your working time?

@sophialin (2677)
China
August 25, 2008 10:45pm CST
Yesterday i came across a friend on QQ which is a very popular instant communication tool in China. I was surprised to learn that he hadn't started his work at that moment which is 12:00pm already. He is in Macao.it's very strange.i know the working time differs in different cities and countries.but i didn't know there is so much big difference. for me,i start to work from 8:00am to 16:30pm and we have one hour to rest on the afternoon. how about you,my friend.pls write here your city,country and your working time.thus we can compare and learn how much diversity the world is in.
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
26 Aug 08
haha..I think i'm the worst of all.. lol =D Here in singapore, our time is the same as in china.. And i start work at 7pm to 11pm, from mon to sun.. lol =D Surprising?? hehe =D And that's the reason y i can always stay up late and wake up late when everybody is at work.. hehe
@sophialin (2677)
• China
4 Sep 08
oh i wonder what do you do?
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
5 Sep 08
I'm working freelance, meaning that i set my own working time and it's flexible ^_^ A freelance instructor, whereby i conduct my lessons in the evening when most ple have finshed work and school, thus i start in the evening ^_^ Sicne it's my hobby too, i dun find it taxing and so i can afford to work 7 days a week ^_^ hehe
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@bestie (3272)
• Philippines
26 Aug 08
im from the philippines and on the nature of my work I have shifting schedule in a week.that would be 7am-3pm,3pm-11pm and 11pm-7am.8 hours a day with a break.I have 2 days of morning shift,2 days of pm shift and 1 day night shift.
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@sophialin (2677)
• China
4 Sep 08
oh,what do you do? i guess you are a nurse,aren't you?
@ElicBxn (63638)
• United States
4 Sep 08
I work kind of different hours the 5 days I work. I work, all together, 25 hours, 9:30 to 3:30 on Monday and Friday. On Tuesday I work 10:30 to 3:30, on Weds I work 9:30 to 10 and from 1:30 to 4:30 and finally on Thursday I work 11:30 to 4. Why do I work such strange hours? because on the 3 middle days of the week I also go to my mom's and do things with her. The lady I work for understands I need to spend this time with my mom while I have her and is supportive of the odd hours.
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@vipulchawla (2220)
• India
5 Sep 08
My official timings are morning 8 am to eveing 5:15 pm . But i hardly turn up in the office at 8am int he morning. It would be already 8:30 am by the time i get up from my bed. actually it all depends on my team. Thay have offered me flexible timings for my office. The complete turn out for the day should be a minimum of 9 hours and 15 minutes. So normally, i would be reaching my office at 9:30 or 10. And leave my office at 6:30 or 7. Then i have my leaisure activities. I would either go to a gym or play some sports like cricket or tennis, so it would be 9:30 pm by the time, i reach my home. Oh by the way, I live away from home. So living a bachelor life, i dont think if it matters even if i reach my home by 11 pm in the night. So the least thing that my work demands is complete your day for the work, make a report and then i can leave, whatever time it takes.
• Philippines
2 Sep 08
Hi there sophialin! In the Philippines, generally office hours is between 9am to 5pm. Others start at 8am and end at 5pm (this is very true with our government agencies). There are those who work on shifting schedules especially those who work in organizations that operate for 24 hours. My work time is not fixed. It varies from time to time. We have a new schedule every semester. I have an MWF schedule and I have a TThS schedule. This semester, my first class every MWF is at 1230am. The second and third is at 130 and 230pm respectively. The last is at 430pm. My first class every TThS is at 930. The second and third is at 330 and 430pm respectively. On Thursdays, I also have a class from 530 to 830pm.
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• India
26 Aug 08
I am a free lancer in marketing,even though I have to attend my duty on time,that is 9.30 am but donot have any particular time to come back home.
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• United States
10 Sep 08
I live in Florida, USA and I begin working at 8:30am until 3:45pm on the days that I work. But that is just me. There are people that work nights and evenings so they go in and work different hours than I do.
@nickventere (1420)
• Zambia
5 Sep 08
I believe you have heard of time zones. When I am happily tucked away in bed, some chaps are busy working in the US. They are like 6-8 hours behind my day! lol
@iyah10 (4115)
• Kuwait
26 Aug 08
Well here in Kuwait we also worked here at office time like 8am until 4pm and we only have 30minutes break during lunch and the time difference between Kuwait and in the Country of my wife is 5 hours advance here in Kuwait and we are late for 5 hours here in Kuwait...unlike Philippines at this time is already 2pm in the afternoon and here in Kuwait are still 9am in the morning......
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