lunchtime blahs

I am NOT a morning person.

I repeat, I am NOT.

My job has been great, and perhaps this rant may be a bit too much. But really, i feel that sometimes it is a little TOO much for me. The thing is, my work hours extend to 10 hours each day, starting at the ungodly hour of 9am. For some people, this may not be a bad thing, after all, most people start their day at this time. Thing is, we end at 7pm, and in my line of work, projects are usually given to me after lunch (nothing ever seems to be done before lunch anyway). That means extending hours (unpaid, i may add, since i have no overtime pay yet) and well, you know the cycle, the hours are just too much for a day. Normally i try not to let this bother me, even making it a point to be fast and efficient so i can cut time off my overtime. FACT: If needed and required i do go to work early (like if there's a deadline) and i do make my deadlines. Also, my superior assured me at the time when i was starting out that this was a "casual" company, that rules are merely "guidelines" and that we are output-oriented.

So, given that, most of the time these days, i am late, for about an hour or two, mainly because:

A) I am not a morning person and sleep late (4am is usually when i sleep).
B) My jobs start at 1pm usually and yup, they extend!

BUT, it has been called to my attention recently that i am always late and should be more efficient in coming to work. So, the whole "flexible time" theory was I mean, i don't get it. They don't pay you overtime yet they ask you to stay because you HAVE to, but they can't adjust to your timeframe because, hell, it's POLICY!??! Ok, this may be a company policy, but it sure sucks >:-X

SHIT.

Maybe i'm just bitchin' because of PMS,or whatever. But i still can't believe that this is such a big deal to them. As an individual, i like what i do and i do my best to meet deadlines, juggle 4 separate projects with similar deadlines and be upbeat about things. SHIT. This little "problem" they have is just waaay down my list right now. GAWD.