What does your work start time mean to you?

SacrosanctFiend

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9am start time means your within your work area, not outside in the parking lot (unless your company practices flex scheduling).
 

Joemonkey

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I don't have clock watchers for my superiors, so none really apply to me

My "schedule" is 8am - 4:30pm, but i come in any time between 7:30 and 9:00am and leave any time between 4:00pm and 5:00pm

went ahead and voted 3
 

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Current job (salaried) means that I'm physically in the building at 9:00.

Past job (micromanaged literally to the minutes) meant that I was logged in to my PC and ready to take a call at 9:00 on the money.
 

hanoverphist

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Originally posted by: Joemonkey
I don't have clock watchers for my superiors, so none really apply to me

same here, but if im starting that day at 9 im in my desk, ready to work. when i dont have to drop kids off in the morning im there at 6 or 630, when i do have to drop off kids im there at 8ish. if i stroll in at 835, no big deal. as long as my projects get done in a timely manner and arent late, and i clock at least 45 a week im all good.
 

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For most of my working career, 7 am start meant I had my equipment checked out, (inspected, fluid levels checked and added if needed, and warmed up and ready to go.) Most of the time, that meant being on the job by 6:30. I've always had the attitude that if you're not at least 15 minutes early...you're late.
For many years, I had to catch a boat to get to my barge. If I missed that boat, it'd be an hour before the crew boats got back to the dock...and my crew would have to stand around waiting for me...that'll get you fired in the construction trades.
 

Viper GTS

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Nobody keeps track of when I show up or leave. 95% of the time I show up sometime between 7:30 and 9 AM, but nobody cares if it's 10.

That freedom is great, it would be difficult to adjust back to a job with a rigid schedule.

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dainthomas

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Originally posted by: BoomerD
For most of my working career, 7 am start meant I had my equipment checked out, (inspected, fluid levels checked and added if needed, and warmed up and ready to go.) Most of the time, that meant being on the job by 6:30. I've always had the attitude that if you're not at least 15 minutes early...you're late.
For many years, I had to catch a boat to get to my barge. If I missed that boat, it'd be an hour before the crew boats got back to the dock...and my crew would have to stand around waiting for me...that'll get you fired in the construction trades.

For construction/manufacturing stuff that makes sense. For computer/IT work strict start/end times usually don't make sense.
 

RKS

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At my last salaried position I had to be logged in and ready to work at my scheduled start time. I think we had a 119 second grace period. There was a big issue regarding the way salaried employees were treated in terms of hours worked and some back-pay was issued.

At my current job, no one has any idea you are missing until about 11:30 AM. I think my boss works from 11-6. For the most part we can come and go as needed.
 

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My boss doesn't care. I show up half hour late every day. He knows he'll get the hours out of me eventually with after hours maintenance and projects.
 

Kadarin

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It's pretty open at my work. A start time could be very flexible, and could even mean being on a conference call while driving on the freeway, or working from home. What matters is getting the job done.
 
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Originally posted by: Joemonkey
I don't have clock watchers for my superiors, so none really apply to me

My "schedule" is 8am - 4:30pm, but i come in any time between 7:30 and 9:00am and leave any time between 4:00pm and 5:00pm

went ahead and voted 3

This for me as well. Being 10 minutes late or even 10 hours late is not going to make the world implode.
 

Linflas

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Means the same thing to me as it does to my boss, at my desk and ready to work.
 

clamum

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I work 8 am - 5 pm (usually it's more like 8 am - ???), writing software, and at 8 am I'm (as well as my co-workers) are usually logging onto the IM programs we use and reading any emails. It's usually about 8:30 before I get rollin.
 

SonnyDaze

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Originally posted by: Joemonkey
I don't have clock watchers for my superiors, so none really apply to me

:thumbsup:

I regularly come in a little late (30 minutes or so) but he doesn't say anything because I don't say anything if he needs me to stay later (sometimes up to an hour).


 

nakedfrog

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My start time means I can generally be expected within fifteen minutes, plus or minus. If I didn't show up, they probably wouldn't call me for at least an hour after I was supposed to be here.
The most important thing is that work is done by the time I said it would be done, or has a very good reason for not being done.

Originally posted by: BoomerD
For most of my working career, 7 am start meant I had my equipment checked out, (inspected, fluid levels checked and added if needed, and warmed up and ready to go.) Most of the time, that meant being on the job by 6:30. I've always had the attitude that if you're not at least 15 minutes early...you're late.
For many years, I had to catch a boat to get to my barge. If I missed that boat, it'd be an hour before the crew boats got back to the dock...and my crew would have to stand around waiting for me...that'll get you fired in the construction trades.

Why shouldn't you get paid for checking out your equipment and warming it up? It damn sure sounds like part of the job.
 

InflatableBuddha

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I show up sometime between 9:00-9:45, depending on which bus I catch. I work out or run in the mornings, so I find it tough to get there any earlier. Nobody seems to mind though.
 

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where's "It's 9 AM and I am just getting out of the shower" option?

my office is pretty lax, and Im not a morning person. I usually show up around 9:45
 

SacrosanctFiend

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Originally posted by: nakedfrog
My start time means I can generally be expected within fifteen minutes, plus or minus. If I didn't show up, they probably wouldn't call me for at least an hour after I was supposed to be here.
The most important thing is that work is done by the time I said it would be done, or has a very good reason for not being done.

Originally posted by: BoomerD
For most of my working career, 7 am start meant I had my equipment checked out, (inspected, fluid levels checked and added if needed, and warmed up and ready to go.) Most of the time, that meant being on the job by 6:30. I've always had the attitude that if you're not at least 15 minutes early...you're late.
For many years, I had to catch a boat to get to my barge. If I missed that boat, it'd be an hour before the crew boats got back to the dock...and my crew would have to stand around waiting for me...that'll get you fired in the construction trades.

Why shouldn't you get paid for checking out your equipment and warming it up? It damn sure sounds like part of the job.

You should get paid for it. It's illegal not to be paid for it, now. IIRC, he worked construction a while ago when the laws weren't so labor friendly.
 

OCGuy

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I usually arrive at 9:10-9:15....but I will stay after 5 much of the time as well.
 
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In my department they micromanage the micromangement. If we are late by 1 minute we are docked 15 minutes of PTO time. Now, as long as I'm logged in at 7:30 I'm good and then go get breakfast, read email, do nothing until about 9ish. Usually around 9 I'll actually start working. Throughout the day I do about 4 hours of actual work, and 4 hours of ATOT/talking to friends/IM'ing on my phone/texting/etc.

Now when I did my internship with the IT dept, that was awesome. Get there sometime around 9ish (even though was in the system for 7:30-4), because it was when the IT guys got there. Work for 3 hours or so until noonish, break until 1-130 for lunch. Go back, work until 3 or so, and go home. It was so relaxing and much more enjoyable as an employee.