There is no standard 8-to-6 overlap. Someone joins early or late.
Shenzhen and Boston have no natural overlap. The 13-hour gap is simply too large for regular working hours to meet. Treat the handoff like a relay — Boston wraps up and leaves notes for Shenzhen to pick up as their day begins. Note the seasonal wrinkle: when Boston is on daylight saving and Shenzhen isn't, the gap between them grows or shrinks by an hour.
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Long-distance relationships, parents working overseas, grandkids in Auckland and grandparents in London. The work guides do not really apply. Here is a practical playbook for keeping family relationships strong across time zones. -