tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701706797235807828.post4543113568048816272..comments2023-10-14T07:22:38.190-04:00Comments on The Small Biz. Guru / Smart Business Guru: "Before 7" Crowd Challenges the "After 5" CrowdThe Small Biz. Guruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09276567518614493949noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701706797235807828.post-50442545065716072252008-01-20T18:09:00.000-05:002008-01-20T18:09:00.000-05:00Anonymous,Your point is very well taken and of cou...Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>Your point is very well taken and of course a valid counter-argument. <BR/><BR/>Time zones can and are obviously an issue for some people. Case and point, yourself. Barring the time zone difference though (which you cannot overcome, unless you move to TX), grouping someone into "time cards" is not what I am ideally saying.<BR/><BR/>It is more of an overall mantra to life. People complain about being so stressed and not having anytime for anything outside of work. I am saying: arrive to work earlier and focus on the job at hand, allows you to hopefully get more things done and focus on work AT work.<BR/><BR/>Working when your clients work is a given, and I am not disputing that. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comment.<BR/><BR/>~The GURUAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701706797235807828.post-34350075052248918512008-01-20T17:45:00.000-05:002008-01-20T17:45:00.000-05:00As a member of the "after 5" crowd, I have to argu...As a member of the "after 5" crowd, I have to argue with you.<BR/><BR/>I'm a sales rep and I cover the state of Texas... central and mountain time zones. If I show up at 7 my time, it's 6 their time. Not to mention that I work with bankers - who aren't in the office until 9 and aren't "chatty" until at least 9:30. Do I really want to "hang out" from 7 to 10:30 for the hell of it? Not really. But do I need to stay at work until 6:00 - yes. <BR/><BR/>It's unfair to group the workplace around time cards because we all do different things. Me coming in at 9 and staying until 6 reflects only one thing about me - I work when my clients work. Staying past six or arriving before 9 is a futile effort because they aren't at work either. <BR/><BR/>To be fair, there are exceptions when I need to come in a little earlier to do some paperwork - and I'll usually just bring it home with me to do in front of the TV that night. Why? I'm a lot of things, but a morning person isn't one of them. Plus, I'm single - which has its perks. When I come home at night no one needs anything from me except me. I need dinner and a quick work out - but that's all. Beyond that, the world is my playground. So if I want to curl up in my recliner with my computer and draft proposals and contracts, then so be it. But, to be fair, that will probably change when there's someone in my house besides myself. Until then though, I'm an after-5er because it fits my job and my lifestyle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com