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Originally Posted by KyleGoetz
My guesses are:
1. it was a joke; OR
2. they were both early for their shift (i.e., おはよう comes from 早い)
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It was no joke.
It is a proper, traditional way of greeting others at work for certain people regardless of the time of the day. In my own rough estimate, a couple of million Japanese use it on a daily basis. Now, who are these people? My opening post gives you part of the answer but who else says 「おはようございます」at 2:00 pm, 7;00 pm or even 11:00 pm?
Big Hint: I'm sure someone you know of uses it, too. Was too big of a hint....
I will be posting the answer in the morning (Japan time).