Anyone else struggle to get to work early?

[zasderfght]

I'm a teacher, and I barely make it on time. I'm usually in the office 1-5 minutes before the bell rings. I'm one of those people that needs my 7-8 hours to sleep, so getting up earlier is usually not an option. I have insomnia, so it's hard to go to bed at a decent time-- especially when it's a busy day, and I have to run multiple errands after work. 

 

Not looking for advice per say, but anyone else feel like they're driving like a Nascar driver in the morning, rushing to the parking garage, and trying to beat traffic to make it to work at 8/9am? 

[CrimsonX]

I live like 5 minutes away from work and I’m still never on time but I’m usually only 10-15 minutes late but I for the life of me can’t get to work on time but i stick around past my shift all the time so it balances out.

[Badgalbriel]

Nope. I naturally wake up at 5:15 am without using an alarm. So I have plenty of time to do whatever I want in the morning before work. I do get extremely tired after it's dark, though. By 9:30 pm I'm already in bed. 

Edited January 18, 2023 by Badgalbriel

[Distantconstellation]

I'm also always late. I'm not a morning person at all. I need at least 8 to 9 hours of sleep to feel good. Even getting 7 hours of sleep makes me feel off. 

It was so bad i had to drop out of highschool and go to nightschool instead. Once I did that my grades improved, I just function better at night

[mystery]

Not really, I work a 6am - 3pm shift and my body already naturally wakes up right before 5am. It doesn't take too long to get ready and work is quite close.

[Ophelia]

same, I work from home and sometimes I wake up 15 minutes before I start my shift Even if I start at 12 am

[BGKC]

I have a very hard time working early in the am. I spend most of my working life working evening/night shifts as a server and bartender. I was a night owl and got to sleep in most days and was able to

accomplish things like gym and grocery shopping with the 9-5 crowds. This 9-5 life I do now is bogus. Trains are packed, there’s more traffic, lines are longer if you want coffee… It’s nice to have my weekends tho.

[kandicha]

Yeah I’m always the person running in at 7:59 when work starts at 8:00 

 

Thankfully my boss is in a meeting first thing in the morning and not paying attention

[PoisonedIvy]

2 minutes ago, Ophelia said:

same, I work from home and sometimes I wake up 15 minutes before I start my shift Even if I start at 12 am

I work from home also and for the first year I was exceptional at punctuality, but these last 6 months have been ROUGH. In the last month alone I clock in about 15 minutes late every day because my body REFUSES to wake up until 8:15 am (while my shift itself starts at 8).  I don’t know what to do but I’ve got to get it together.

[zasderfght]

2 minutes ago, WeFoundTrouble said:

I work from home also and for the first year I was exceptional at punctuality, but these last 6 months have been ROUGH. In the last month alone I clock in about 15 minutes late every day because my body REFUSES to wake up until 8:15 am (while my shift itself starts at 8).  I don’t know what to do but I’ve got to get it together.

You're not alone, sis  Let's hope we can get better at our morning routine! 

[Gov Hooka]

I hate work so yeah

[Wolf Alice]

2 minutes ago, Gov Hooka said:

I hate work so yeah

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[PoisonedIvy]

5 minutes ago, zasderfght said:

You're not alone, sis  Let's hope we can get better at our morning routine! 

Thanks hon. 2023 is all about discipline for me so you’re right. Fingers crossed for us lol 

[nathanspears]

No. I hate it when people are habitually late. It's so rude 

 

Even worse, at university, people would come in to lecures late, walk in carry a coffee and cause distruption as they sat down.

[Dear Reader]

I live 10 minutes away from work and I always arrive at 8:05/10 when my shift starts at 8… This happens way more in the winter since I want to be in bed longer due to the cold 

In the summer time I get up easily because I

love when it’s sunny outside, it gives me energy 

[americanlife]

Only when I do opening shifts. My shift will start at 8 and I'll leave the house around 7:40-7:50 and get there around 7:58-8:03. If I don't do opening shifts, I leave home about 25-30 minutes before my shift starts and I get there on time.

[Pheromosa]

I was usually 10-15 late daily until I started getting breakfast on the way to work.

Food motivated my fat ass 

[scenekiller]

I'm never late but I'm always just right on time  I work 10-6 and I walk in right at 9:59 to get to my office at 10. I also walk out right at 6. 

 

If they want me earlier they can pay me earlier 

[yellowflame]

10 minutes ago, nathanspears said:

No. I hate it when people are habitually late. It's so rude 

 

Even worse, at university, people would come in to lecures late, walk in carry a coffee and cause distruption as they sat down.

Girl, university is like the one place I don't get being upset about that. Is it really that much of a disruption for someone to walk in and sit down

 

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My body naturally gets up early after working at places where I've had to be up before dawn, so not really. On overly long weekends like this past MLK weekend, it is more of a struggle because I got an extra day to be lazy/sleep more and then ended up staying up late at night

Edited January 18, 2023 by yellowflame

[Pikachoo]

I work from home. I start at 9:00 AM. My alarm is set for 8:40 AM

[nathanspears]

1 minute ago, yellowflame said:

Girl, university is like the one place I don't get being upset about that. Is it really that much of a disruption for someone to walk in and sit down

Girl, YES. I can't concentrate 

 

I was paying MONEY to be there and I didn't want noisy people coming in every 5 minutes. That's the problem as well, it wasn't just one person who was late, people would just come streaming in throughout the whole thing. Some people literally turned up 10 minutes before the end just to "sign in" so their attendance wouldn't go down

 

And then these same people would complain they have no idea what's going on and moan when their grades suck

[Henry Torres]

 

I hate when people are late, I'm always on time  

Edited January 18, 2023 by Henry Torres

[yellowflame]

2 minutes ago, nathanspears said:

Girl, YES. I can't concentrate 

 

I was paying MONEY to be there and I didn't want noisy people coming in every 5 minutes. That's the problem as well, it wasn't just one person who was late, people would just come streaming in throughout the whole thing. Some people literally turned up 10 minutes before the end just to "sign in" so their attendance wouldn't go down

 

And then these same people would complain they have no idea what's going on and moan when their grades suck

Okay, fair enough. Where I went, they lock the doors after a certain amount of time after the class starts, so you can't really do that

[Henry Torres]

19 minutes ago, PopA911 said:

I live 10 minutes away from work and I always arrive at 8:05/10 when my shift starts at 8…

 

42 minutes ago, CrimsonX said:

I live like 5 minutes away from work and I’m still never on time but I’m usually only 10-15 minutes late

This is really nothing to be proud of 

[feelslikeadream]

I'm a teacher so I can't be late, but I def have struggle mornings where I really don't want to get out of bed  Classes start next week for me, so I need to get back on my sleep schedule where I'm in bed by 11... In fact, let me start that tonight. Thanks for the reminder