Whats your routine when you FIRST get to work

Normally up around 3:30 during the week (switch to nights fri/sat)

Up showered dressed coffee made and head out to the car

Taxi radio/datahead turned on
Sat nav mounted on the window and phone plugged into stereo
Run through Pre work checks tyres fluids
Fire car up and start to defrost if neccessary
Log into datahead
Moan that there isn't a job right on my doorstep
Bid for first job and start the day
 

  • 4 minutes walk to work
  • Once there, Straight to unlock/boot up PC, and logon if needed.
  • Quick check of Monitoring systems (2-4mins)
  • If all is good/not critical, Coffee & 5-15min chat with rest of staff.
  • Continue with work.
 
Get in 20-30 mins early so I can relax with a brew and watch TV before I start.
Chat with the girl I work with.
Emails
Whatever the emails flag up and/or is left around my area from the last shift.
 
Pull up in car park about 4:45am.
Open shutters.
Open doors.
Disarm alarm.
Grab a coffee.
Let others in.
Go in office and sort paperwork
Delegate.

Start at 5am. ><
 
Sit down..
Log previous person out and log myself in. Set my division screens up.
Sign into the Radio.
Check all the crews and RRVs are on duty that were booked on before me coming in at 7.
Begin checking the next lot of crews due on at 7. (am or pm depending on what shift i'm working!)
Assigning jobs as they come in.
Gas with colleagues.
Assign more jobs.
Rinse repeat untill break time :D
 
Walk through underground car park, pretending I'm high enough up the foodchain to be given a free parking spot in said underground car park, take the lift 6 floors up, dump coat and bag at my desk, turn on computer, make a coffee whilst computer Citrix thing loads up, think about what my priorities for the day ahead are, plan what vita game to play on train home.
 
Arrive at work for 8:30 am.

Boot up PC, log into Network load up all required apps to work.

Go bother the Mrs for 20 minutes (we work for the same company)

Get something to drink for me and Mrs

Login to phone at 8:59am, go available for 9am, start taking calls.
 
Park up car.
Arrive at 8:00am.
Go though security.
Go go through more security.
Say morning to team.
Turn on laptop.
Dump bag and jacket on floor/desk.
Log in.
Check any new emails.
Grab a water/coffee depending on how dehydrated I feel.
Crack on with work.
 
Slide some plastic thing across which is next to my name to say I'm in work.
Sigh.
Fire up the computer.
Sigh.
Take jacket off.
Sigh.
Walk out of the room ignoring everyone else in there.
Set up the post room for the morning's incoming post.
Open post.
Sigh.
Spend the rest of the day looking busy.
 
(if I'm in first for my floor then sign out the key, unlock, unset alarm, sign key back in)
Plug in laptop and start it up and log in
Check work email accounts (personal and team)
Sign into work instant messenger

If nothing important in ...
- Continue to read Kindle from commute and listen to iPod
- Surf 'net
- Wait for other people to get in

If important things in ...
- Do work :(
 
Some very detailed posts in here :D I'll join in as well....

7:00-7:20 ~ wake up
9:00 ~ drive to work
9:45 ~ arrive and park
9:45-9.50 ~ decide what shoes to wear
9:50-9:55 ~ swipe into building and walk down/up 4 flights of stairs
9:55 ~ set up my 'work station', grab water/coffee, eat breakfast
10:00 ~ start working! :D
 
Veco said:
Park up car.
Arrive at 8:00am.
Go though security.
Go go through more security.
Say morning to team.
Turn on laptop.
Dump bag and jacket on floor/desk.
Log in.
Check any new emails.
Grab a water/coffee depending on how dehydrated I feel.
Crack on with work.
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The above.
 
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