[blackwateragent]

A little ignorant here, could you explain a little more on this part.

> the highlight of the day was going to a cafe at 10 pm in middle of work

Is it 'normal' to have to work late to 10pm, or does it mean second job, etc.? Or was that just a typo and you meant 10am?

My gut instinct is 10am, but wanted to ask directly out of curiosity if I was wrong and get a better cultural understanding.

[bongoman42]

Its not uncommon in India, especially in offices that service the US time zones.

[thanksgiving]

I worked for a company with people in India and they were available through like ten am eastern time. That’s about seven thirty pm which isn’t so bad but if there was any problem my manager would not hesitate to reach out to them even at three pm eastern.

[aitchnyu]

Crunch and 12 hour days are pervasive at tech companies. Also people got meetings with clients or overlap with client timezones (like 2 pm to 11 pm). Hence the office complexes and eateries are still busy at 10 pm. Sorry the "day" was confusing.

[lazide]

It’s pretty typical for many Indians with any sync-up with the US (which is a lot) to work 12 hr day type schedules starting around 10-11am, with a long break in the middle for dinner/family time. Otherwise, it just doesn’t work eh?

[k1kingy]

Night shift/2nd shift is a thing.

[blackwateragent]

> Night shift/2nd shift is a thing.

Yes, of course and definitely I considered as I mention if he/she meant 2nd job, etc. Just the phrasing threw me off as it says 'day', then '10pm' and it's written as if it is a normal occurrence for the majority of the population (which would imply night shift/2nd shift is normal working times for the majority). Just wanted to get clarification from OP on exactly what was meant to satisfy my own curiosity.

[jannes]

Maybe they're working in a call center

> Call centre work is typically done overnight to accommodate time zones in the US, UK, and Australia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_centre_industry_in_India

[fakedang]

A lot of people tend to work US/EU hours in India because they're "takin' yer herbs!!".