Annual Review of Office Shuttle Timing
The shuttle leaves at 9:15am. The morning has been organized around this fact. It is 9:07am. The morning did not account for the charger.
Year in review: office shuttle timing. Period: The past year. Shuttle departure time: 9:15am daily. On-time arrival at pickup: approximately 77% of days. Near-misses (arrived in final 90 seconds): 14% of days. Missed shuttle: 9% of days.
The Design of the Morning
The morning routine was designed backwards from 9:15am. Walk to pickup: 4 minutes. Buffer: 3 minutes. Ready to leave: 9:08am. Final preparation: 9:00am. Breakfast: 8:40am. Shower and dress: 8:15am. Wake: 7:45am.
This schedule, if followed exactly, produces 9:08am readiness and comfortable arrival.
The Deviation Sources
The 23% of days where the schedule was not met had deviations sourced from:
Breakfast running over (4 days): meal took longer to prepare or consume than expected. Phone notification requiring response (3 days): work message arrived at 8:58am that required immediate handling. Item search (7 days): charger, ID card, keys, or headphones located after scheduled departure time. Shower running over (2 days): difficult to account for in advance. Clothing decision (2 days): unexpected wardrobe issues discovered at the dressing stage.
The Shuttle's Authority
The shuttle's fixed departure gives it unusual authority over the morning. The 9:15am departure is not negotiable. The shuttle does not wait. This specificity makes it a more reliable morning anchor than self-imposed deadlines.
The 9% of missed shuttles were distributed across the year. None were preventable with perfect information. All were manageable: auto or cab as the alternative.
The shuttle remains the preferred option. The morning continues to be designed around it.