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Careful; I got my tail ripped off last week here on HN for suggesting that people "be adults", show up for work on-time.
by pigpaws 10y ago
Careful; I got my tail ripped off last week here on HN for suggesting that people "be adults", show up for work on-time.
- Jtsummers 10y agoIt was a month ago, not a week, and here's your post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11397427 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11397427 Your posts were not as civil as "be adults".
- pigpaws 10y agothere you go again, trying to dictate my schedule...
- nitrogen 10y agoWho decided, and when, that being an "adult" meant strict conformance to an unnatural schedule? Cui bono?
- noxToken 10y agoPretty much anyone who decided to work for a company where the agreed upon hours are from X to Y. You can complain about it being unnatural all you want, but if those are the hours that you agreed to, then you're obligated to conform to the schedule. If you don't like it, work remotely for a company whose normal business hours fit your schedule. Being an adult is not necessarily about conforming. It's more about sticking to your obligations. Even if your word means nothing to you on a personal level, others are probably depending on you to come through.
- nitrogen 10y agoI totally agree with honoring commitments. I strongly disagree with the idea that committing to 9-6 or 8-5 in a rush hour commute is the definition of being an "adult".
- st3v3r 10y agoPresumably you agreed to that schedule when you took the job. Thus, being adult is adhering to the schedule you agreed to.
- GFK_of_xmaspast 10y agoOne of the core pillars of adulthood is 'voluntarily doing things you would rather not do in the presence of obligations.'