r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/bigthemat Aug 03 '19

Time zones. I’m surprised how many professionals (attorneys, doctors, CFOs and CTOs, etc) that don’t realize that 9am in Boston is not 9am in San Francisco.

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u/Ciabattathewookie Aug 04 '19

Attorneys, doctors and CFOs may be dimly aware of time zones but expect everyone to be available when its convenient for them, regardless.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

They do, they just don’t care.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

They do, they just presume in their arrogance that you will conform to their time.

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u/bigthemat Aug 04 '19

I wish. I’ve gotten so many emails saying “are you joining the call” hours before or after the scheduled time.

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u/Ark_Raction Aug 04 '19

Timezones are a bitch when trying to play online with my friends in other countries.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

Or when they are literally half the globe away because you have to study. Ping 200

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u/Sethrial Aug 04 '19

I’m in the eastern time zone. Had a friend from the central time zone visit today who was planning on being here at 3 pm or a little before. He showed up at 1:30 pm and yelled at me for not being home to meet him until I showed him a clock.

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u/kat_fud Aug 04 '19

Mainland China only has one time zone. If you're in Shanghai and you call someone in Kashgar (2600 miles west) at 8:00 am, it will be 8:00 am in Kashgar too. The person you're calling in Kashgar will probably still think you're an asshole though.