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Back in communist time people used to work 7-15h, or even 6-14h. Why not just return to that? Then you have the whole afternoon again. Here 8-16h is still consi
by dsego 7y ago
Back in communist time people used to work 7-15h, or even 6-14h. Why not just return to that? Then you have the whole afternoon again. Here 8-16h is still considered the norm, but looks like we're importing the american 9-5pm, not sure why.
- baq 7y agoIt’s more about when school opens and closes and not business hours.
- labawi 7y agoEither way. Personally, I find it silly that we should change out time keeping because we do things at x o'clock. If the causes of our schedule don't change, over time we will drift back to the same thing only with a different digit on the clock. Then, I guess we can repeat the shifting excercise.
- _ph_ 7y agoAnd schools open at the earliest time they can expect the pupils to be awake. And that is mostly determined by sunrise.
- baq 7y agoif only. where I live, school opens at the earliest time teachers and parents can be awake due to schools not being big enough to accommodate the amount of pupils, children be damned.
- dsego 7y agoMy primary school had morning and afternoon shifts rotating every week.
- perl4ever 7y agoWell, I believe the way it is commonly done in some places is that the openings are staggered so they can run the buses three times. So whether the sun is up depends on which grade you are in.
- big_chungus 7y agoLots of we Americans do the same, not 9-5. I've worked several places where I did 7AM to 3PM, and did just fine. As you said, the advantage is freeing up some time in the afternoon and evening. Some companies are nasty about 9-5 butts-in-seats, but the better ones are usually flexible (particularly if you make meetings you need to and show yourself to be competent).