Re:Ask HN: What's your working day like?
by notwhoyouthink on Monday May 08, 2017 @11:55AM
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Profession/Position: CIO - full time, onsite - <50 employees
Workday:
[06:40] - Wake up, check a few headlines and get ready for the morning
[07:30] - Head to work, drive if my partner and I are carpooling, catch an Uber otherwise
[08:00] - Arrive at work, greet a few people, complain about someone forgetting to schedule the coffee pot. Check HN, Reddit, and a couple news organizations. Reply to a few important and/or quick to answer emails and Slack messages.
[09:00] - Get my hands dirty in whatever projects we have going at the moment, field emails and calls as they come in.
[13:00] - Working lunch, reply to emails and try to get some HN in.
[13:30] - Meet with CEO or whoever needs me then spend some time with different departments and jump in to help wherever I can be of use.
[15:00] - Start wrapping up for the day, clean around the office and lay out an agenda for the next day.
[16:00] - Head home
[16:30] - Power nap
[17:30] - Figure out where I misplaced my Blue Apron recipes and make dinner.
[18:30] - Usually try to get some work done, otherwise grab a controller and find a game if I'm feeling particularly uninspired.
[20:00] - Grab drinks at the dive with friends or co-workers.
[22:00] - Head to bed, get ready to start it all over again in a few hours.
It's not glamorous, but I've been fortunate to develop a schedule that keeps me productive the entire work day. There's only so much head-down work you can get done in a day, so taking the last few hours to help out in other departments and take some load off them keeps me engaged and always learning something new.
Workday:
[06:40] - Wake up, check a few headlines and get ready for the morning
[07:30] - Head to work, drive if my partner and I are carpooling, catch an Uber otherwise
[08:00] - Arrive at work, greet a few people, complain about someone forgetting to schedule the coffee pot. Check HN, Reddit, and a couple news organizations. Reply to a few important and/or quick to answer emails and Slack messages.
[09:00] - Get my hands dirty in whatever projects we have going at the moment, field emails and calls as they come in.
[13:00] - Working lunch, reply to emails and try to get some HN in.
[13:30] - Meet with CEO or whoever needs me then spend some time with different departments and jump in to help wherever I can be of use.
[15:00] - Start wrapping up for the day, clean around the office and lay out an agenda for the next day.
[16:00] - Head home
[16:30] - Power nap
[17:30] - Figure out where I misplaced my Blue Apron recipes and make dinner.
[18:30] - Usually try to get some work done, otherwise grab a controller and find a game if I'm feeling particularly uninspired.
[20:00] - Grab drinks at the dive with friends or co-workers.
[22:00] - Head to bed, get ready to start it all over again in a few hours.
It's not glamorous, but I've been fortunate to develop a schedule that keeps me productive the entire work day. There's only so much head-down work you can get done in a day, so taking the last few hours to help out in other departments and take some load off them keeps me engaged and always learning something new.