There is no standard 8-to-6 overlap. Someone joins early or late.
For Auckland and Milan, the standard workday in one city falls outside office hours in the other — that's what 10 hours of distance does. Keep live syncs short and infrequent, and let written updates carry the day-to-day between Auckland and Milan.
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Milan Europe/Rome |
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