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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

And here's mine:

  • 6:30 am - wake up due to 4yo kicking or whatever
  • 7 - clean up the kitchen a bit
  • 7:30 - make breakfast and lunch for myself and kids
  • 8:15 - drive kids to school (we decided on a charter school, so no bus service)
  • 9:15 - get to work and refill my water bottle and whatnot
  • 9:30-11 - morning meetings
  • 11-12 - pretend like I'm working/check email/etc
  • 12-1 - lunch
  • 1-3 - work on my tasks for the day
  • 3-5 - fix something that went wrong, because something always goes wrong just before I go home
  • 5-6 - drive home (would take 30 min w/o traffic, but here we are)
  • 6-7 - make dinner or clean up house
  • 7-9 - get kids ready for bed (takes forever because they're really looking for time w/ me)
  • 9-10 - do adult stuff, like paying bills or shopping for birthdays/christmas stuff; maybe take a walk w/ SO; if the stars align, read a book or play video games

So yeah, that's me. I get about as much done in those 2 hours of actual work as many of my coworkers get, so I think I'm doing alright.

Here's an alternative schedule when I WFH:

  • 6:30-8:45 - same as above, just w/o commute
  • 10-12 - do work (we have fewer meetings on WFH days
  • 12-1 - get some exercise in my garage (kids are at school)
  • 1-3 - do more work while eating lunch
  • 3-5 - play video games or something in my home office (I've already done 2x the work I normally do)
  • 5-6 - make dinner or clean up house
  • 6-8 - hang out with family
  • 8-8:30 - get kids ready for bed (much easier since I can work the bedtime routine in the "hang out" part)
  • 8:30-10 - same as above, but I have an extra 30 min (hooray!!)

So yeah, most of what the OP posted cannot apply to me, but I get a similar amount of work done.