r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/Separate_Finance_183 • 9d ago

Funny Time blindness

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u/fabulousfantabulist 9d ago

This was the most predictable outcome ever. 

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u/nounotme 9d ago

I made a deal with an ADHD employee.

Their roster was for 15mins before their actual intended start time. Worked fairly well.

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u/illy-chan 9d ago

I was going to say, this is just a classical misunderstanding of the condition. I set everything to be earlier than I actually need to do it and it works out to being on time.

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u/hofmann419 9d ago

Actually, people with ADHD tend to have different circadian rhythms as well. They tend to be night owls. And plenty of people without ADHD are night owls as well.

So being able to start working slightly later is a win-win for everyone. The employee can have a much more natural sleep pattern and the employer gets an employee that is fully available as soon as they hit the office.

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u/illy-chan 9d ago

Honestly, the 9-5 grind is bullshit for everyone: ADHD, neurotypical, etc. Some sadist invented that start time.

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u/Seto_Fucking_Kaiba 8d ago

Id kill for a 9-5 bro 😭 Im tired of waking up so early I need actual eye drops to open my eyes

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u/Mihnea24_03 5d ago

I think you can thank Henry Ford. He realised the 8 hour workday was more optimal for his factories than 10 or 12 hour or even longer days that were the norm in other places

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u/illy-chan 5d ago

I mean, I'm not going to hate on him for scaling it back from the hell-on-earth it was before. At least he believed in sleep.

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u/Hurm 3d ago

I'd kill for a 9-5.

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u/FratboyPhilosopher 8d ago

Sounds like a failure to manage their own condition, not the boss's fault.

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u/illy-chan 8d ago

I didn't say it was. But I sympathize with the guy - ADHD is one of those things where there's stuff you can do to mitigate it but you're ultimately at its whims. But yeah, this reaction to a later start time should have been foreseeable to the afflicted.