People who work hybrid, do you wake up at the same time on your work from home days as your office days?

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h_424@reddit

If I go into the office I usually wake up 6am but if I'm working at home I usually wake up at 8:30am gives me 30 mins to get ready for 9am. WFH is good but I could never do a full remote job. During Christmas I worked 3 weeks fully remote whilst it was very nice to not go out in the snow etc. It does get very boring.

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sweetqueencollection@reddit

same time every day, more routine

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lazy-lambda@reddit

I've been working fully remote for around 5 years now. My current company is US-based so I typically sleep in, enjoy the morning, and start work at around 2 pm. Definitely helps to have a consistent sleeping schedule to avoid fatigue though.

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BoysenberryTiny8138@reddit

Mate, during lockdown I was waking up 5 mins before work started

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I_want_roti@reddit

I'm still in bed on the days I'm struggling to wake up and opening teams on my phone so it looks like I've logged in lol

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sammyglumdrops@reddit (OP)

I do that now on days I work from home, so like 8:55am. But on office days I’m up at 7 to get into the office for 9. But I always wake up feeling tired, and read that waking up at the same time every single day can help.

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Time-Caterpillar4103@reddit

Can confirm. Wake up at the same time every day and if you want to just roll over and get some more on your WFH day just do that.

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tcpukl@reddit

If I wake up early I start early. I work flexitime do can start at 5am if I like.

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ShoePillow@reddit

How many hours of sleep do you get?

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sammyglumdrops@reddit (OP)

It can vary quite a lot, on some days it’s usually closer to 6 hours and on other days it’s closer to 8 hours. I don’t think that helps either.

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cr4lforce@reddit

Yeah. You can't really "catch up" on lost sleep from one night the next, consistent sleep (going to bed at the same time and getting up at the same time) is what you really want. I refuse to get up before sunrise so i never get up before 8:15 am all year round. Go to sleep around midnight.

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ShoePillow@reddit

I think you should try to get regular 8 hours at fixed time. Your body is not able to get into a proper rhythm

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AutomaticInitiative@reddit

That is something I've always heard, but it's never been as successful as sleeping as much as I can when I want to.

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tcpukl@reddit

I still do on my WFH days .

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banedlol@reddit

Weirdly in lockdown I ended up going to bed at 8:30pm and waking up around 5am.

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cr4lforce@reddit

I still do 😆 they closed my office during lockdown and I've been forced to work remote ever since. My boss told me he doesn't bother trying to contact me for the first 30 min of my day so i could probably get up later

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Tanno@reddit

Right...only during lock down... sameeeee

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yoloswaggins92@reddit

Yes but I start earlier on my home days as don't have to travel. I get flexi-time so the additional hour(s) can be taken as leave further down the line.

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iMatthew1990@reddit

Rookie numbers. I took the hit on the electricity bill to just keep the PC on overnight and rolled on 20 seconds before my shift

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AutomaticInitiative@reddit

You turn your computer on before you start work? Not necessary, you're not paid for it!

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iMatthew1990@reddit

That a thing now? Or was it always like that, I haven’t been in an office based job for 4 years now.

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adsm_inamorta@reddit

It's a thing for petty, pathetic people who need to feel some sense of control and retribution because for some reason they're angry they have a job and that it takes up their personal time. Can you believe it!

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BoysenberryTiny8138@reddit

Brother in Christ, do you know how expensive electricity is? If you work from home YOU PAY FOR IT.

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adsm_inamorta@reddit

So 5 minutes of a laptop idling each day will make no notable impact to your energy usage and therefore your bill. If a few pennies (not even a single pound/dollar/euro etc.) a month extra causes you financial instability then you've got bigger problems other than yourself.

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AutomaticInitiative@reddit

I responded to someone who leaves the pc on all night for work, that's more than a few pennies

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adsm_inamorta@reddit

I wasn't responding to your noise.

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CentralSaltServices@reddit

I bet you clock out for your toilet breaks. Chill out

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adsm_inamorta@reddit

Who clocks out? I'm salaried so I work my hours, doesn't matter if I start early or late. Work from home as well.

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AutomaticInitiative@reddit

Whether I am in the office or at home, the pc gets turned on when I'm paid to work, not when I'm not even if it's only a couple of minutes. Always been the case for me and I've been an office worker since 2011.

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BoysenberryTiny8138@reddit

I work in IT so at home I was working in my project custom loop PC, this then became my work pc because bossman so cheap he didn’t get me a work laptop until 2022, I fucked up the CPU socket and the power delivery fucked up, this meant the restart procedure messed up and I had to wait 6h for it to boot up properly, sometimes I would go a whole afternoon just using my phone to keep online as I had no computer to work on - swapped out my motherboard last year after I resigned lol, the computer now gets shut down and doesn’t fuck up on power delivery :) - no job though which was chill for a bit but now I need £££

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Dry_Programmer_2748@reddit

Office days I set three alarms starting at 6:45. WFH days I set one at 8:50 and still somehow make it to my desk looking like I've been up for hours. Nobody on Teams can tell you haven't brushed your teeth.

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thecrius@reddit

Same. Especially as when we were still working in office I would come in +/- 5-10 minutes and spend the first 30 minutes getting myself a coffee and chatting with coworkers anyway. Nobody ever told me that was an issue, so, no reason it's an issue if I do the same but remotely.

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alexotx1@reddit

How is that possible

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Deathwish8041@reddit

I can wake up at 9.58 to give myself 2 minutes to log on, do the morning routines + eat once I’m logged on, and stay in whatever I slept in while working… don’t see the problem lol

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BoysenberryTiny8138@reddit

Wake up, turn computer on.

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alexotx1@reddit

Bro like you wear a shirt or nothing?

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random2502@reddit

Get dress on work time.

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alexotx1@reddit

Ok

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BoysenberryTiny8138@reddit

For the daily meeting at 11, then back in shorts or some shite

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Joober81@reddit

I have to wake up three hours before I’m due to start to be able to get ready and get there in time. When I work from home I stay in bed until about 45 minutes before.

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Scarred_fish@reddit

Routine is what matters, far more than actual hours asleep. If you sleep past your regular time it's not extra rest, the body and brain is stressed as it doesn't know whats going on. My usual start time is 7, so I get up around 5.30. Today I don't have anything until a webinar at 10, but have already had a great morning, chilling with a cuppa now and doing some admin, still have plenty of time to go out and relax before starting. I could have slept 3 more hours but would have missed out on all this time and been even more tired.

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ItsDominare@reddit

No way, my office is an hour away but my WFH desk is in the next room.

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Formatted_Gnu@reddit

Nope. When in office it’s a 1:15hr commute and have to be there for 9. When wfh I wake up at 8:45

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QuickTemperature7014@reddit

Yes, I just shift my day earlier when WFH as we have core hours.

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Weird-End5410@reddit

I work remotely. When it's school holidays and I have nothing else to be up for, I literally get out of bed at 7:55, brush my teeth and start work at 8am.

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onlysmaller@reddit

My dog wakes me up just before 6am basically every day and on the rare occasion he doesn’t I seem to be waking up anyway. I can often fall back asleep if my partner is home and goes down to him though. That is only 2 out of every 3 weekends and if he isn’t overnight fishing. I am not loving it.

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Maleficent-Win-6520@reddit

At the same time as I would if I was going to the office.

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Relative_Sea3386@reddit

All parents would do but if you don't have to why would you not wake up 5 minutes before logging on?

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Unlikely_Egg@reddit

Office days I'm up at 5am. Home days I'm up at 7:50. I know it's not healthy but I just can't get up at 5am every single day.

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Jimbobthon@reddit

I get up about an hour later on WFH days, but i start 1/2 hour earlier than i do in the office (Office days, i'll start around half 8. WFH days, i'll start at 8am.

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Intruder313@reddit

No I use the 30m time I don’t need to commute to lay in bed fretting

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Zubi_Q@reddit

When I used to WFH, it was 7am, which is the time I needed to get up for work anyway, so yes!

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leapyeardi@reddit

Yes, on WFH days I use the extra time to go to the gym.

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spidertattootim@reddit

Nooope

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waste-of-ass000@reddit

Before having my child? No. I woke up 5 minutes beforehand my WFH, these were my days I had a lay in and felt so much less exhausted. Now with the baby I just wake up early anyway since it's not like I got a choice. It's kind of nice to have consistency.

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_djh2@reddit

We have a toddler and a puppy. So it’s the same time regardless of work location, including weekends! 🤣

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localmansayshello@reddit

If I'm going in the office, I'm up at 6:30. WFH, 8:30. I am going to start getting up earlier though to get some stretching done before I head upstairs to sit in my chair all day.

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Current_Fly9337@reddit

I’ve started using my son’s gaming chair, just sit it more upright than he has it, and it’s been brilliant. So much better than an office chair and I don’t feel like a prawn by the end of the day. I do also take regular away from the desk breaks though, I’ll do maybe 30-60 minutes of work, put a load of washing in or something, more work, another small household thing. Thankfully I don’t have to be at my computer all day long but I know some people do.

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FPS_Scotland@reddit

You should be careful with that. Gaming chairs are designed for comfort, not health. An office chair might well be less comfortable but if it's not a cheap bottom of the barrel one then it'll probably be better for your long term health than the gaming chair

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Current_Fly9337@reddit

I only work from home 1-2 days a week max. The rest is usually spent in my car. I’m fucked either way I think. It does feel significantly better than the office chair I had though, I just need to adjust it, my son loves that!!

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TheRobson61@reddit

Honestly lately I’m forcing myself up an hour before my start time on WFH days. I used to find myself lagging the first 2 hours of the day otherwise. Also I often play OSRS before I start.

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orangecloud_0@reddit

5 minutes before work starts and a nap at lunchtime

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cr4lforce@reddit

Lunchtime naps with my cat was a simple pleasure I never knew I needed until WFH

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Tay74@reddit

I say "hello" on teams from my bed lol

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Trequartista7777@reddit

I usually wake up 30 minutes before I start if I'm working from home, I do like to be showered and in clean clothes, always been one for good hygiene. I'll make breakfast though when I'm "working" , and I'll go all out and put a serious effort into what I make rather than having the usual bowl of cereal 😂

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grifr005@reddit

WFH or office I get up at 8, cats would mutiny if I didn't. Im lucky enough to live within 15min walk to work so it works out. On WFH days I'll either have a slow morning or start early so I can finish early

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winjer@reddit

I'm 53, I wake up at some point between 0400 and 0700 completely randomly.

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snoopbeamish@reddit

Office days I wake up at 6:15, leave at 7 then do a silly long commute to get into the office for 9:30. WFH days I get to wake up at 8, get dressed, walk the dog and still be at my desk working 40 minutes earlier

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Single-Aardvark9330@reddit

No, on office days I'm up at 5:40 to get to work for 8:00 Every other day I get up at 7:20

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Ok_Cow_3431@reddit

of course I bloody don't, when I'm working from home I don't need to travel ~1 hour to the office and I have the luxury of being able to eat my breakfast at my desk.

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lovesorangesoda636@reddit

Sadly yes. Because I have a 3yr old and he doesn't really get the idea of a "lie in". If it wasn't for said 3yr old, I'd be getting out of bed at 8:45am.

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yoloswaggins92@reddit

Yes but I start earlier on my home days as don't have to travel. I get flexi-time so the additional hour(s) can be taken as leave further down the line.

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lss90@reddit

This has made me feel much better about waking up as late as possible every day!

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MadWifeUK@reddit

I'm on flexi, so I get up at the same time and log in before 8am. That doesn't mean I start work before 8am...

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IAmPurpleMikey@reddit

I’ve been retired for years and still wake up as if I’m going to work.

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mikec62x@reddit

I’m retired now, but I used to get up at the same time. I would go out for a coffee and a walk on work from home days.

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msmoth@reddit

Having a regular sleep schedule (both sleeping and waking times) is supposed to be much better for you, as is getting enough sleep. During lockdown and when I first moved to 100% WFH I would stay in bed as long as possible before logging in - I'd just about manage to get dressed. I now WFH in a business I co-own with my partner and I try to get up at a similar time each day (between 7 & 7:30am). It doesn't always work - i have occasional insomnia and am generally a bit rubbish at going to bed at a reasonable hour - but I do find that I feel better for having more of a regimen. And I feel better starting work having had a proper on-ramp into the day! It's easier with lighter mornings but I also have a daylight alarm which helps in the winter.

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BeatificBanana@reddit

No, I actually wake up 15 mins later on office days. I work 9-5 usually, but on office days we're allowed to work 10-4 so that we don't have to deal with rush hour traffic. So I leave my home at 9:15am, 15 mins later than I would've had to be up and ready if I was working from home that day

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InkedDoll1@reddit

Yes, so i can get ready and run out to get a takeaway coffee before I start.

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REidson89@reddit

I get up at the same time when working from home, but that's because my partner had to be up, and im a very light sleeper, no way I'd stay asleep. Plus, I need to get the dog out before work. Although reading g through these comments, I may be a weirdo because my weekend 'lie in' time is a lot of people's getting up for work time!

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a3minutehero@reddit

WFH days I get up an hour later. Isn't that the point?

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sammyglumdrops@reddit (OP)

Yeah but I always wake up feeling tired, and I’ve read that waking up at the same time every day can help with that because your body gets used to it

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TomfromLondon@reddit

It really does, also try a "commute" on your wfh days by going for a walk before your start, really helps

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adsm_inamorta@reddit

You also need to go to sleep at the same time each night. This is dependent on how many hours of sleep you actually need though. Once you know that, you know when to go to bed.

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TomfromLondon@reddit

I wake up the same time every day, even weekends, it's so much better for you and makes getting up so much easier

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evertonblue@reddit

Earlier. 6:45 for the office, 6 at home. Get three solid hours of work done before 9, and then just do whatever meetings need doing for the rest of the say. So much more productive than trying to work after a train and tube ride. Get far more achieved in a day than I ever do going in to an office.

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peppermint_aero@reddit

Lots of people waking up 10m before their first meeting when WFH. OP, you may find that conversely you benefit from having a bit of time before work to get some coffee/breakfast, shower, go outside, slowly get your brain online even when WFH.

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Bubbly_North_2180@reddit

I get up at the same time usually because I have animals to sort and I use my commuting time to do extra tasks like exercising or house work so it’s not all left for the weekend. I tried the whole crawling out of bed right to my desk thing and it doesn’t suit me. It makes me feel sluggish and doesn’t set me up right. I need to go through the motions of “getting ready” still.

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Skanedog@reddit

I get up at 6am regardless of wether it's the office or WFH. On days we're I'm at home it just gives me time to have a nicer breakfast with my husband and see to the cats. Having a routine is definitely better for sleep, in my youth I could be a party boy but now I'm dead to the world by 10:30pm.

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HeverAfter@reddit

I have children to get to school so I have to get up early anyway. After they've gone i get a bit of chill out time before starting.

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DualWheeled@reddit

I get up near enough the same time. The routine helps me. But there isn't a lot in it because on office days my commute is only 25 minutes.

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skratakh@reddit

The cat won't let us wake up later than 6 regardless of day

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Duoplo@reddit

Always the same time every day. I'm already getting my 8 hours of sleep when commuting anyway.

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ecapapollag@reddit

I live with someone so no, I get up the same time regardless, so we can have breakfast before they leave for work. I then get that spare hour to do stuff like housework, so when I finish for the day, I have time for hobbies etc.

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LateFlorey@reddit

Oh to have this option and not get woken up to our baby anytime between 5am and 6am.

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sookietea@reddit

Same time, partly because of kids but partly my internal body clock refuses to let me lie in! Don’t think it makes a difference on tiredness though, I am tired every morning, regardless of wake up/ going to bed time.

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MercatorLondon@reddit

I WFH today and was up from 5am. Work starts at 8am.

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Anaptyso@reddit

I have two kids and a wife who has to be up early for work, so it makes no difference to me if I'm I'm the office or not: I'm usually up sometimes between 05:00 and 06:00, despite starting work at 09:00. I used to spend my spare time in the morning doing relaxing stuff like playing computer games or practicing on the piano. Last year I had a baby though, so these days my mornings are spent feeding and playing with him. I really enjoy not going straight from waking up to working. Even if I didn't need to be woken up early I think I'd still get up with plenty of time to spare and have a relaxing start to the day rather than rushing.

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takethree@reddit

I wish. I have kids and a school run to do first so no matter the day I’m usually up between 6 & 7am

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ThunderChild247@reddit

I do. I like a routine and work in shifts (albeit not with drastic changes), so my alarm is set for the time I need to wake up to go to the office on my earliest shift. That way, all the other days I just have extra time. On home working days I’ll spend the time I would’ve been driving to work doing household chores.

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gander8622@reddit

Yup same time, have my coffee, shower and just make a start. This means I have 2 hours saved from the commute. I tend to just work those extra 2 hours each day and then enjoy a lovely half day on Friday.

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Cultural_Tank_6947@reddit

I've got a child who needs to be in school on a set time every day. So yes.

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No-Sandwich1511@reddit

Keeping a set routine is more beneficial so I get up at the same time each day and head out with the dog.

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jonathing@reddit

Yes, because school starts at the same time regardless of what I'm doing

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Real-Apricot-7889@reddit

Yes normally, then I just finish earlier on my wfh days or I might do something extra before work like exercise or just chill/laze in bed if I feel like it.

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d-i-n-o-s-a-u-r@reddit

I usually wake up earlier when I WFH because I tend to go to the gym in the morning before work. Having a lie in on office days is a treat to make up for how much I hate driving to the office lol

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Hamsternoir@reddit

Yes but only due to the kids.

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CarpeCyprinidae@reddit

yes, often earlier actually

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RippledBarbecue@reddit

4:15am for office days, 8:00 for non-office (luckily office days are once a quarter 😂) bc office is in Cardiff and I moved away for my partner

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releasethekaren@reddit

I commute 1.5 hours each way into the office via public transport so, no. lmao

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drivelhead@reddit

Yes. Whether I'm in the office, wfh, on leave, or it's a weekend, I'm awake by 5.

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hunsnet457@reddit

I work mixed start times, 3 evenings, 1 morning. I *try* to get up at similar times, making my evening shifts the end of my day, but it’s *very* difficult, thankfully my morning shifts is remote because I get up 30 minutes before I start work. I used to be the type of person who always got up with just enough time to get ready for work, no matter what my shift time was, but getting into the routine of getting up at a set time and making sure you have 2-3 hours before a shift is a game changer.

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xylarr@reddit

WFH = 7:30am wakeup Office = 6:30am wakeup Plus I have to iron a shirt the night before.

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joan2468@reddit

Nah. I literally just wake up 5-10 mins before starting work if I’m WFH, maybe earlier if I feel like working out before I start work. If I’m travelling into the office I get up at least an hour or so before

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SwimmingTheme3736@reddit

Same time as I do the school run first

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Beedux@reddit

My alarm is set 3 minutes before my first meeting.

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katharinelouise@reddit

My alarm goes off 2 hours earlier on my office days 😖

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tiny-brit@reddit

No. I WFH 4 days a week and start later than the majority of the world to accommodate sleep issues that have dictated almost half of my life. So when I WFH, I get up at the last minute. It works out around 2 hours later than office days. Waking up at the same time every day won't work if it's a time your body says a great big ***NO*** to. I tried it for years and it just ruined my health.

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jelly10001@reddit

No, I get up a lot later on WFH days than I do office days.

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AllRedLine@reddit

Nope. Granted, most weeks I only WFH 1 day, but when I do, i'm getting up with the absolute bare minimum amount of time needed before I start working. Enough time for me to have a piss, brush my teeth, throw on a T-shirt and joggers, walk downstairs and turn my laptop on. Usually that will mean waking up at like 08:50-55am. On the other hand, on the days I'm not WFH, i'm typically up at 5:45, so I don't really feel guilty about the lie-in on my WFH day.

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External-Praline-451@reddit

Try one of those alarms that wakes you up with gradual light that gets brighter - Lumie or cheaper versions. I found that really handy when I was working - working in the office or from home.- it stopped me waking up in the middle of a deep sleep cycle.

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helpnxt@reddit

Office day is 1 hour before I start and work from home is 30 mins.

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VFrosty3@reddit

I wfh about 90% of my time but I do the school run and get back for about 8:50/9:00 start. On the days I wfh and don’t have to do the school run, such as school holidays, I get up at about the same time and start work a bit earlier (8:15-8:30). I usually use that extra time to do some washing up or just have a sit down with a brew before I start.

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Wonderful-Kale-8450@reddit

I to work online but I always wake up at the same time. Between 6 - 8 a.m and yes if you wake up at the same time every days, it will be very helpful for you, but you need probably workout at the morning to have more energy.

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mrayner9@reddit

Absolutely not. Depending on if I have a 9am daily stand up call or not, I'll get up 30 mins or 10 mins before. Everyone can tell that just woken up croaky voice.

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FancyAd3942@reddit

I don’t work but with my college I do some days at home and I don’t get up until weekend time😂 usually do the work late at night instead. Idk if you have to be working at a specific time but I wouldn’t get up until right before I had to clock in or whatever

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Least-Wonder-7049@reddit

I can get up 1.5 hrs later and start work half an hr before I would if I was in the office. Or get up at the same time and finish mid afternoon. Though, as I am not worrying about getting the train back on time i normally find myself working till 5 anyway.

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Sam-Lowry27B-6@reddit

If you have to do the school run it's the same time every day regardless

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ThatNiceDrShipman@reddit

Yeah, these days I'm up at 7 whether I'm working or not. I used to be a night owl, since I quit drinking I've become a morning person, to my shock and horror.

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CosyColouringBooks@reddit

Yeah I get up at the same time regardless because I have the school run

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GrapefruitHuge6732@reddit

I wake up 10 mins before work. enough time to get a coffee and boot up. shower on my lunch break. strt and finish early. feels like you almost have the day to yourself afterwards and without contributing to (being ripped off by) the transportation and hospitality sectors.

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relatablepotatable@reddit

No, I do the same as you

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