Pre-quarantine, I lived and worked on the East coast but went home to the West coast when the virus got really bad in the city. Now, I’m on the West coast working east coast hours (starting ~5am) except I find it hard to sign off at 3:30-4pm PST when I still see people online at work, even when I have nothing urgent to work on. How do I set boundaries so that I’m not starting my day on east coast time and ending on west coast time? — West Coast Living
What We're Sippin': Iced Coffee from Brooklyn Roasting Company
Something nice and strong and hopefully, a more positive part of the East coast. We're also going to suggest their selection of Peruvian grounds, for obvious reasons.
Where We're Sippin': In bed. Roughly 4 minutes after waking up. PJs preferred.
Mother Teresa
If your company is on the East coast, you should work East coast hours, period. If your East coast job is in fact a 12-hour affair, well, that’s intensive. But its your job and allows for you to make a living. You should not be ending on West coast time at all. You need to work the same amount of hours you were working when you lived on the East coast in your major city. Might I suggest setting an alarm?
Ginger Ále
I understand not wanting to sign off when you see others still online. However, you’re forgetting a very important thing. You get up at 5AM! Hello!! I wouldn’t wake up at the time if the Queen of England asked me for tea and offered to send me her personal carriage for the affair. If you were living on the East Coast and you saw coworkers staying later in the day, would you also stay later? If not, sign off. Work-life balance is important, especially in these “unprecedented times” (ick.) Try this for a week and see what happens.
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