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Re: Ask HN: What's your working day like?

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Post by chad_strategic »

uranian wrote: post #190

Reading the comments I have to consider myself very lucky in a way. I work full-remote. - I never use an alarm, normally waking up around 8:30am - I often start coding right away when I wake up, in these first 2 hours I am often exceptionally productive - eat something, coffee, reading, relaxing - do some more coding till I feel my focus drops - repeat the last two steps When I feel tired I try not to code if possibl…

I suspect you might outperform 3 coders. Going into an office is a distraction and waste.

Well written and is similar to how I code. I wish I could return remote.

Re: Ask HN: What's your working day like?

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Post by TeMPOraL »

lotyrin wrote: post #288
TeMPOraL wrote: post #269

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's mostly hard for me because of... some weird mix of biology and psychology, I guess. Since the end of highschool, I'm incapable of maintaining a "morning person" lifestyle for longer than half a week, full week at best. Nevertheless, I do appreciate the benefits of having some time alone in the office, when I can focus.

Have you done a sleep study? I used to feel this way about my own sleep schedule, turns out I sucked at breathing and sleeping at the same time (sleep apnea).

I haven't. I guess I should. You reminded me that I've been told in the past that I sometimes have moments of heavy (loud) breathing.

Re: Ask HN: What's your working day like?

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Post by redleggedfrog »

wonderwonder wrote: post #247
redleggedfrog wrote: post #162

Full stack web developer in .NET. 5:25AM : Alarm goes off. 5:26AM : Make tea in microwave. 5:30AM : Study period where I learn new tech. 6:30AM : Make a double espresso. 6:35AM : Catch up on the tech news. Sometimes I play a short video game. 6:50AM : Personal hygiene. 7:05AM : Fresh eggs (from our chickens) over-easy on toast/bagel/English muffin. 7:20AM : My commute. Often in the summer it's 30 minutes and by bike.…

Tea... from the microwave... Use a kettle, your life will be renewed. Your days more meaningful and your relationships happier.

Can't pass up a recommendation like that. Out comes the kettle.

Re: Ask HN: What's your working day like?

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Post by alkonaut »

Senior dev, full time remote.

[0700] wake up, get out of bed

[0720] ok now get out of bed. breakfast

[0800] leave kids

[0830] start work

[1200] eat something microwaved. take a walk.

[1600] maybe pick up kids, or work another hour if wife picks them up. Make dinner.

usuall at least one skype call takes place during the day, a bit of chatting, and 2-3 emails.

Re: Ask HN: What's your working day like?

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Post by interfixus »

joshbaptiste wrote: post #265
interfixus wrote: post #239

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just curious: What makes you ask?

Legitimate question as it was also quite surprising for me to see a firefighter respond to an ask HN. Though op does have apps in the app store and tinkers with Python so this is their hobby I take it.

It's a weird idea that somehow only certain professions are deemed natural minglers in the HN crowd.

I am a factory worker, truck driver, what have you - a real grunting morlock. Am I trespassing? Ought I confine my interest to topics not too far beyond my station, or what is it exactly you are implying here?

Re: Ask HN: What's your working day like?

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Post by chad_strategic »

3hr0way4234 wrote: post #96

I'm amazed by how early you all get up! Profession/position: Software developer - full time, office-located* - peers are remote but boss is local - [9:45-10:30] wake up, shower, breakfast [10:30-11:00] either cycle to work if there are any bikes/slots in the local bicycle rental system, otherwise walk [11:00-12:15] sometimes we have a video meeting with the remote coworkers at this time, otherwise, mainly procrastina…

Sounds like a job I used to have. Coasting is good, but it is only downhill. ;) If you get laid off or the company goes under, it put you a few years behind other coders, even though that might not be the case.

Re: Ask HN: What's your working day like?

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Post by dasmoth »

erikb wrote: post #146
treehau5 wrote: post #46

Profession: Software "Engineer" [06:15] First alarm goes off; [06:45] Finally wake up, get out of bed, shower, shave, make espresso for me and the wife [07:15] out the door, 30 minute commute to office [07:45] breakfast bagel at my work cafe [08:00] arrive at desk, begin contemplating work -- work on something I procrastinated on the previous day so that I can have a good standup report [9:00] everyone arrives at off…

Many people complain about the usual work chaos. I'm also an engineer and I don't get it. For me, having other people come and ask questions is not distraction but an opportunity to help, learn to know their point of view, learn new things. Meetings are a way to influence the direction of the company however small my influence may be. Other people talking can really distract if it's heavily on topic, but usually also…

I think most answers can be summarized as "When I'm left alone I get into the flow mode, and that's enjoyable". The same way I mostly get it when working together with a colleague on a problem. Both ways may not always be the most productive, but due to producing a good feeling we prefer these.

I think it's hard to separate the questions of productivity and satisfaction. It's satisfying because you're being productive, but conversely it's easy to dodge the urge to procrastinate because the results are satisfying. So the two go hand in hand.

(And yes, I entirely recognise that for some people the satisfying+productive mode does involve intense, fine-grained collaboration, while for others it doesn't. I've seen both modes work, and don't really see why they shouldn't coexist -- although ideally with walls and doors to keep the noise of the collaborative types at bay!)

Re: Ask HN: What's your working day like?

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Post by jszymborski »

Profession: MSc Student, Dpt. Experimental Medicine

[08:30] Alarm goes off, gussy-up, 2xPB on White Toast

[08:45] Arrive at subway, turn on my podcast queue

[09:15] Walk into work, give a quick check on human and bacteria cultures

[09:20] Pause podcasts, plan day out at desk

[09:30] Resume podcasts, throw on lab coat, gloves, begin work at bench

[09:45] Realise that todays plan overlooked some important fact and now makes zero sense

[09:50] Pause podcasts, avail self of PPE, attempt to plan day out again, dick around for a couple of minutes on HackerNews

[10:00] Resume podcasts, Throw on lab coat, gloves, begin work at bench/BSL cabinet once more

[13:30] Lunch w/ colleagues or YouTube for ~1hr, if I remember to have it

[15:00] Realise that I've planned too much, contemplate leaving early while browsing HackerNews

[15:30] One last experiment that will "take 1.5 hours, tops"

[19:00] Finish "1.5" hour experiment 3.5 hours later.

[19:15] Gawk at people in the subway

[19:30] Arrive home, supper

[20:00] Send out emails I should have sent out last week, possibly work on presentations that I need to give

[20:30] Hack on some side project while netflix/youtube plays in the background

[22:00] Hit roadblock, lay prone on bed contemplating employment options

[22:30] Back to side projects

[24:00] Code quality gets progressively worse, sudden realisation that almost every YouTube channel is cancerous in it's own special way. Make way to bed

Re: Ask HN: What's your working day like?

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Post by georgespencer »

maverick2 wrote: post #223

Profession: Business Analyst / Product Owner [2:00] - Wake-up, coffee, and eat fresh fruit. [2:30] - Personal projects, read tech news in between. [5:00] - Exercise. [5:30] - Personal projects, read tech news in between. [6:45] - Write diary on some days. [7:00] - Morning Walk. [7:20] - Make Lunch, have breakfast and get ready. [8:15] - Drive to Office. [8:30] - In Office. Each day is different 50% Meetings with Devs…

Bed at 1830hrs and up at 0200? This is amazing! Why?

Re: Ask HN: What's your working day like?

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Post by alistairSH »

Position: Software Development Manager

Full-time, in-office, 3000 employee international software company

Workday: 07:45-09:15 - Emails/Slack, try to write code*

09:15-09:30 - Morning stand-up

09:30-12:00 - Attend various meetings (so my employees don't have to), write code* (if time allows)

12:00-13:00 - Eat some lunch

13:00-16:00 - Attend various meetings (so my employees don't have to), write code* (if time allows)

16:00-17:00 - Write code*

These days, "write code" could be anything from actually writing code, to creating tests, high-level design work, or building a POC for something I dreamt up the night before.

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