Typical working day in London

A lot of people dream of having a job in London and then living their life here is one of their prime motives in life.

What they don't understand is the negativity that comes with it. There are times when there are happy moments but equally there are times when its highly frustrating, things don't go the way you want them to go and therefore creates a state of depression.

In a typical November month when the temperature is around the freezing mark, wake up at 6am in the morning and keep snoozing for the next half an hour. Naturally, one doesn't feel like coming out of bed but you have to give up your sleep as there is no other choice. The most difficult part then is the daily shave routine! It has to be quick and clean and leave for work by 7:30am after having a very quick breakfast.
So literally one hour from the time you wake up you are on your way to work! Not ideal but that's how it is. A lot of people think its a 9 to 5 job environment whereas it is not! Office is another hectic story.

Everyone in the office is looking to outdo the other. Everyone wants to look as if they are very busy and tapping on the keyboard goes on and on. Some genuinely have a lot of work and are really busy. Back to back meetings, conference calls, emails, people management and the list goes on and on. There is always a lot of pressure. Things like how am I performing, what is the other person thinking about me, what rating will I get and again the list goes on and on. The mind never settles and remains under pressure!

Lunch time is not a one hour break but only a ten minute to get something back to your desk. Most of the time its just a sandwich and a packet of crisps or soup and bread. You often end up working whilst having your lunch or occasionally visit a few adhoc websites you may be interested in.

The work routine starts again after a brief sandwich gap and goes on until 6pm at which time you realise you haven't responded to any of the emails and therefore you have to stay back another hour or so. You end up leaving for home at about 8ish and depending on the trains and where you live get home by 9ish. On a door to door basis its a total of 14 hours in a normal day that you allocate to work. If you have kids then you are unlikely to see them properly until at the weekend.

All the time and even after work hours your mind is constantly at work specially (admittedly) if you are a workaholic and take things very religiously which most of them do. By the time you come and have dinner you are flat out tired and dread for the next morning. Each day goes like this and the only light (and a brief one!) you see at the end of the tunnel is a Friday night to welcome the start of the weekend.

Disclaimer: the above is the authors count of his typical day and it may differ from individual to individual.