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Re:Being on Call by taylodl on Friday February 26, 2021 @08:43AM (#26274652)
There are 10 kinds of developers in the world...

Those who like to start their day mid morning and those who like to start their day early morning. To accommodate everyone a lot of companies use a standard "core time" of 10-2 where everyone needs to be in the office.

Re:Being on Call by ricksunny on Friday February 26, 2021 @01:51PM (#26278297)
It's sad that different chronotypes aren't taken into account for work schedules. There are many an individual contributor, and manager, who naturally outperform outside of the usual 9-5 framework. Formally it's called Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome (DSPS). Practically these are the people whose ancestors were guarding the tribe keeping it safe at night.