• corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
    4·
    10 months ago

    Work in IT. Start at 9:00 Lunch 13:00-14:00 Go home at 18:00

    IT Job I left:

    • start at 8
    • coffee 10-1030-ish (sometimes like 11)
    • lunch at 12-13
    • second coffee 15-1530
    • leave at 1647, home by 1720 by train – tools down, muthafuckas
    • voluntary standby for 1/4 time and immediate double-time for callouts, sanctity of personal time otherwise.
    • union, 9x9 work term, no abrupt firings.
    • EXACTLY on the median base salary for my job+region, which includes dot-coms.
    • in north america, no less.

    Experience: About 5 years without college/uni.

    Experience: my soul.

    • Dr. Zoidberg@lemmy.world
      2·
      10 months ago

      Both of y’all are melting American brains trying to do the math on figuring out what times you’re talking about.

      Most Americans have no clue that 13:00 is 1:00pm because 12+1 is too difficult, and God help you if you say 22:00, because 22-12 might as well be euclidean geometry.