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  • What you call shift work is different from the swedish definition of it. Shift work is typically a term reserved for those types of work where there is a briefing between shifts. Industry, hospital etc. 24-hour kind of operations.

    What i think you mean is office work, but that could also mean set times. But you would never call it shift work.

    Lets say a call center that has a set opening time, or mechanic that has to open the shop at a given time. Those would not be considered shift work, unless they are open 24/7. So thats where we misunderstand each other.




  • Not at all. It could be a consultant going to their customer, with the customer waiting. That has happened in my line of work. The example of 3 hours was with a waiting customer.

    Being late also means you will call ahead to tell them that you are late. It’s simple courtesy that doesn’t require education och skills.


  • My argument is that flex should be the norm. If there is no explicit reason for rigid times, they shouldn’t be rigid.

    There is no norm. It depends on the country and their social structure aswell as their laws/agreed upon methods. You can always look for jobs/appointments etc that have flexible times. But good luck arguing with, e.g. a doctor about your appointment being flexible.


  • Normalcy doesn’t really weigh into it for me. I wouldn’t care if you were expected to work 8 or 7 hours a day in a “normal” day. I care about the agreed upon time where i fulfill my end by being on time, the agreed upon time. If you want flex, then you need to be in a job where flex is the agreed upon method.

    If we agree on a specified time and you are expected to show up at that time, then it’s on you if it is a repeating issue.

    If you ever come to sweden, don’t be late to agreed times. It will not be looked upon kindly.