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Hillariously, I've tried this a few times. Either security wouldn't let me in, or I couldn't clock-in ... no matter what, they didn't pay for the time, or at least not the whole shift.
(vs OOP): Sure, encourage me to realize you aren't worth working for before you have any idea what I can really do.
Showing up a few minutes early to work could make sense, but showing up a day early? WTF? Why would someone possibly tell you to start work on Tuesday unless there was some reason Monday intentionally wouldn't work? I mean ffs, either you won't be in the system, keys aren't ready, your friggin co-workers may not be ready, no desk... And you want to show up a friggin day early and make someone babysit you on top of their regular job?
Honestly? Didn't expect to get paid(this isn't an entitlement thing from a peon perspective, so get that outta your head) and figured I had nothing better to do that day. Otherwise, I could sit-around and listen to my roommates bitch about how they didn't really believe I got a new job, they think I should never have left my old one, or go somewhere(library? mall? zoo? bar?) where their words would echo in my head anyways.
All but one of these places, the start date was worked more around my schedule than theirs. There have also been a few places that weren't ready for me to do anything on the date they said they would-be, or the "start-date" was nothing more than an hour of filling out paperwork.
Why wouldn't I take the opportunity to potentially knock that out early on a day that is more convenient to me for whatever reason? My energy levels are all over the place, so whenever I have plenty and an opportunity to use it properly, I gotta strike while the iron's hot.
I am a manager and have onboarded several people, and it would be extremely weird for someone to come in a day early. I generally expect the first week or two to mostly be learning how things work, and I've already set up how that's going to work, which includes finding the relevant people to help you out. If someone comes in early, that would be inconvenient for me, because now I need to either find something for them to do, or take time away from my schedule to give them a tour or something. I suppose I could take you to HR to get your bank details entered or whatever, but that's about it.
Please don't show up on a day you're not expected to be working unless that's something you've discussed prior to the start date (i.e. Tuesday will definitely work, but if it turns out I can come in on Monday, should I?). If you show up early on your first day, I'll just have you start on the paperwork and whatnot and I'd probably let you leave early to reward you for your punctuality (first days always suck, and you're helping it suck less). That said, more than 30 min early is probably pushing it, since there's a good chance I'm not even in yet.
Exactly, especially if you say start on Tuesday instead of Monday, why would you not just assume there was some reason for not having you start on Monday?
No worries, I was talking 15+ years ago.
Yeah, my response was more related to being expected to show up a day early and how much hassle that would legitimately cause in a general sense. In specific situations it obviously works out just fine. If you have a sense that they would be ready and interested in getting a head start, sure... But to say 'start on Tuesday' instead of scheduling for Monday, and then having even a sense of disappointment that they didn't show up on Monday is beyond ridiculous.
Yeah, I wasn't addressing it from moron OOPs side. A word about how I should have/could have shown up even an hour earlier, and I'll be blunt with any of them; If it doesn't warrant a call, text or e-mail, its insulting to even bring it up, they are debasing only their own dignity by doing so.