Ask HN: With most people working from home, what is your daily schedule now?

  • Same as before, mostly, except I wake up an hour later and go for a walk after work instead of commuting. My daily schedule looks something like this:

    7:00am - wake up, fiddle with my phone because I don't wanna get out of bed

    8:00am - go for a 5K run

    8:40am - walk the dog around the block

    8:50am - shower

    9:00am - start work, first meeting usually begins at 9am

    12:00pm - break for lunch, might watch a quick 20-25 minute TV episode if I don't have a 12:30 meeting

    1:00pm - back to work

    4:00pm - last meeting usually ends around this time, spend the rest of the hour wrapping up work

    5:00pm - walk the dog for a much longer walk than the morning, around 30-45 minutes

    5:45pm to 11:00pm - dinner, hobbies, TV, etc

    I've worked from home full-time in the past, though my current job was not a WFH situation pre-pandemic. It is now, though, obviously. I'm surprisingly (to myself) productive from 9-5, but I also try to adhere strictly to the 9-5 hours. It's probably the main thing that keeps me sane.

    Some of my employees probably spend less time working than I do. I don't think I really blame them, as long as they're productive. And they are as productive, if not more so, than pre-pandemic. I consider their happiness and mental well-being to be more important than the job, so as long as they're getting their work done, I don't have much problem if they put in fewer hours than normal. My job, though, rarely ends before 5pm... But that's OK. I like it.

    I'm interested, OP... what were you expecting from this question? Why do you ask?