Am off to London again next week. The joint venture project I am involved with over there is getting increasingly busy and it seems to be that I am expected over there every 4 weeks.
But on top of that, we're having the corporate accountants trying to "minimise" costs and I have been asked once again to fly out of Abu Dhabi on the 2am flight, land at 7am London time, work a full day and then come home on the 9pm London flight (1am body clock time) and land at Abu Dhabi at 7am the next day and go straight to the office. In addition, I live in Dubai and would have to get home from Abu Dhabi and there is no way I want to do that.
I did this once before and I got a cab home at 7am and "worked from home" but was virtually useless the next day and slept for half of it. There is no way I can be functioning in the office... but that's what is expected... Sit up to 2am for two nights in a row, sleep 4-5 hrs on a plane, manage the time shift, work a full day and come straight to the office from the airport. All for the sake of saving a hotel cost for 1 night.
I have though managed to argue this and have got my one night, but fly out in the early morning the next day. Much more manageable and humane.
But on top of that, we're having the corporate accountants trying to "minimise" costs and I have been asked once again to fly out of Abu Dhabi on the 2am flight, land at 7am London time, work a full day and then come home on the 9pm London flight (1am body clock time) and land at Abu Dhabi at 7am the next day and go straight to the office. In addition, I live in Dubai and would have to get home from Abu Dhabi and there is no way I want to do that.
I did this once before and I got a cab home at 7am and "worked from home" but was virtually useless the next day and slept for half of it. There is no way I can be functioning in the office... but that's what is expected... Sit up to 2am for two nights in a row, sleep 4-5 hrs on a plane, manage the time shift, work a full day and come straight to the office from the airport. All for the sake of saving a hotel cost for 1 night.
I have though managed to argue this and have got my one night, but fly out in the early morning the next day. Much more manageable and humane.
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