Aha! Third question

[sarahmichigan]

Here's the third question I forgot:

3. What time do you set your alarm clock for a typical workday? The reason I ask is this: in movies and TV shows, I see people with first shift jobs setting their alarms for 8 a.m. and I'm always thinking, "Seriously? 8 a.m.? You're a police chief and your alarm goes off at 8 a.m.?" I'd be willing to bet that most people on my FL- excluding those with 2nd or 3rd shift jobs- set their alarms for somewhere between 5 a.m. and 7 a.m. Ours is set for 6:08 a.m. on weekdays, but if we're skipping the gym, we sometimes sleep in until about 6:40...

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[aiela.livejournal.com]

7, but if I don't have to get Brittany off to school, 8.

I leave at 8:35 and start work at 9. 8:00 is plenty of time for me to get up, shower and get dressed.

[custardfairy.livejournal.com]

7:40 - my shift starts at 9. I'd like to get up earlier but it seems that I'm a natural night owl, to some degree, and getting to bed before midnight is very challenging without the aid of over the counter sleep aids.

[apis-mellifera.livejournal.com]

My alarm is set for 6:30, but I don't get up until 7:30 and I'm out the door at 8, to start at 8:30. I shower and do all that stuff at night so I don't have to in the morning.

[bernmarx.livejournal.com]

Alarm for 7:30, hit the snooze at least three times (so rarely up before 8).

[pstscrpt.livejournal.com]

Lately, 7:10, and then I spend the next half hour helping Mel and Adrian get ready. If they have the day off, probably 7:45.

[rikhei.livejournal.com]

Lately, I am waking up at about 7. I usually don't need that much time to get ready for work, but I do need that time to wake the hell up. I like to spend a half-hour or so in bed with my laptop, reading my webcomics or futzing around on the computer.

[aedifica]

6 or 6:15, but I can allow myself to hit the snooze until 6:55 if I really want to. I start work at 8 and live 20 miles from work.

[melstav]

Not everyone who works "first shift" actually starts at 8:00.

You know the 80's Dolly Parton song, 9 to 5?

FTR: I usually crawl out of bed between 6 and 7, depending on whether I'm riding the bus or driving, and how many times I hit the snooze.

[sarahmichigan.livejournal.com]

I never said first shift starts at 8 a.m. I am defining first shift as starting anywhere between 7 a.m. and about 9:30 a.m. I am just surprised that anyone who starts work at 9 a.m. would get up at 8 a.m. I need way more time than that to get ready unless I've done a lot of pre-planning the night before. I know some people who have commutes of 1 to 1.5 hours, too, so getting up at 8 a.m. for a 9 a.m. start time is definitely not feasible.

[aiela.livejournal.com]

Part of it, I think, is working in a casual office. I wear jeans and dressy tees to work, if I decide not to "do" my hair no one blinks if its still damp when I get here, and I often don't do my makeup until I get here.

If I worked in a more professional setting I might have to get up at 7:30, but I can't imagine getting up much before that. I am actively dreading next school year when Britt has to be out the door even earlier, because I'm already frustrated that I have to get up a full hour before I 'need' to now to make sure she gets to school on time.

[scien.livejournal.com]

I start work at nine and tend to only be out of bed at half eight. But I'm literally two minutes' walk away from work and I can dress casual.

[tacit.livejournal.com]

Somewhere between 5 and 7? Dear God. I can't imagine the misery of getting up at such an hour every day.

I set my alarm at 8 to be in the office at 9, and even that is an exercise in suck and fail. 8 AM usually means "hitting the snooze a few times and staggering out of bed at 8:20."

[sarahmichigan.livejournal.com]

I think I know a fair amount of morning people. I have some friends who feel the way you do, but also a lot of friends or acquaintances who feel fine about waking up around 5:30 a.m. I'd prefer to sleep in until closer to 7, but the earlier start (6 or 6:30 a.m.) means an earlier end to the work day, and that's an OK trade-off for me.

[dionysus1999.livejournal.com]

The Tick gets up at 6:30.

[sarahmichigan.livejournal.com]

I know, I was thinking of the opening credits when I wrote this post.

[sylo-tode.livejournal.com]

5:22. I actually get out of bed around 6:00 and leave no later than 7:10.

First, psychologically, I need the snooze; there's something about shutting off the alarm and going "back to sleep," even if it is for only 8 more minutes.

Second, and more importantly, I'm am most definitely not a morning person.

Last year when I was subbing, sometimes I needed to get on the computer to check for jobs, which allowed for a wide-range of "must leave by" times. And, misscoollinda gets up before me, so keeping it at 5:22 is mainly for her, just in case.

[mogwar.livejournal.com]

I usually crawl out of bed around 7:30, out the door a little after 8 and at work by 8:25.

[meecie.livejournal.com]

5:20, though I'm not typically out of bed until 5:30. So I have time to get dressed, make coffee, let the dogs out and feed them, and then have 20 minutes or so to just sit and drink coffee and dork around on the computer before I have to drive (out the door at 6:20). I need that time to wake up.

[leighton.livejournal.com]

I drive a truck over the road and have violently shifting hours. But...

I never use an alarm clock. Wake me at any hour, ask the time, and I can guess within 15 minutes of accurate.

[laughlovelive.livejournal.com]

7 am, and I actually get up then. Leave the house by 8 if I can. I need to get to work by 8:15 if I want to find a decent parking spot. If it's between April and October I need to get there even earlier on alternate side parking days. I do a lot of prep work the night before though- pack my lunch, pick out my clothes, pack my gym bag.

[dubbage42.livejournal.com]

On the days I have to be at work at 8am, I am up at 5. I have to leave the house by 7:15 to make it on time though.

I am one of those folks who can not just get up and run out the door. I get up... go to the computer room... check email/lj *then* stumble around the house for a while before I get in the shower.

For most of this week I haven't had to be in until 10 - so I have gotten up at 7.

deb

[netmouse.livejournal.com]

I don't use an alarm for myself but recently I've started helping my sister get into work by 9 by calling her to help get her out of bed; experimentation determined she needs to be called at 6:45 (off the phone by 7) to have time to take care of her two cats, get ready, and finish her 15-minute drive in by 9.

[sarahmichigan.livejournal.com]

You're a nice sister. :)

[rossja.livejournal.com]

Let's see. This semester, Tuesday and Wednesday I have my alarm set for 7:30, but hit snooze till about 7:45. Friday, I have it set to 6:30 and tend to get up around 6:45.

Monday and Thursday, I set it to 9 and get up around 9:30.

If I work on Saturday it is 7:30, otherwise Sat and Sun I don't set an alarm unless I have to. :)

Stay tuned b/c that will all change in January and I don't know to what yet. :)