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 NoGravitas » Mon, May 08, 2017, 5:19 PM UTC

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…

Shift it an hour earlier, and that is exactly my day. Except it is public sector, so no one is forced to pretend that it is fun.

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

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Post by wonderwonder » Mon, May 08, 2017, 5:20 PM UTC

Profession: Web Developer (4 person software group, 30 person company) [06:30] Child runs into the bedroom and wakes me and my wife up. Shower and frantically get the kids fed and ready.

[07:15] Leave the house with my kids.

[07:45] Leave the kids school and drive to work.

[08:05] Get to work. Surf the web for an hour

[09:00] rest of the team gets to work

[09:00 - 5:00] Work, chat, lunch etc. Probably 4 - 5 hours of work

[5:15] leave work to get the kids

[5:45] get home, feed the kids, play, shower etc.

[7:30]Kids bedtime

[8:00 - 12] Study for future job, workout, chat with wife.

[12]Bed time

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

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Post by maverick2 » Mon, May 08, 2017, 5:23 PM UTC

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, Stakeholders etc.

30% Writing Requirements, Stories.

20% Some Data Analysis and running reports.

[4:30] - Run errands and drive home

[5:00] - Back at home, catch up YouTube, TED Talks, Reddit.

[6:30] - Go to Bed.

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

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Post by jcadam » Mon, May 08, 2017, 5:24 PM UTC

Profession: "Software Engineer" who doesn't write code.

[0530] Wake up, pee.

[0535] Stagger into kitchen, begin making coffee. Toast bagel. Start eggs.

[0600] Finish breakfast

[0600-0630] Do the Three (3) S's.

[0700] Leave for work

[0720] Arrive at desk. Get another cup of coffee

[0800] Coffee buzz kicks in, read emails, look at agenda for the day.

[0900-1600] A combination of document writing, meetings, and making charts in PPT and Visio. Write absolutely no code (I'm a "software engineer" in title only at my current job).

[1700] Arrive at home, exercise, work on personal projects (actual coding, feel good about self for a while).

[2300-0000] Fall asleep either still working on side project, watching MOOC lectures, or reading bad sci-fi on my kindle.

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

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Post by joaomacp » Mon, May 08, 2017, 5:24 PM UTC

It's a bit depressing to me that I'm 22 and on my first dev job I have a nearly identical day as a CIO. It makes me think there won't be any changes to my daily life if I continue on this path (I mean, I can get some different hobbies but the majority of the time will be spent like this)

Funny enough this motivates me to try to become a startup founder. Even if I fail, I'll at least have some emotion in my life and will not be playing it safe coding away until I'm old.

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

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Post by taurath » Mon, May 08, 2017, 5:24 PM UTC

lr4444lr wrote: post #192

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…

Profession: Another Software "Engineer" [05:00 - 06:00] Wake up with the sun, and work in bed on side projects on personal laptop; [06:00] Get myself together, spend the only waking time I have with my infant child during the week. [06:30] Gym [07:00] Commute to work [08:10] arrive at desk, have breakfast at desk while picking up on momentum from yesterday, or fixing what problem I was too mind-numbed to see through…

You may complain a lot later about not seeing your child grow up for more than 30 minutes a day, but I'm sure you have probably considered that :)

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

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Post by eosophos » Mon, May 08, 2017, 5:24 PM UTC

Profession: "Web Engineer"

[6:10] first alarm. snooze twice.

[6:45] makes morning tonic, does some yoga

[7:15] gathers stuff and joins dad for ride downtown

[8] arrives at office. sets up workplace, browses reddit + HN

[8:30] gets a quick workout in. nobody else gets here til 9. feels good to be paid by the hour to get pump on.

[9] coworkers arrive, pretends to be doing techy stuff. wordpress yadda yadda...

[1030] go sit in the sun for a while on rooftop

[1] gets some whole foods

[430] leaves work

[5] yoga class

[630] metro

[730] home, piano, cryptocurrency research, instagram, keep up with friends...

[1030] bed

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

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Post by Joeri » Mon, May 08, 2017, 5:24 PM UTC

radoslawc wrote: post #122

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…

Oh I know the feeling. I'll just add to this: - Can I work from home? - No - Why? - Because working from home you might be not as efficient as from office

I once got my boss to admit that they didn't trust people to do actual work from home, and that's why they didn't allow it. It was oddly satisfying.

These days I can work from home when I want, but I don't because it stresses me out not to have a clear separation between home and work.

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

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Post by steelbird » Mon, May 08, 2017, 5:27 PM UTC

davzie wrote: post #14

Profession: Web Developer, self employed working remote with startups and creative agencies. Workday: - [08:00] Wake up in a daze and make my wife and son tea and breakfast - [08:30] Shower, get dressed and ready - [09:15] After prepping water canister and tea caddy, head to garden office. - [09:30] Procrastinate - [14:00] Realise the work day is nearly over. Panic. Cram work in. - [17:00] Finish work, make son dinne…

You are a good father.

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

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Post by clauswitt » Mon, May 08, 2017, 5:28 PM UTC

Profession: Software Developer

[5:30-6:15] Get up --- [6:15-6:35] bath and espresso [6:35-7:00] commute --- or --- [6:15-6:45] make breakfast for the family [6:15-7:00] Wake wife and kids [7:00-7:30] Family breakfast [7:30-8:15] Commute --- Mostly I work uninterrupted until lunch.

[12:00-12:30] Lunch [12:30-14:30] work and/or meetings [14:30-14:45] daily stand-up [14:45-15:50] uninterrupted work [15:50-16:30] Commute [16:30-19:30] family time

I work a couple of evenings as well - mostly only when I'm inspired - and never before the kids are in bed.