Quote Originally Posted by Catrin View Post
I am very fortunate to have such freedom with my work schedule. As public employees we do not get raises very often, but the ability to have a compressed and/or flexible work schedule means a lot to me. We set out schedule for each quarter, and I try to be very consistent with it.
I agree being a public servant does have some scheduling flexibility..well, for certain jobs.

Yes, in the past I've deliberately requested to start abit on the early side when I join a new employer...over past decade. when I started cycle-commuting to work 18 yrs. ago, in Toronto I found it simply easier to begin cycling to work at 6:30 am and got into the office shortly before 7:30 am when it wasn't horribly humid in summer. As a result, my whole orientation now, is to wake up early and sleep sometime before 11:00 pm. I've become a morning person...because of cycling.

If I really wanted to I could begin work at 7:00 am and structure it so that I work very long days and work 4 days per week every week. But I'm not there yet... Or I could telework, by 1 day per week work at home.

I'm still a baby in my organization. So I haven't explored other options yet.