The day begins early - at 5:57 am. Start time is 6:00 am.
Working at home allows for this.
It is something those who used to go to an office now understand.
For 15 years, breakfast has not been leisurely.
It can't be when All the Meetings are scheduled between 6:30 and 1:00 pm.
These are the work hours for those in other time zones.
They don't care about your sleep.
They are unaware of your need for coffee.
They send Instant Messages the minute you log on.
Their day began hours ago.
Children come into your office.
They don't know what time it is.
They are not at school.
They don't care you are on the phone.
You wave to them.
The day does not care if it's an unfriendly wave.
Afternoon comes sometime after hunger sets in again.
The meetings end.
There are not meetings after 1:00.
Those in other time zones
used to go home around this time
and it's rude to schedule meeting at the end of the day.
Call it a habit.
Before they leave, they like sending controversial emails.
This is because they know you're still working.
And you must deal with it before you log off.
There are others who no longer have an end of work day.
Why don't they stop?
They don't know how.
There is no appointment.
There is not soccer to coach.
There is no happy hour.
They keep working.
They enjoy instant messaging you at 2:45 with a "Quick question" -
It is not.
They ate at their desk all day and posted a meme about snacking problems.
They might as well use all this time to get a few things done.
Their children are adults.
They have no children.
They have a pet.
The end of my work day comes,
but it is still day.
There is nothing to mark the end of it, but later it ends.
Then the day starts again.
All of it starts again and it goes on and on.
Working at home allows for this.
It is something those who used to go to an office now understand.
For 15 years, breakfast has not been leisurely.
It can't be when All the Meetings are scheduled between 6:30 and 1:00 pm.
These are the work hours for those in other time zones.
They don't care about your sleep.
They are unaware of your need for coffee.
They send Instant Messages the minute you log on.
Their day began hours ago.
Children come into your office.
They don't know what time it is.
They are not at school.
They don't care you are on the phone.
You wave to them.
The day does not care if it's an unfriendly wave.
Afternoon comes sometime after hunger sets in again.
The meetings end.
There are not meetings after 1:00.
Those in other time zones
used to go home around this time
and it's rude to schedule meeting at the end of the day.
Call it a habit.
Before they leave, they like sending controversial emails.
This is because they know you're still working.
And you must deal with it before you log off.
There are others who no longer have an end of work day.
Why don't they stop?
They don't know how.
There is no appointment.
There is not soccer to coach.
There is no happy hour.
They keep working.
They enjoy instant messaging you at 2:45 with a "Quick question" -
It is not.
They ate at their desk all day and posted a meme about snacking problems.
They might as well use all this time to get a few things done.
Their children are adults.
They have no children.
They have a pet.
The end of my work day comes,
but it is still day.
There is nothing to mark the end of it, but later it ends.
Then the day starts again.
All of it starts again and it goes on and on.
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