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SURVEY SAYS: Who Gets In First?
Of course, some people are more productive early, some seem to hit their peak later in the day, and many have their schedules bounded in by obligations they can’t always control. This week I asked readers who gets into work first – you or your boss – and an assortment of related questions. Apparently I have a lot of early morning company – and a full two-thirds (64.7%) say they beat their boss in, compared with 22.6% who got in after the boss. Just over one-in-ten (11.3%) described their arrivals as “a tie”, and the rest – well, the rest of the respondents WERE the boss. Among the comments: My boss is in another time zone, but I barely beat him. I don't think the guy sleeps. I work from home, so it's a "race" to see who is on Sametime (instant messaging) first. I generally beat my boss online. But I will say I get e-mails from her at all hours of the night, so I think she is up later. But she's smart to work but stay off instant messaging. Otherwise, she'd never get her work done. Don't know - he's 60 miles away! In a remote world, who knows who "gets in first". It's situational - depending on who's busy with desk-bound tasks instead of field work. I am the boss of a division and also report up. My boss and I are on similar schedules, although I probably work late more than she does. It depends upon the time of year. During the summer she definitely makes it in before me but I make it in before her during the school year. This is true 99% of the time; BUT you can be sure if I'm running a few minutes late, she'll get here first. She leaves well after i do.
Of course, some people are more productive early, some seem to hit their peak later in the day, and many have their schedules bounded in by obligations they can’t always control. This week I asked readers who gets into work first – you or your boss – and an assortment of related questions.
Apparently I have a lot of early morning company – and a full two-thirds (64.7%) say they beat their boss in, compared with 22.6% who got in after the boss. Just over one-in-ten (11.3%) described their arrivals as “a tie”, and the rest – well, the rest of the respondents WERE the boss.
Among the comments:
My boss is in another time zone, but I barely beat him. I don't think the guy sleeps.
I work from home, so it's a "race" to see who is on Sametime (instant messaging) first. I generally beat my boss online. But I will say I get e-mails from her at all hours of the night, so I think she is up later. But she's smart to work but stay off instant messaging. Otherwise, she'd never get her work done.
Don't know - he's 60 miles away!
In a remote world, who knows who "gets in first".
It's situational - depending on who's busy with desk-bound tasks instead of field work.
I am the boss of a division and also report up. My boss and I are on similar schedules, although I probably work late more than she does.
It depends upon the time of year. During the summer she definitely makes it in before me but I make it in before her during the school year.
This is true 99% of the time; BUT you can be sure if I'm running a few minutes late, she'll get here first. She leaves well after i do.
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