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"I long ago realized that I could reach far more people by writing something, than by walking down the street with a banner."
- John Brunner

Flexitime  
  A work system that actually tells you when you've put in your time.  

Why can't I have this? This would not be difficult to implement; I suppose businesses think they might get an extra minute or two.

My screen began flashing. I had the console rigged to measure quitting time to the nanosecond. Softech had a flexitime system, which meant that you could quit for the week after putting in forty hours.
Technovelgy from Master of Space and Time, by Rudy Rucker.
Published by Bluejay in 1984
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I'm thinking that there would be two very distinct groups, in addition to the nine-to-five zombies. There would be those who would start on Monday, and be done by Wednesday; and those who would start Wednesday and be done by Friday…

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