muikabochi 208 Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Time for a poll. What time do you usually finish work on a workday? Interested to see what results we get if lots of us vote. Link to post Share on other sites
grassie 0 Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 dont work unless you get free stuff! Link to post Share on other sites
sanjo 2 Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Usually between 5 and 6. I'm first to leave most of the time (of course). Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 7-8pm But I start at 4pm! Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Start at 4?! If I only did 3 or 4 hours (!), I'd choose 11am-3pm. Now that would be good. Link to post Share on other sites
daver 0 Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 but if you lived within a hour's drive of a mountain , indosnm's schedule would sound awefully dreamy. Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Back when I was a JET it was about 4pm, or earlier when at my 'crap school' where anything goes. I often went home at 2pm from that school. Nowadays Im in a japanese company where everyone does free overtime until 7ish, often much later when they actually have work to do, although there are some slackers who always leave at 5.45, maybe around 25% of staff. I stop work at 5.30 and study japanese or surf the net until 6ish for good appearances sake. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 leave office before 6 if poss and get home before 1 if poss. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by big-will: Start at 4?! If I only did 3 or 4 hours (!), I'd choose 11am-3pm. Now that would be good. Me too so I could spend more time with my kids, But surf, snow, gym and everything else is done within the 11-3pm timeslot. Also when most of ya students are elementary kids it's hard to have that 11-3pm timeslot. I realised I hardly work at all Link to post Share on other sites
kintaro 0 Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 The only time I'm not working is when I snowboard or posting on this forum or sleeping (about 4 hours per night.) One thing I learned early on in life though is that working for somebody else (unless it's charity) isn't very satisfying. Link to post Share on other sites
lin 0 Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 Usually 6-7, sometimes later. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 Work finishes at 3pm but usually have other stuff to take care of - but can leave whenever I feel like it ...now if only I could get a Uni gig... >I realised I hardly work at all Sweet indo - thats why I wanna get into Uni. Owning your own juku sounds like too much work, or at least hard to get away from for extended periods. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by Creek Boy: Sweet indo - thats why I wanna get into Uni. Owning your own juku sounds like too much work, or at least hard to get away from for extended periods. Not really that much hard work CB. I set my schedules too. Might not be able to take the full high school summer vacation off but I can take 4 weeks, maybe 5. and a long winter as well, with a few weeks thrown in around the year. Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 yeah but what time do you start is also a good question, its great to finish at 5 pm, the problem is the lack of daylight hours with Japan being located in the wrong time zone and the lack of daylight savings means its pretty much dark all year round in the evening. Unless you are hard core like Toque and get up at 5 am you cant enjoy natural daylight much at all during the week. I dont start until after one and have all my mornings free. In summer I took my son to the pool 3-4 days a week, take him on long bikes rides, go to park, small hikes etc. I get the best half of the day as free time and work the other half. Suits me just fine. Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 I like nights to be dark. Being home in late July and it being light at 10pm feels really strange. Link to post Share on other sites
woywoy 0 Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 European summer nights are great, but take a while to get used to. All that freedom to go and play after work! If only they would think like that here in Japan. Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 I remember theres a pressure group set up to get daylight saving in Japan, but I couldnt find any website. I think it was run by one of those high profile gaijin here who like to stir things up (cf. the tama-chan demonstration etc). Actually it might have been a one-man pressure group thinking about it Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 coincidnetally this was written one day after this poll was started: japan times article: we need daylight saving in japan Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Daylight savings here would suck because I'm working during the affected time! Link to post Share on other sites
scoobydoo 0 Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 I usually finish work around 5:30 and back home at 6. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 I wish I could be back home within 30 minutes of finishing work. Just over an hour for me. Link to post Share on other sites
farquah 0 Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 All depends on time of year, weather, day of week, and cold beer!! USed to have a regular working week job but now I could go from summer time when its 9-10am-4am next day, to anything in winter based on what`s happening that week. Currently considering taking a masters coarse here though which would change things a lot. Personally I like the random work days, getting into to much of a routine I think can be bad, also keeps you on your feet. Link to post Share on other sites
DumbStick 13 Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 This last month it has been 8pm when I'm finishing. Normally 5:30-6 though, when I'm still the first to sneek off. Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by BagOfCrisps: I wish I could be back home within 30 minutes of finishing work. Just over an hour for me. takes me less than 5 mins, I go home for my dinner break too. Link to post Share on other sites
1 4 Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 40 minute travel for me door to door, usually finishing up around 6 or just before Link to post Share on other sites
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