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See, that's just it. This past week, I've been ON TIME to work every day, and I was really proud of myself. I was going to bed at 10pm, and that was working for me. I really don’t know what happened this morning, but it’s making me look bad. I think my alarm didn’t go off again. I don’t think cell phone alarms are that reliable. Sometimes, my phone just randomly shuts off. And sometimes it’s not even that…It’s that damn snooze button haha. I have the work ethic. I want to work, and I enjoy going to work and getting paid. But when I’m late to work, it just throws me off for the entire day because I feel like such a bad employee.
I think I’m gonna try the ‘stay on the same schedule’ thing. I’m sure that will help me some, but it’s gonna be hard with the alarm clock thing, because my roommate wakes up to the lightest sounds, including my walking around in the morning or birds outside. If I had a loud alarm clock, it’d wake her up and she’ll not be happy about that.
I work hard and I try to do my best. It’s just getting to work. I just don’t want to be fired. I’d fall into a long ugly depression.
I have a roommate. I'd love to have my alarm on really loud, and far away, but it'd wake her up and then she won't sleep well for work either.
Get another place to live with two bedrooms. You cannot continue to be late. There are really no excuses for being late on the job unless you have a personal problem. If you do, see a Dr.
See, that's just it. This past week, I've been ON TIME to work every day, and I was really proud of myself. I was going to bed at 10pm, and that was working for me. I really don’t know what happened this morning, but it’s making me look bad. I think my alarm didn’t go off again. I don’t think cell phone alarms are that reliable. Sometimes, my phone just randomly shuts off. And sometimes it’s not even that…It’s that damn snooze button haha. I have the work ethic. I want to work, and I enjoy going to work and getting paid. But when I’m late to work, it just throws me off for the entire day because I feel like such a bad employee.
I think I’m gonna try the ‘stay on the same schedule’ thing. I’m sure that will help me some, but it’s gonna be hard with the alarm clock thing, because my roommate wakes up to the lightest sounds, including my walking around in the morning or birds outside. If I had a loud alarm clock, it’d wake her up and she’ll not be happy about that.
I work hard and I try to do my best. It’s just getting to work. I just don’t want to be fired. I’d fall into a long ugly depression.
I'm sorry, but buy THREE different alarm clocks. Sleep on the sofa. Just get your butt outta bed and to work.
I'm sorry, but buy THREE different alarm clocks. Sleep on the sofa. Just get your butt outta bed and to work.
That's exactly right. There's no excuse. This is passive aggression. Man up, original poster! You're out of school, now on to adult responsibility. Just. Wake. Up. On. Time.
Move your alarm clock to across the room, do not hit the snooze button. When the alarm goes off, wake up and get moving.
Go to bed and wake up around the same time every day. Usually I wake up before the alarm clock goes off. Rarely I sleep in on weekends. I'm usually in bed little after 10:00 pm and I wake up daily at 5:30 AM. Thank goodness for DVR's so I can record shows!
I'll chime in with the multiple alarms crowd. I used to work nights, and now school classes and clinicals are all in the morning, sometimes waking me up at 5:30 to get to the hospital. What I do is set 2 alarms on my phone(with different sounds), 5 minutes apart, then one alarm 5 minutes later that is far enough away so I have to stand up to shut it off. It didn't take too long where I'd be awake after the phone alarms and out of bed before I had to endure the noise of the other alarm. Oh, and find the most annoying alarm you can, makes you not want to hear it!
I have to get up at 3:00am in order to be on time at 5:00. I usally get to work at 4:15 or 4:30.
Get a wind up alarm clock and throw the others aways. A true wind up will wake you up... Set it somewhere so you can't reach it with your arm.. They do not have a snooze so you know that once you turn it off, you have to stay out of the bed.
I haven't read the whole thread so excuse me if I repeat some tips or whatever.
Put your alarm someplace where you have to get out the bed.
I have an iHome and you can have two alarms. If this is possible, try to have two go off. Maybe one goes off at 5:30 and the other goes off at 5:45.
Set an alarm on your cell phone if you have a cell phone that has alarm capabilities.
I have my days where it's hard to wake up but I have only been late for work once at the job I have now. It was because my appointment with an oral surgeon ran over.
That's exactly right. There's no excuse. This is passive aggression. Man up, original poster! You're out of school, now on to adult responsibility. Just. Wake. Up. On. Time.
What you mean boring stressful societal conditioning? No thanks zzz. Adult responsibility to me means going and making something out of your own resources and not working for some other loser and their boring ass company. Freelance is the way to go. Screw some tosser ruling my life saying I have to be up by 5:30.
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