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by gerbilly 2642 days ago
Man I used to have jobs where I'd come in at 10:30 and leave by two, and I mean in a normal company that 'expected' 9 to 5.

I've never owned or used an alarm clock.

I did however manage to save the project on more than one occasion.¹

When people complain I tell them I'm an ability guy, not an availability guy. If they don't like that then I move on.

¹ One time I hacked a buggy compiler we received from IBM that was preventing us from presenting a demo at a trade show. I did it in 8 hours and we made the trade show in time.