[Tiger] Only the Spider

[Tiger]

My shift at work is from 12:00 - 8:00. Why do I come in at 9:00 AM?

I = Tiger, time zones not relevant.

[Balin]

Does your shift start at 12 AM? 12 PM? Does it end at 8 AM? 8 PM?

[Tiger]

Does your shift start at 12 AM? 12 PM? Does it end at 8 AM? 8 PM?
Oops, I guess I should have been more clear.
My shift is from 12 PM (noon) to 8 PM.

[Solong]

Do you come in at 9 every day, or just on certain days?
Is it relevant where you do your work? Do you work from home, for example? but have to go to e.g. an office for supplies?

[GalFisk]

Do you leave again before your shift starts? When you come in at 9, do you: meet/speak to someone relevant? Do something relevant? Go somewhere relevant? Do any actual work? Check something? I myself come in at 7 while my shift starts at 9, becuase my girlfriend starts at 7 and I think it's a waste of gas to go home again for that short a while - is something like this relevant? Relevant how you get to work? Relevant how far away you live form work? Relevant how long it takes you to get to work? Or how much it costs you? Do you use a specific facility at your work before your shift starts? Such as a gym?

[peter365]

Are you requred to clock in? relevant? Is access to internet relevant? Firewalls that only come into effect at certain times?

Anything to do with availability of parking?

[Tiger]

Solong
Do you come in at 9 every day, or just on certain days? Everyday that I have work.
Is it relevant where you do your work? No. Do you work from home, for example? but have to go to e.g. an office for supplies? So no.

Galfisk
Do you leave again before your shift starts? No.
When you come in at 9, do you: meet/speak to someone relevant? Do something relevant? Go somewhere relevant? Do any actual work? Check something? No to all.
I myself come in at 7 while my shift starts at 9, becuase my girlfriend starts at 7 and I think it's a waste of gas to go home again for that short a while - is something like this relevant? No, but that sounds very much like a lateral puzzle to me.
Relevant how you get to work? Relevant how far away you live form work? Relevant how long it takes you to get to work? Or how much it costs you? Do you use a specific facility at your work before your shift starts? Such as a gym? No to all.

peter365
Are you requred to clock in? Yes. relevant? No.
Is access to internet relevant? Yes. Firewalls that only come into effect at certain times? No.

Anything to do with availability of parking? No.

[Balin]

Does workplace internet cost money to use? For employees? For customers?
Are certain websites blocked? This particular site?

[GalFisk]

Do you come in to use the internet? To do work-related tasks? Do you get paid for the time before your shift? Do you use a company computer? A wireless network? Do you go there in order to avoid being somewhere else?

[Tiger]

Balin
Does workplace internet cost money to use? No. For employees? For customers?
Are certain websites blocked? This particular site? No to both.

GalFisk
Do you come in to use the internet? Yes. To do work-related tasks? No.
Do you get paid for the time before your shift? No.
Do you use a company computer? No. A wireless network? Yes. Do you go there in order to avoid being somewhere else? No.

[GalFisk]

Is this the only place you can use the internet? The best place? The most convenient one? Relevant what you use the internet for? Do you come in for any reason besides using the internet? Do you use the internet the entire time before your shift starts?

[Tiger]

Is this the only place you can use the internet? No.
The best place? No. The most convenient one? No.

Relevant what you use the internet for? Yes. Do you come in for any reason besides using the internet? No. Do you use the internet the entire time before your shift starts? Yes.

[GalFisk]

Do you use the internet for: reading? Looking at pictures? video(s)? Live streaming? Donwnloading something? Uploading something? Is a technical aspect of the work internet conneciton relevant? such as speed? Or latency? Or (lack of) usage caps? do you use internet on a work device? Perosnal device? On a phone? Computer? Tablet? On more than one device? Are other people there when you arrive? Relevant?

[Tiger]

Do you use the internet for: reading? Looking at pictures? video(s)? Live streaming? Donwnloading something? Uploading something?
None of these.

Is a technical aspect of the work internet conneciton relevant? Yes. such as speed? Yes. Or latency? Yes.
Or (lack of) usage caps? No. do you use internet on a work device? Perosnal device? This one. On a phone? Computer? This one. Tablet? On more than one device? No. Are other people there when you arrive? No. Relevant? Yes-ish.

[GalFisk]

Is the internet faster here than in the other places you could use it? Slower? Are you troubleshooting a problem? Testing something? Load testing/stress testing? Visiting websites? One specific website? Using FTP? Doing something illegal? Is your computer the only device on the wireless network at the time? Relevant? Does your employer approve? Disapprove? Not care? Not know? Relevant?

[JenBurdoo]

So you're going to work early so you can piggyback on their network... but three hours early. Are you taking an online class? Is what you're doing private? Do you not want others to be aware of it? If so, family members? coworkers?

Also, what's latency?

[Tiger]

Is the internet faster here than in the other places you could use it? Yes. Slower? No.
Are you troubleshooting a problem? No. Testing something? No. Load testing/stress testing? No. Visiting websites? No. One specific website? No. Using FTP? No. Doing something illegal? No!!! Is your computer the only device on the wireless network at the time? Not likely. Relevant? No. Does your employer approve? Disapprove? Not care? Not know? This one. Relevant? Somewhat.

So you're going to work early so you can piggyback on their network... but three hours early. Are you taking an online class? No. Is what you're doing private? Not really. Do you not want others to be aware of it? Yes. If so, family members? coworkers? This one/my boss.

Also, what's latency? Latency, sometimes called 'ping' is the delay between your computer sending data to a server and whatever action want carried out to take place (ideally, you would want low latency to have little to no delay). I use the internet at work because the internet is faster, and therefore, latency is lower, which is important for what I do in the mornings.

[RedWine]

Is your activity temporary? Or have you been doing this since you started working there and will be doing this as long as you work there?
If your boss knew about your activity, would he approve? Disapprove?
Do you communicate with someone who is only available from 9 to 12? Do you search for another job? Do you play an online game?

[GalFisk]

Are you in a competition? Chatting? LTPFing? Doing science? Collaborating with others? Are you actively doing something on the computer? Or do you set it up and let it run by itself? Stock trading relevant? Other trading?

[Tiger]

Is your activity temporary? Or have you been doing this since you started working there and will be doing this as long as you work there? I hope that I'll eventually have better internet at home.
If your boss knew about your activity, would he approve? Disapprove? Possibly disapprove but probably won't care as long as I'm not doing it during work hours.
Do you communicate with someone who is only available from 9 to 12? Do you search for another job?
Do you play an online game? This one! That's enough for a...

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SPOILER
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I play an online game wherein reaction speed, etc. are critical. Having a bad internet connection makes me lag, and unfortunately, my internet speeds at home and my college dorm are abysmal. In order for me to keep up my hobby, I have to play at work, so I come in early to play.

Thanks to everyone who played!