Are most of you work normal 40 hours a week here?

[RKS]

M-F and I try to get in before 10 AM and usually leave about 3:30 PM but sometimes I have longer days/weeks.

 

[CZroe]

40hrs graveyard, no weekends.

 

[Cookie]

I alternate

Week 1 - 31.25 hours
Week 2 - 38.75 hours

Overtime is either double pay, or double banked time off.

 

[mrCide]

My commute is about 15 minutes and I do an 8:30-5 with an hour lunch, not too bad. Despite that, I still would prefer doing something different particularly if I realize I hit my peak at this company.

 

[nanette1985]

Work -what's that? I'm on disability. Actually I miss work. Relaxing, taking meds and going to MD visits and PT is really boring.

Before I got sick I ran a web consulting business. Since the web is world-wide I was on call 24-7 if one of my clients in Kuala Lampur heard about some fancy new web sales technique and needed to implement it right away. That was fun. I like starting up businesses. I don't like running businesses (not my thing).

Before that I worked as a theater tech - noon-midnight 3 days a week (or 10AM to 2AM) on setup days. Loved that schedule. Work was not usually demanding so I had plenty of time to work on my businesses and a generous income - which I think is a necessity when starting up a business.

I agree with whoever mentioned Mondays - holiday double/triple time is nearly always on Mondays. No advantage to taking off Mondays - unless you have 4 kids like I do - their schools are often closed on holiday Mondays and you can't always take them with you to work. I quit that job because of the kids's schedules.

 

[Fingolfin269]

I hear what some of you are saying regarding those of us who work 50ish a week. To be honest, I'm sure all of us would rather find a job where we can work less, make just as much (or more), and be at least as happy. I just don't think that job exists for me. I'm very happy with where I am.

 

[TecHNooB]

Sadly, a lot of people think it is a badge of honor to work insane hours. With few exceptions, it isn't and in fact, I think people who do it are getting taken advantage of and don't see it. That was me a few years ago and I finally had enough and stopped doing it.



This.

I think you'd make a great manager

 

[HardcoreRobot]

40-45hrs/wk w/ paid OT

 

[CZroe]

Sadly, a lot of people think it is a badge of honor to work insane hours. With few exceptions, it isn't and in fact, I think people who do it are getting taken advantage of and don't see it. That was me a few years ago and I finally had enough and stopped doing it.

Well, damn. My boss did nothing but complain about the people who never accepted overtime and I thought he appreciated my insane hours. In fact, someone I work with on two of my workdays got fired recently and I'm on my weekend when she would normally be working so I keep reminding him that whoever he's covering the shift with these past few days could cover it on one of the days I already work and then he could use me on my weekend (much preferable and easier than asking someone to work a double). He never even asks anyone to cover until the day of the shift even with several days' notice and never even tries to split extra shifts (always just tries to get someone to work a double).

 

[boomhower]

I work a 14 day schedule on 12 hour shifts. First week is 5 days(60 hours) and the second week is 2 days(24 hours). Days and nights are also flip flopped every two weeks. Works out great. Lots of time off and every other weekend is a three day weekend.

 

[CraigRT]

I work 40 hours a week, 9-5.
Sometimes overtime on weekends which is quite frankly welcomed.

 

[Capt Caveman]

0 hour work weeks.

The pay is ok.

I don't see the reason why people here work over 50 hours a week unless they love their job. In which case, I don't really see it as much as work. I'm guessing in the case where they don't love their job that they don't have anything significantly better to do with their time.

I'm guessing you're planning on changing your major based on this. Oh wait, you can't even get into the engineering school.

 

[purbeast0]

i work 40 hours a week and very rarely will i work more.

i will never be at a job where it is normal to work 45-50 hours a week because i enjoy my time off. additionally, if i were to work a job like that, i would expect at least 20% over the average salary for a 40 hour week.

working more hours w/out a pay increase simply devalues you.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Well, damn. My boss did nothing but complain about the people who never accepted overtime and I thought he appreciated my insane hours. In fact, someone I work with on two of my workdays got fired recently and I'm on my weekend when she would normally be working so I keep reminding him that whoever he's covering the shift with these past few days could cover it on one of the days I already work and then he could use me on my weekend (much preferable and easier than asking someone to work a double). He never even asks anyone to cover until the day of the shift even with several days' notice and never even tries to split extra shifts (always just tries to get someone to work a double).

Working long, hard hours may or may not work out for you. My raises were good, but I never moved up the ladder in the company but in fairness, there wasn't really anywhere to go. The thing I resented was that many years, I had at least one, and sometimes two, people in my same position and I was the one that always got the extra work. It was like they didn't value my free time or life outside of work, and after layoffs and attrition, when I was the only one left in my position, I pushed back and refused to work longer hours.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

working more hours w/out a pay increase simply devalues you.

This x 1000.

 

[DrPizza]

It varies a lot during the school year. For the past few weeks, I'm in the building from a little before 7am until a little after 7pm. 2 weeks to go of this schedule.

 

[Saint Nick]

Yup...always thought a 40 hour week is a waste. I would prefer a 30 hour week. More time for errands and stuff that is NOT WORK.

 

[xSkyDrAx]

M-F 6:30 - 3:30

Could be worse. At least I get to enjoy my weekends most of the time and I get out early enough to excercise usually.

 

[mmntech]

I have two jobs so I work more than 40hr. I work 10.5 hours Monday, Tuesday, and Friday, 8hr on Saturday, and 4hr on Sunday for my paid job. Less an hour lunch on the week days, it works out to 40.5hrs.

My volunteer gig is twice a week. Wednesday and Saturday. Wednesdays 4:30 to 11pm and Saturdays 5 to 11. So I work about 52hrs/week.

Though I only work a 40hr week, I really do feel those 10.5hr days. It's long. Especially doing a menial job. My new job is 40hrs/week but only 8hr days. That's a breeze.

 

[96Firebird]

i work 40 hours a week and very rarely will i work more.

i will never be at a job where it is normal to work 45-50 hours a week because i enjoy my time off. additionally, if i were to work a job like that, i would expect at least 20% over the average salary for a 40 hour week.

working more hours w/out a pay increase simply devalues you.

This sums up my feelings on the subject.

 

[crownjules]

40 hours a week with paid OT.

 

[AreaCode707]

I don't think I've ever asked - what's the plan for long term income? Real estate properties / landlording, pure stock, something else? I feel like I'm missing out on learning something important.

PM if you want the full details but basically we want to move back to rural NorCal on 25 acres with a gorgeous view (see house building thread), LB will switch into cheesemaking and balsamic vinegar making, I keep working tech for a few more years to cover the regular bills and startup costs, and once we get the estate producing I'll step back out of tech and we'll just run that. There's stock and startup businesses and real estate and rentals all in the current financial world that add to the feasibility of this all coming to fruition but that's the gist of it.

The problem with that approach is that you're likely sacrificing the best years of your life. It might be worth it in your 20s, but once you hit 30 or maybe mid-30s, it is time to focus on other things IMO. You have to strike a balance.

I could go back to working long hours, never going on vacations, etc, but what would it really get me? It might get me more money, but what good is that? Sure, I might be able to retire a few years earlier. However, you can't completely put all your eggs in one basket and hope you can enjoy life by retiring a little earlier, because that day may never come. One of my grandfathers died at 57, another at 67, and my dad at 63 and none got to enjoy retirement. I don't want to take that chance so I'd rather live with less money now and get to enjoy things (traveling all over the world, for example) than hope I can do it in 20 years.

I'm 28 and moving to the wine country now. I'll probably keep working corporate til 30 or 33 and then be done (for a total of 10-15 years working my arse off). I think 30s include some of the best years of my life.

I also have rheumatoid arthritis. There are days I can barely use a computer now. If I don't plan for the future very very seriously right now, I will be out of the work world by 40 on disability and with very little to show for it. I don't depend on the government to take care of me; I know I won't be able to work as long as most people and if I'm going to provide for myself in life it's now or never.

 

[blackangst1]

12 hour days, Sun-Tues and every other Wed. So 33/45.

Love this schedule. Couldnt imagine going back to a 5 day work week.

 

[notposting]

Electrical construction. Laid off since October, watching the kid and being Mr. Mom for now When working, shifts are 7-330 usually, some OT every now and then. At the airport last winter/spring was working 6-230, or 8pm-330am. Usually when working have to be up at 5am at the latest.

edit: we take our coffee at 930, lunch at 1200 (more like 1150 usually) and cleanup a few after 3pm in general. Wages are set in the contract, and job sites get locked down, so no one is staying late really. Nice hitting the road home when its 330 in the afternoon.

 

[KingstonU]

12-16 hour shifts (average) for 35-56 days straight, followed by 14-21 days off straight. Repeat. Won't be able to do it forever though.

if you don't mind me asking, what do you do?

A few days late to reply but I do geological engineering. Which means my work is always in the middle of no-where that takes 2 days just to arrive. The only reasonable way to get work done in these remote sites is to temporarily live there for weeks at a time. If the pay wasn't really good I wouldn't be doing it (well maybe the first year since you do get to do/see some really cool stuff).