Serious question: Is it a good idea to email a job application at 2:40 in the morning?

[UrbScotty]

They might notice the timing.

But these jobs for which I'm applying are political jobs, in which the ability to work odd hours will probably prove useful.

[Tripper11]

1. Personally...I don't see any reason why not....

I recently applied for a job, got a phone interview, the job was 3,000 miles away. They asked for some reference letters. I sent those at 1:00am.
My work hours are 12:30a-9:00a.
They way I looked at it: as long as they got what they were looking for, the time is irrelevant.

[Old and In the Way]

2. Yes!

The inference being, you are quite capable of working any time - day or night - to get the job done.

In my last job before starting my own business, I used to do a lot of work from midnight to 3-4:00AM....it was quiet and not distracting. I'd e-mail stuff from home and I'd usually show up at work at 10AM, sometimes later (or earlier if I had meetings), but I never watched the clock and the people I worked for knew they were getting their value from me.

[Skittles]

3. I am always awake all night

the only time people notice the lateness of my emails is if they themselves are up receiving them

[HopeHoops]

4. If you're applying for a programming job, absolutely.

I haven't known a good programmer yet that doesn't regularly work all night, although that usually implies fucking around and drinking massive quantities of coffee during the day.

[GoCubsGo]

5. It doesn't matter.

Depending on the two e-mail providers involved, that e-mail could hit the recipient's inbox hours after it was sent. The time stamps are not always accurate. I don't think anyone looks at them anyway, other than when they are sent close to a deadline.

[Brother Buzz]

6. Why not go all in and post it at 4:20

[petronius]

7. I doubt they'd notice, but if they did it implies you can work all hours

(which may or may not be good for them to know ) and it also shows that you didn't use your current employer's time to apply for other jobs - which speaks well for your integrity.

So it can't hurt IMO...

[sibelian]

8. I'd say yes. In fact I'd say *definitely* yes.

What it would show to me is that you are capable of staying up all night to acheive a goal. This is going to be particularly useful in politics.