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What time do you get in to work?

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    What time do you get in to work?

    I travelled into London a little later this morning, usually I get into to my office at 8.00 am, and by 9.00 have managed to abuse every commie loving contractor on CUK. The people who travel in my sort of time I look upon as being the smart "go getters" of London, me of course included .

    Anyway this morning at Clapham jct at 8.30/9.00 the trains and stations are still busy and I wondered what type of people travel in at this time. If they are workers the dress is clearly different. By this time "shiny suits" have given way to an assortment of trousers, trainers /brown shoes/sandals and jackets. There is also a plethora of rucksacks (cant they afford to buy a sandwich from pret?).

    So who are they? Going by the dress code and rucksacks could they be IT contractors? or are they "get in when you can" public sector workers?

    I was tempted to start asking some of them.
    46
    I am an early bird before 7.30 where I can surf porn uninterrupted
    10.87%
    5
    Shiny suit in before 8.30
    30.43%
    14
    I am a squeezer, 9.00 o'clock on the dot, milking every second before leaving
    28.26%
    13
    Public sector, or I come in when I want
    30.43%
    14
    Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyone

    #2
    I get in around 7am so I can leave at 4 and have fridays afternoons off.

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      #3
      I get in for 9:30 I leave it to the clowns to fight each other for space on the rush hour roads and those unfortunate to have to do public transport.
      The court heard Darren Upton had written a letter to Judge Sally Cahill QC saying he wasn’t “a typical inmate of prison”.

      But the judge said: “That simply demonstrates your arrogance continues. You are typical. Inmates of prison are people who are dishonest. You are a thoroughly dishonestly man motivated by your own selfish greed.”

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        #4
        Appearances can be deceptive. I'm useless in the mornings so dont bother to get in early. Rather I stay late. And you seem to suggest that the shiny suits must be more important. Wrong. They are the junior clerks who need to get in early to impress the boss.
        Hard Brexit now!
        #prayfornodeal

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          #5
          Originally posted by Bagpuss View Post
          I get in for 9:30 I leave it to the clowns to fight each other for space on the rush hour roads and those unfortunate to have to do public transport.
          Snap. Who wants to be a sardine?

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            #6
            The folk you describe probably all work in "New Media"
            ‎"See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."

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              #7
              Originally posted by sasguru View Post
              . I'm useless in the mornings
              So what is so different in the afternoons?
              Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyone

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                #8
                No-one is seems bothered when I come in or go home, I'm on a daily rate too.
                Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave Johnson

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post
                  So what is so different in the afternoons?
                  Nothing. I work best from around 9 pm to 3am.
                  Hard Brexit now!
                  #prayfornodeal

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by gingerjedi View Post
                    No-one is seems bothered when I come in or go home, I'm on a daily rate too.
                    So when the budget cuts come in will you be top of the "what's the point of keeping him?" list?
                    Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyone

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