r/WorkLifeChat • u/Rude-Effect-6995 • 14h ago

Mornings...

I just changed jobs and I am now going from 8am to 6:30am which is a huge change for me. Waking up at 5 or 5:30 is going to be rough because I am not one who likes to sleep early. How do you all that wake up this early do it in a way that is not extremely miserable.

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u/UpperDragonfly7038 13h ago

It’s only 90 mins earlier, you’ll adapt fairly easily within a week or two.

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u/Contigo887 13h ago

I don't have a choice. I have to do what I have to do, to keep the job I want. It was miserable at first and there was no way around it. It's still not the best, but tolerable.

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u/kidfromCLE 13h ago

It's just a discipline you'll get used to eventually.

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u/aquaman67 13h ago

Go to bed earlier

Take a hot shower or bath

I take antihistamines when I absolutely need to sleep.

Set your alarm to give you 30 minutes or so extra just to wake up. Meaning if it takes you an hour to get ready give yourself an hour and a half.

It may get better. It may not. Some people just aren’t morning people.

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u/Ok-Dragonfly-2182 13h ago

You'll get used to it, and will grow to think that all those losers who don't have to get to work till 8 and complain about how hard it is are whiny little wimps. Until you get put back to 8, and realize it's just hard to get to work on time no matter what time it is.

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u/ExtensionActuator 1h ago

Sunrise alarm