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Subject:Re: Questions about the work day for the Whirlers From:Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com> To:"Cardimon, Craig" <ccardimon -at- m-s-g -dot- com>, "techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 18 Sep 2014 08:01:14 -0700
I'm completely freelance these days, working from home. No commute! Once
every few weeks I may have to physically attend a meeting for one client;
it's an aggressive hour-plus drive, for which I charge them for each way (I
could otherwise be billing another client, right?).
I work flex hours, depending on clients' deadlines. I rarely work an
eight-hour day, but often come close.
This morning I was at it shortly after 5:00 AM, as one client is having an
open house today and really wants a completed quick installation/setup
guide for a new product offering. I only got the remaining inputs last
night.
> Chris
On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 7:40 AM, Cardimon, Craig <ccardimon -at- m-s-g -dot- com>
wrote:
> I was wondering:
>
>
> 1. When does everyone get up in the morning for work?
> --I have been arising at 4 a.m.
>
> 2. If you drive to an office, how many miles is your commute?
> --My drive is 20 miles to and from. It takes me an hour and 20 minutes to
> get home after Labor Day. Less than an hour during the summer.
>
> 3. How long is your work day?
> --Our official hours are 8:30 to 5:30. I work from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
>
>
> Cordially,
> Craig Cardimon
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