damn time. |
I’m a Fed, and this. My flex contract lets me do things like work 7:00 to noon, flex out noon to 3 and work 3 to 6– or 6 to 9 for that matter. But also, some days I work 10-11 hours and don’t even squeeze in the allegedly mandatory lunch break. And I can’t bank more than 24 hours of credit. We have a lot going on right now, so I’m at 26 credit hours and will lose the rest on Friday. Since tomorrow looks slow, I put in for credit use, and I’m sleeping in, having a liesdurly cup of coffee and going to a morning yoga class and logging in at noon. My job is getting done, you’re getting your 8 hours of work. And you don’t pay me enough to lose use or lose hours. And everyone benefits if I’m working on all cylinders when there are deadlines. Which means I can (and indeed have to) back off when there aren’t. Or, to put it another way. I need to work 40 hours a week— and definitely do. But not 8 hours a day. Some days are 6. Some are 10. And none of this is your business actually. |
Name your company |
I have this kind of job and used to take walks during the day. Haven’t lately because I’ve been too tired to work late at night, So take fewer breaks during the day |
I may walk in the am right before starting work or after. I don’t take long walks during the works day. And how do you define long? |
LOL! |
This. |
When I was remote I had the following monthly meetings
Senior Management Team meetings every Monday at 11am Bi-weekly all hands meeting every other Wed at 2p ERM meeting once a month Bi-weekly business update 730 am to 9 am. I only had 10-12 hours a meeting a month. Yes I had work to do but I could do that anytime. I literally could go off line 5 hours a day every day if I wanted. I often did work 9pm-12 midnight after goofing off all day or on Sunday evening. |
BTW the busy remote people have multiple jobs. Is that any better? |
Preach. |
Maybe they don’t work and that’s just when they run. Maybe you were seeing more of them out because it’s not the middle of winter anymore. |
And those people are wondering why you are out and not working at random times during the day. Don’t you have a job? Why are you getting all sweaty? Where’s your phone and your laptop? You are one of the people you wonder about. Which makes me wonder about you. |
Not PP. I just refused to do video. When they asked me why I never have my camera on, I politely told them that if they could give me one valid reason or statistic that that me not having my camera on negatively impacted my performance or company’s ability to succeeded, I’d be happy to turn it on. Never got a reason or statistic, and was never asked about it again. The whole camera on thing is just stupid. |
I walk in the morning but DH blocks his calendar for an hour each day for a run. It's not that difficult. |