Ask HN: What's your working day like? • Hacker News Board

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

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Post by suls » Mon, May 08, 2017, 3:57 PM UTC

monkmartinez wrote: post #31

Profession: Firefighter - Full time Workday (kind of, nothing is typical at the firehouse): - [06:00]: Wake up - get dressed covertly and slip out of the house - [06:30] Arrive at the station - Get coffee! Find my "relief" which is the similarly ranked person on the off going shift. - run 911 calls - [07:30] Have "line up"; Where we discuss what drills we have planned, eat some breakfast... drink more coffee. Talk ab…

Thanks for your post. This is really cool. If you don't mind me asking:

1/ How many colleagues form a shift?

2/ How do you hand-over in case of a fire that spans across shift rotations?

3/ What happens if you need more help? Will it be the next shift's turn to help?

4/ "try to sleep" implies you have some flexibility within the shift itself?

5/ you do a lot if drills, training, learning .. is it also your job to think about improvements? Wondering how the feedback cycle works here ...

Sorry for the long list! Just really curious.

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

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Post by gressquel » Mon, May 08, 2017, 3:57 PM UTC

Profession/position: Web advisor - full time, public education, 600+ employees

Workday:

    - Wake up & prepare myself.

    - Read and reply emails.

    - Always atleast 1 meeting every day, sometimes entire day full of meetings.

    - Look in my notebooks for Todos, and do them

    - Read and reply emails

    - 30 minute break. 7 hour work day.

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

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Post by throwanem » Mon, May 08, 2017, 3:59 PM UTC

fencepost wrote: post #75

david-gpu wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Most interesting. As a layperson I have trouble understanding what happens 17:00 to 06:00 the next day. What does it mean to "flag down" if you are still running 911 calls all night?

I believe that in the US many (most?) fire departments are 24 hours on/48 hours off so the overnight is sleep at the fire station or respond to calls if there are any. In this case I think "flag down" just means "no responsibilities other than responding to calls."

It could also be a literal reference to taking down the United States flag. Those organizations of which I've been a member, which flew the US flag, would strike it at or just before sunset, and I believe Title 4 of the US Code, which details respectful treatment of the national flag, requires that this be done.

ETA: Indeed, 4 USC 6(a) [1]:

It is the universal custom to display the flag only from sunrise to sunset on buildings and on stationary flagstaffs in the open. However, when a patriotic effect is desired, the flag may be displayed 24 hours a day if properly illuminated during the hours of darkness.

To the best of my understanding, no criminal penalty attaches to mishandling a flag in contravention of Title 4 requirements, despite the occasional misguided attempt to prosecute someone who, for example, incinerates a symbol of his nation in order to attempt some sort of point about the present conduct of its government. That said, it would surprise me to learn that anyone who flies the flag for patriotic reasons would disregard a legal recommendation regarding the proper manner of such display.

[1] https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/4/6

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

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Post by vogt » Mon, May 08, 2017, 3:59 PM UTC

ThomaszKrueger wrote: post #47

vogt wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why do you make sure to get there before everyone else? Is it that important to you that you be the first one in? Or is it another reason?

It is paramount. This way I can leave 4:30pm (or earlier) minimizing the perception that I might be slacking off (which I am not). Other guys that get here after me stick around way past 6pm, which for me is a no-no. Since no one has any idea what time I came in, it gets harder to judge. I wish this was not necessary but it is my defense against company culture (8 solid hours, no working from home, regardless of your…

Fair enough. I was wondering because I am basically the opposite, which was probably obvious due to the nature of the question. I like to show up late and leave late (10-6ish).

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

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Post by justaman » Mon, May 08, 2017, 3:59 PM UTC

IT guy

-[6:30] : Wake up

-[7:55] : Arrive at work

-[8:00] : Check email

-[8:05] : Check support forum

-[8:06] : /r/aww+rarepuppers

-[9:00] : Frontpage of reddit

-[10:00]: Youtube vids

-[10:30]: Pause youtube to take support call

-[10:45]: Youtube resumes

-[12:00]: Lunch and nap

-[1:00] : Back to reddit/finish youtube subs

-[4:55] : God damn support call

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

#106

Post by Maven911 » Mon, May 08, 2017, 4:00 PM UTC

wwwwwwwwww wrote: post #83

Profession: "Security" Engineer [08:00] Wake up [09:05] Arrive at work a little after 9 to fight the power [09:15] Coffee. The daily pilgrimage to the Mr. Coffee is the highlight of my day. [09:25] Go to meeting scheduled by demon. I don't need to be in the meeting and nod my head whenever they look at me. [10:05] Check email to find a customer figured out my email and started emailing me on how to figure out their w…

not a security engineer, but working at a large financial company a lot of these points hit especially 11:15 & 11:16 and 17:00 :))))

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

#107

Post by noisy_boy » Mon, May 08, 2017, 4:00 PM UTC

My realization from this post - basically everybody else is working harder than me.

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

#108

Post by molokai42 » Mon, May 08, 2017, 4:01 PM UTC

Profession: Web Developer/5 axis CNC programmer

Wake up: Sometime between 7 - 8, at work sometime between 8:30 - 9:30

Warm up Machines.

Plan jobs for the day.

Set up machines

Get both machines running.

Plan new jobs and design/edit prototypes in Solidworks

Program prototypes and design fixtures.

If no prototypes: Either work on the company website or order stock or work on creating my part/job travelers

Lunch time varies, if I'm not too busy I'll have lunch if I am too busy I will skip.

Leave anytime from 5 - 10 PM

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

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Post by notwhoyouthink » Mon, May 08, 2017, 4:02 PM UTC

PakG1 wrote: post #76

I want to thank you for posting this. It's a bit inspiring to see how everyone else works, especially what time everyone gets up. My girlfriend has been trying really hard to get me to wake up early every day, and I've been slowly able to do that, but I'm not quite there consistently yet. Seeing all you guys post your stuff is like going to the gym with workout partners that motivate me instead of getting on a boring…

Absolutely, we could all use a bit more focus on health in our life. I'm the same way; the extent of my exercise is taking the stairs instead of the elevator, and my girlfriend dragging me to a running trail on the weekend.

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

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Post by iammiles » Mon, May 08, 2017, 4:02 PM UTC

Profession: Web Developer - full time, @large corp > 300 people at this office

Workday: - Alarm goes off about 7:15, snooze until about 7:50 or 8:00. - Quick Shower / Prep - Commute for 30'ish minutes - Usually at work around 8:50, make tea eat whatever snack I brought with me, check Hacker News - Fetch / merge from upstream - Work on whatever tickets or code review anything assigned to me - Repeat until lunch around noon - Go back to work an hour later. Usually I'm most productive from this time until 30 minutes before 5. - 4:30 Shoot the shit with coworkers until 5. - Go swim or climb after work before heading home.

I would really like to improve upon getting up and being productive in the morning before work. I'm definitely loosing out snoozing for 40 - 50 minutes a day.