Re:Against the synchronous society
by TeMPOraL on Saturday January 06, 2018 @09:56AM
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I would expect that one of the hundred thousand of local bank branches (I have no idea why banks keep opening on every other street these days) would have opening hours that would align with my time off. As it is now, they all are perfectly synchronized to be open during regular working ours, i.e. when most people are at work.
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Re:Against the synchronous society
by emodendroket on Saturday January 06, 2018 @12:23PM
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I don't know about you, but I rarely want to go to any old bank as opposed to a specific one.
I usually care about a specific bank company; any of its physical offices will do.
Re:Against the synchronous society
by emodendroket on Saturday January 06, 2018 @12:34PM
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I guess you live in a denser area than I do. If I wanted to go talk to the guys who have my auto loan, for instance, and the closest office is closed, it's a pretty significant difference if I have to go to the next-closest one.
I live in Kraków, Poland. It's a major city of this country, with population around 1M. Maybe it's a Polish phenomenon, but literally every major street has multiple bank branches on it. Of the bank I'm a customer of, I have 3 branches within 10 minutes from my home, on foot. I keep wondering what's the point in having so many branches everywhere, all of which have synced opening hours anyway.