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-=> Maurice Kinal wrote to Karel Kral <=-
MK> Given that I am on the west coast of NA, I`d be an early bird in this
MK> situation. Right now we`re on dst but in a couple of weeks that will
MK> change to standard time, which happens to be more accurate with respect
MK> to the sun. However I`d probably still operate on UTC given the
MK> complications built into localtime. I`ve been tuned to UTC for half my
MK> life now so it isn`t an issue with me and most definetly isn`t to any
MK> machine here as it simplifies everything.
I`m on the west coast as well. My parent company headquarters are in
Paris, 10 hours ahead. My regional headquarters is in Houston, 2 hours
ahead. My boss is 3 hours ahead, but insists on getting into the office
at 7:30am and leaves at 4:30pm - which is 4:30am to 1:30pm my time.
My compromise is to work 8-5 Houston time and take an early afternoon
off. I still get meeting invites for 5am, midnight, and as always, noon.
I think I need to re-read Cory Doctorow`s Eastern Standard Tribe.
Back in the days of Big Iron, I knew people who worked swing and
graveyard shifts feeding the apparatus of computing - backing up disks
to tape, printing reports, running maintenance routines. These took all
night long, and the people ended up on their own circadian rhythms.
The biggest downside I heard was that Every Meal Was Breakfast. You wake
up around 5pm, and want breakfast. Lunch break is around 2am, and it`s
24 hour diner time. When you get off work at 8, everyone is serving
breakfast.
MK> It sounds to me that in your situation the times used were probably the
MK> best for all concerned. In my situation morning is always better so it
MK> probably would have worked for me.
MK> Life is good,
MK> Maurice
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