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This is why I wish more software jobs had flexible hours. The vast majority of programmers have absolutely no need to be in their office at some predefined hour
by spydez 18y ago
This is why I wish more software jobs had flexible hours. The vast majority of programmers have absolutely no need to be in their office at some predefined hour. So if you had to work late one night, it'd be nice to be able to sleep some of it off the next day. But no... Megacorp wants you in your chair by 8.
And as a night owl, I can not fall asleep before 2-3ish am, but I have to be at work by 8 or 8:30, so I'm constantly working with some sleep deprivation.
- goofygrin 18y agoI second this. Personally I am super productive from about 9pm to 2-3am. But I need to be at the client at a reasonable hour (9am-9:30am). Lately I've taken to hacking away from about 9pm to midnight then going to bed so that I can keep everyone happy. Of course, I tend to toss and turn a bit because there is always something that my mind is chewing on that I left off at midnight. Weekends, all bets are off and my sleep schedule gets totally messed up with late nights and early mornings (2 year old kid). Ugh, I am not 18 any more :)
- joshstaiger 18y agoI have the same tossing and turning problem when I work close to bed time. I find that reading a fiction book, even just a few pages, helps flush my brain's "cache" and relax.
- maximilian 18y agoI try to never do super mind-heavy work late at night because I dream in whatever that was alllll night long. When I did have to do marathon code sessions all day and late into the night, I did yoga to flush my brain of coding. It helped a lot and I slept like a baby. Exercising a lot helps me fall asleep better at night. Lately i've been too busy with work to get much in, and i'm having a hell of a time falling asleep. When I train for something (some sort of race) I sleep like a baby.