• @corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
    4•1 year 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
      -1•1 year 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.