Being late on the 1st day of a new job.



bobster999 said:
from your previous post on the thread someone posted a link to, you said you were nodding off at 11pm but you managed to do something to stay awake and get a few more hours of gaming/porn/tv time. even your bodies telling you its fucked. get yourself into a routine and you'll be amazed
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I have a routine thanks. But getting the recommended 8 hours sleep is a ridiculous notion for many reasons, so I have a 5 hour routine instead. But that’s not the issue - people aren’t listening here - people who aren’t morning people find it hard to get up NO MATTER HOW MUCH SLEEP THEY’VE HAD.
Granted it gets harder the less you have, but it’s always difficult none the less.
 
bobster999 said:
send your kids to bed at a normal time or they’re going to really struggle at school
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They don’t go to sleep though. Do you not think we’ve tried this over the last decade? We even had to put one on medication to make him sleep when he was little.
Nowadays he pretends to be asleep until I’ve gone to bed then gets up.
 
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Dave Herbal said:
I have a routine thanks. But getting the recommended 8 hours sleep is a ridiculous notion for many reasons, so I have a 5 hour routine instead. But that’s not the issue - people aren’t listening here - people who aren’t morning people find it hard to get up NO MATTER HOW MUCH SLEEP THEY’VE HAD.
Granted it gets harder the less you have, but it’s always difficult none the less.
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Have you tried an actual long routine of going to bed at a reasonable time or just the odd night?
 
Dave Herbal said:
People can repeat this as much as they like, and even threaten you with the sack, if you’re a latey, it’s inevitable that you’re going to be late every now and again.
I told my boss as much. I said I’ll apologise now because it’s not going to ever go away.
We should be treated like disabled people and discrimination should be made illegal.
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f***ing hell man
 
Wilfy said:
How would going to bed at 10 or 11 impact?
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Various reasons. But my ‘evening, doesn’t start til about 9, so going to bed at 10 or 11 would cut down on my free time significantly. And if all you’re gonna do is work, sleep and exist then that’s no life.
If you get in from work early and you’ve had your tea and are sat on the settee by 7 then going to bed at 10 might not be as outlandish as it sounds. But if you’re not sitting down with your tea til 10 then it’s a whole different thing.
 
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Dave Herbal said:
Various reasons. But my ‘evening, doesn’t start til about 9, so going to bed at 10 or 11 would cut down on my free time significantly. And if all you’re gonna do is work, sleep and exist then that’s no life.
If you get in from work early and you’ve had your tea and are sat on the settee by 7 then going to bed at 10 might not be as outlandish as it sounds. But if you’re not sitting down with your tea til 10 then it’s a whole different thing.
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I get in from work 5.30-6.00. Normally have tea about 7.00-7.30 so get where you’re coming from. Mind you, I’m in work early to allow me to leave on time. Maybe if you started early, you wouldn’t have to stay up till daft o’clock to feel you’re not being robbed by old Father Time.
 
Dave Herbal said:
Various reasons. But my ‘evening, doesn’t start til about 9, so going to bed at 10 or 11 would cut down on my free time significantly. And if all you’re gonna do is work, sleep and exist then that’s no life.
If you get in from work early and you’ve had your tea and are sat on the settee by 7 then going to bed at 10 might not be as outlandish as it sounds. But if you’re not sitting down with your tea til 10 then it’s a whole different thing.
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Why you having your tea at 10?
 
We had someone turn up late a couple of years ago on his first day because he'd got lost.

Fair enough, but he managed to find his way to the office in plenty of time for 3 interviews...
 
This whole '8 hours sleep' thing is utter horseplop. What, everyone? Any Age, height, race etc. etc. just conveniently the amount of sleep we've been coerced to adhere to, to accommodate working times since the Industrial Revolution. Aye, whatevs.
 
Dave Herbal said:
I have a routine thanks. But getting the recommended 8 hours sleep is a ridiculous notion for many reasons, so I have a 5 hour routine instead. But that’s not the issue - people aren’t listening here - people who aren’t morning people find it hard to get up NO MATTER HOW MUCH SLEEP THEY’VE HAD.
Granted it gets harder the less you have, but it’s always difficult none the less.
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I'm sure I remember reading a camping thread a few months ago (possibly last year) where you claimed you stayed up late but always got up early (even at home)
 
Wilfy said:
I get in from work 5.30-6.00. Normally have tea about 7.00-7.30 so get where you’re coming from. Mind you, I’m in work early to allow me to leave on time. Maybe if you started early, you wouldn’t have to stay up till daft o’clock to feel you’re not being robbed by old Father Time.
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It doesn’t matter what time I started, the earliest I could leave would be 4.30. Then i have to go and do stuff with the kids after that so I’m generally not back in the house much before 9.
The Great MES said:
I'm sure I remember reading a camping thread a few months ago (possibly last year) where you claimed you stayed up late but always got up early (even at home)
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Nah, not me. I get up at 7.15 on a work day and any time between 10 and 1 on a weekend.
Lambchops said:
Why you having your tea at 10?
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Cos it takes time to make and I don’t start til after 9.
Snappy said:
Anyone that is consistently late for work wants sacking. Timekeeping is very simple and if you struggle to get in on time because of traffic or other shitty reasons then start leaving the house earlier. Your reasons are shite when the rest of the team have managed to get here before or bang on 9am.
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Everyone at our place lives within 10 minutes of work except me. They don’t have to negotiate the A1.
 
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