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Ask HN: What's your working day like?
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#404So, As a PHP senior:
[06:15]: First alarm goes off(It's random music as alarm tone) and wake up!
[06:20]: Get out of bed proper myself
[06:45]: Out of the door and always First i decide to change walking way to new street from home, This is very important for me, Not duplicate way like tomorrow!
[07:00]: First BRT and switch to Bus
[07:30]: Arrive office, breakfast bagel at my work and tea
[07:45]: Check my emails, Hacker News and start work ...
[13:00]: Break for 30 min to lunch and rest
[17:00]: Leave office and getting on bus to home(listen music and podcast)
[18:00]: Go to body building club
[19:00]: Arrive home
[19:15]: shower, shave ...
[19:45]: Start chatting on Telegram OR Call with my wife, Because she is far from me for 6 months :(
[20:45]: A bit eat like Nuts ...
[21:00]: Start read randomly a good book like "The Architecture of Happiness / Alain de Botton" until i sleep!
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#405Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yeah, it doesn't matter how good your headphones are when some asshole sneaks up behind you and taps you on the shoulder to ask you some inane question that he could have sent in an email.
Sometimes I wonder if it's assholeness or just complete inability to read nonverbal cues.
I think it's assholes, for lack of a better term. Instead of respecting your privacy and sending you an email to avoid interrupting you, they think that whatever concern they have is more important and worth interrupting you.
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#406Profession: "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…
> I don't need to be in the meeting and nod my head whenever they look at me.
Something I've noticed with a whole bunch of hindsight is that I used to say that a lot then I also used to complain nobody told me anything when I did get out of going to meetings.
Play the company's game or move to a different one. Switching up jobs is a great way to get out of a rut.
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#407Earlier quoted context omitted.
I found it immensely easy. We developers are in short supply, so it's an employees market. Don't hide it on your resume, be proud of it "I learned Spanish, I learned self-reliance, I had this and that side project, etc. etc." I always say one of my greatest skills is my ability to self-educate (proven by learning Spanish, and now French) so you say to them "Sure, I'm a little rusty on x,y,z. Less than 2 weeks I guara…
How did you start the process of switching and becoming a travel writer? The idea of such a big leap seems impossible to me.
I blogged my first adventure (Alaska to Argentina) [1] and about half way through starting pitching to magazines, websites, newspapers, etc.
Pitch, pitch, pitch and make great content - you will get there
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#408Profession: Third Tier Technical Support, full time, 200+ employees
This is a typical day although I have omitted the constant stream of distractions at 2 to 5 minute intervals.
[07:00] alarm goes off
[07:30] stagger out of bed and browse the internet for awhile
[07:45] shower, shave, brush teeth, etc.
[08:15] start the walk to the bus stop
[08:30] arrive at bus stop
[09:00] finish commute and arrive at office
[09:01] first cup of coffee
[09:02] second cup of coffee
[09:03] third cup of coffee
[09:04] Look at my ticket queue, is there anything due later today or several hours before the ticket was assigned to me?
[09:06] Check the team ticket queue, are there any unassigned tickets that I can handle?
[09:06] Read and reply to emails from coworkers who work nights and weekends
[09:10] Get breakfast
[09:20] Skim the ILTA[0] mailing lists for new threads
[09:25] Check my team mailing list to see who will be out of the office or leaving early
[09:30] Check mailing list for new assignments and respond to those that I can handle
[10:30] Respond to support requests by phone or email
[11:45] Take my 15 minute break by leaving early for lunch
[13:00] Return from lunch
[13:01] Respond to more outstanding tickets and emails
[18:00] Leave the office
[18:30] Return home and work on assignments for a programming class, watch Pluralsight videos, or read HN.
[19:30] Place my usual order at the local Thai restaurant
[19:45] Walk to the restaurant and pick up my order
[20:00] Dinner, more homework, Pluralsight videos, and HN.
[23:30] Sleep
Edited to add my schedule after work and a few details
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#409Profession/position: Software engineer (web) - CTO Workday: - [6:30] Wake up and get ready - Check my emails and schedule for anything urgent and deal with them if there is - [7:30] Get my daughter ready for daycare - [8:00] Drive her to daycare - [8:30] Return to my home office - Usually spend 15 minutes hunting HN and RSS for things that might be relevant to my business. I skim titles mostly using keyboard shortcut…
A little bit OT, but how much does a CTO pull in at that size company?
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#410Profession: Farmer (growing wine and winemaker) - about 20 - 30 hrs week, owner, single employee (For the rest of my time I write software as a single contributor/freelancer) [6:30] Wake up, light breakfast [7:30 - 10:00] commute to the village where is my farm, there is no need to rush. I take tram to train station, get some coffee, read emails on train commute, then switch to bus, read some book, then 4 km walking…
This looks like the literal definition of heaven.
I envy you for this lifestyle.