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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Gen X person who generally goes "above and beyond" (in the negative sense of historically not making waves and in my 20s would have been there at 7 if someone told me to).

I think: the calendar should have been blocked for a personal commitment in advance. Following that, "personal appointment" should have been the stated reason. All else ok [/quote]

So even though typical work day is 9-5, you’re supposed to block out your hours outside of your work day as personal time? That actually seems counterintuitive — do I need to mark every day at 6pm for family dinner and 10pm for bedtime?[/quote]

Where do you work that a 7.5 hour workday is typical?[/quote]

When exactly did standard workday become 9-530 or whatever? I mean we had a movie about 9-5 in the 80s…[/quote]

I "joke" about this with my husband - working 8 to 6 (or later), what a way to make (something of) a living

If someone scheduled an 8 am meeting with me, I'd probably ask them if we could do it at a different time - or just propose a different time. If I didn't want to do that, and it were a one time thing, I'd probably just deal with it - and then, yeah, block off my calendar into eternity from then on in.[/quote]

+1
And if you have a personal obligation, just block it in your calendar, right? The whole issue with this post/thread is that someone overshared. Nobody cares if you are getting chemo, watching a child, at a barre classe, at an AA class or whatever you have going on personally. Just block it off and be generally flexible and available at other times. Anyone who pries would like a nice lawsuit. [/quote]

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