Changed work schedule or bike addiction :)

[shootingstar]

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.

[Catrin]

I am actually planning on riding in the evenings - after rush hour Thanks to DST (which I don't like) it no longer gets light here before 6am It USED to get light before 5am at the height of summer, until Indiana finally decided to move to DST. Such is life.

Friday mornings, however, I will be able to ride since I only have to work in the afternoon on Fridays.

The roads I normally ride are almost like ghost-roads, the traffic volumes are so low. Outside of rush hour that is...my main reason for doing this was to prevent my having to ride in the full heat of the day. Last summer, if I wanted to ride during the week, I pretty much had to start at 4 or 4:30. I tolerate the heat well, outside of heat rash on my legs, but I would prefer to ride after 6. This way I get to do so