There is no standard 8-to-6 overlap. Someone joins early or late.
Bali is 13 hours ahead of Boston, which is far enough that a normal 9-to-5 in one city never reaches the other's working hours. One practical option: Boston dials in early while it's still late afternoon or evening in Bali. These times hold for most of the year, but Boston's daylight saving (which Bali doesn't use) shifts them by an hour twice annually.
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