What time do you get off work?

I'm in a "9-5" job but i never leave at 5 haha Something or the other comes up and I end up staying till 7.

We have flexible hours so people come in much later. So if were to leave at 5 I get all these stares... arharh

In this challenging and fast paced it hard to sometimes just sustain. I spend ~70% of my awake hours at work. With this theres a 'commute time', cause I can't afford to live in downtown.

I therefore wanted to create a thread to share the time you get out of work!

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Brooo I'm in Seattle as well right now. I'm still a student, but I get off at 5 and have a 40 min commute from my internship.

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Do you visit your real estate properties often? I'm guessing thats why the 12am lol

About once every two weeks while under construction. Once a month once you’re confident in the on-site team during lease up.

That’s always during the day though. The late nights are for before closings or during fire drills.

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My team is very flexible. You can come in early and leave early. For example you can come in at 6/7am --- which fits my lifestyle well --- and leave around 4/5pm. Otherwise when there's a live deal/project and I have something to do, usually until whenever I finish it. Could be between 7pm and 11, occasionally past 11? But a senior guy in my team clearly works a lot of past-12 hours

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I try to start at 6:30A so I can leave by 5:00P and make it to classes two days a week (classes 6P-10P, but my commute cuts in half by that time). Otherwise, I start at 7:00A and leave by 6-7P, occasionally 8P and less often 9P.

2 hour commute (each way, I just got transferred. Have to move soon)

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I learned quickly that 9-5 is a fable that is only true in the movies. If I'm lucky, 8-6 are the hours I work. I log in after getting home in more instances than I care to admit.

 

Usually somewhere between 6 and 8, but 11/12 for busy periods. Quiet period is 9-6.

20 min walk to the office so can't complain on the commute.

I don't know... Yeah. Almost definitely yes.
 

8:30-9:00 to 22:00 on average, I'd say, with below 15min commute.

Best was 9:00-19:00. Worst was 7:30-3:00 (AM) for about two months, but without weekend work.

 

Bad times sun -thurs ~3am. Slow times Sun ~8pm and mon-thurs ~12am. Friday normally get off by 10ish no matter what.

World needs corporate ditch diggers too I guess.

 

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