It’s Five O’ Clock Somewhere
I hope that Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett really have lived this way! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPCjC543llU
It’s five o’clock BST here in the UK, and off they all go….
Into crowded trains, and traffic jams….
Wikipedia says “The title refers to a popular expression used to justify drinking at any time of day, given that somewhere in the world it’s 5:00 p.m. (the end of the work day for a traditional “nine-to-five” worker).”
And many people sigh, and think…. yes, that’s me! …and some of us remember when we did 9-5 too (or 8-6, or longer!).
But, let’s be inspired by the line, “”It’s only half-past twelve but I don’t care. It’s five o’clock somewhere” as ain’t that the truth! In this globalized always-switched-on world… who really cares what time it is?
Can’t we thin-slice our time?
7-8am: breakfast with whomever you love 🙂
8-9am: school run, walk? emails;
9-10am: leisurely travel to work with no commuters 🙂
1-3pm: long lunch, shared with friends – bit of business? some ideas? fun!
3-7pm: meetings, work, coffee (perhaps 🙂 with a potential customer;
7-8pm: leisurely travel from work with no commuters 🙂
8-10pm: dinner with whomever you love 🙂
10pm…. well, that’s for you to decide 🙂 You’ve done a good day’s work. You’ve avoided a lot of stress. You may just be in the mood to enjoy yourself, howsoever you choose…
It’s five o’clock somewhere….but really, who gives a…..
C-Suite do please take note – HR Directors especially – just delete “Hours of work” from your contracts of employment, and replace with “we do not expect you to waste time sitting in overcrowded trains or traffic jams….but we reserve the right to fire you if you cannot do your job in an average 37 hours a week, over the course of each year of employment”…. #EmployeeEngagement ? too right friends – that will make ’em think.
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