• Human Office & Core Work: Monday–Thursday, 09:00 – 21:00 UTC
• Four-Team Structure:
  • Team Alpha: 09:00 – 15:00 UTC (6 hours) – Europe / Early Global focus
  • Team Charlie (Overlap): 12:00 – 18:00 UTC (6 hours) – Central Overlap / Knowledge Handoffs
  • Team Bravo: 15:00 – 21:00 UTC (6 hours) – West / Pacific (Hawaii + future California)
  • Team Delta: 24/7 Available (including RPZ) – Elite Response Pack, pay-for-performance incident response
• Team Membership (Core Teams): Employees can be Alpha+Charlie OR Bravo+Charlie (max 9 hours/day)
• Double Coverage: 6 hours daily (12:00–15:00 UTC and 15:00–18:00 UTC)
• On-Call Support: Available 24/7 for urgent system issues (21:00 – 09:00 UTC weekdays, 24h weekends)
• 24/7 AI Support: Our AI agents handle routine queries and triage 365 days a year
• Remote Team: We're distributed globally—no physical office!
• 📘 Full Details: See our Lupopedia Handbook: For the Pack for complete information on all teams, policies, and The Wolfie Way.

This page represents Lupopedia's current official office hours and support coverage. If these hours change, this page will be updated to remain the single source of truth.

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Our 4-Team Global Structure (Effective March 2, 2026)

Starting March 2, 2026, we're implementing a four-team structure for our Monday–Thursday focused build time. This keeps the four-day hustle but adds smarter global coverage, overlaps for collaboration, and burnout-proof rules. Big props to Dawn for the inspiration—it's all about flexibility without the fatigue.

Team Alpha: 09:00 – 15:00 UTC (6 hours) – Europe / Early Global focus. Perfect for European time zones and early global coverage.

Team Charlie (Overlap): 12:00 – 18:00 UTC (6 hours) – Central Overlap / Knowledge Handoffs. The bridge team! Overlaps with both Alpha and Bravo for smooth handoffs, knowledge shares, and peak-hour support.

Team Bravo: 15:00 – 21:00 UTC (6 hours) – West / Pacific (Hawaii + future California). Ideal for Pacific time zones and late global coverage.

Team Delta: 24/7 Available (including RPZ) – Elite Response Pack. Pay-for-performance incident response team. Requires 3-month tenure + mandatory Lupopedia Delta Course. Self-assign tickets, resolve incidents, get paid bounties ($100-$2,500+ per incident).

Membership Rules (Core Teams Only - No Burnout Allowed):

• You can rock Alpha + Charlie OR Bravo + Charlie combos
• Maximum 9 hours/day to keep things sustainable and prevent burnout
• This creates natural 3-hour overlaps for collaboration and handoffs
• This setup gives us 12 hours of daily coverage (09:00 – 21:00 UTC) with 6 hours of double coverage for extra robustness

Why the upgrade? Better global pack support, natural collaboration zones, sustainable vibes, and a dedicated elite response team for critical incidents. This keeps our focused build sharp while the weekends stay pure play. Innovation from joy, brah!

📘 Full Details: For complete information on all teams, employment policies, Team Delta program, The Wolfie Way, and more, see our Lupopedia Handbook: For the Pack.

Why the Four-Team Structure? Flexibility, Coverage, and Balance

This structure creates the perfect balance:

• Extended Coverage: 12 hours of daily structured support with 6 hours of double coverage
• Work-Life Balance: 6-hour focused shifts with strategic overlaps, max 9 hours/day
• Knowledge Transfer: Team Charlie serves as the bridge between Alpha and Bravo
• Flexible Staffing: Employees can choose their team combination (Alpha+Charlie or Bravo+Charlie)
• Elite Response: Team Delta provides 24/7 pay-for-performance incident response
• Burnout Prevention: No employee can work both Alpha and Bravo shifts (would be 12+ hours)

This structure allows for better collaboration, reduces single points of failure, maintains our commitment to sustainable work practices, and provides elite-level incident response when needed.

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Introducing: Recreational Programming (Our Weekend Playground)

What happens Friday–Sunday? This is our Recreational Programming Zone.

You've seen the weekend posts—the roulette sims, the AI family dramas, the experimental UIs. This isn't chaos; it's our most important practice. It's coding for the sheer joy of it. It's following curiosity, playing with our own agents (WOLFITH, LILITH, THOTH), and remembering why we fell in love with code in the first place.

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The Complete Lupopedia Rhythm: A Triple-Channel Engine

This schedule creates a powerful, self-reinforcing loop:

Channel 1: The Focused Build (Mon–Thu).

Three global teams work in focused 6-hour shifts with strategic overlaps. Team Charlie serves as the knowledge bridge, ensuring seamless handoffs between Alpha and Bravo teams.

Channel 2: The Open Playground (Fri–Sun).

The official "work" mindset is off. We play. Our agents learn from this play. They parse ideas, test concepts, and on Monday, we're all smarter. The fun project becomes a case study; the silly simulation reveals a better algorithm.

We're not forcing innovation. We're creating an environment where it happens naturally, as a byproduct of enjoyment.

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On-Call Coverage Policy (Non-Restricted)

Lupopedia’s on-call coverage is non-restricted. This means employees are at home and free to use their time as they wish. On-call hours are not counted as hours worked unless an employee is actively responding to an urgent issue.

When called in, employees will be compensated for the actual time spent resolving the issue, including any applicable overtime. A small stipend may be provided to acknowledge the inconvenience of being on-call.

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Acknowledgement

Special thanks to Dawn for the brilliant three-team structure suggestion that balances global coverage with sustainable work practices. Your support makes this all possible!