Does anyone work a 40 hour week anymore? especially in IT?

[vi edit]

Used to when I worked for a place that I could actually argue that time into bonuses and remarkable annual raises.

Now that I'm in a very structured corporate environment I put in my 40 and I'm out. Some days I'll put in a few hours extra, but I make that up on Fridays or a couple mornings or a long lunch.

I've got a wife, a kid, and a never ending list of things to be done around the house. I'll be damned if I'm sticking around the office another 10 hours a week and diluting my salary by 25%.

Our office has been pretty big on the "work-life balance" lately.

 

[Special K]

If you aren't willing to put in extra hours at work, they might target you during the next round of layoffs because you "aren't willing to go the extra mile" (or however you want to phrase it).

If are willing to put in the extra hours, they might still lay you off anyway for some other reason that you may never know.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Originally posted by: clamum

Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer
I worked 60 to 80 hours a week for 20 odd years before I gave corporate food service the boot and took a massive pay cut. Now, I work hourly instead of salary, 40 hours or less a week and, have never been happier.

Damn, man. What was your position?

I was Chef for a corporate defense contract feeding 3500 a day for breakfast, lunch and, catering.

 

[Scarpozzi]

I start a new job in 2 weeks. It's going to have a 37.5 hour work week with 13 paid holidays, 24 days of annual leave, and 12 sick days a year.

My current job is the same, except it's based on a 40 hour work week. Often I'll work 40-45 hours. If I go over 45 hours, I'll start flexing my time to compensate for lost sleep and personal time.

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
It's gotta be a pretty important project or a major fuck-up to get me to do over forty.

My company and the corporation I work at understand and respect that. They're willing to pay the OT if need be but they get crabby if there's too much.

 

[Phokus]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: Phokus

Good luck getting a non-government or non-mcdonalds type job... most of us working professionals are salaried and take it up the butt when it comes to working overtime

And that's why I got out of that gig. Once you start realizing that time = money and working on that model it all falls into place. I chased the golden ring on the merry-go-round only to have it move further out of reach. Get paid for reaching and your skills/time.

Time is money. Money is time. I can save you money or I can save you time. Pick one, that's what skills can do.

Ok, where are all these wonderful jobs where you can leave work early, sign me up (I work in finance/accounting).

 

[LS21]

90% of the weeks, i work 40 hours.

of these 40 hours, i "work" 10 hours.

10% (remainder) of the weeks, im anywhere from 40-70 hours, either due to special projects or due to slacking during normal working hours (as above)


so, typically, i would say i do a 40 hour week

not IT though

 

[ultimatebob]

At my last job, I was an consultant that got paid over $50 a hour to babysit some UNIX servers that practically never crashed.

Needless to say, I didn't mind working overtime when asked.

I get on-call pay for my new job, but I'm not sure if having to answer my Crackberry at 5 AM in the morning is worth it.

 

[Apathetic]

40 hours? Oh... you mean part time.

Dave

 

[ivan2]

yes i do. however I am also exempted which means i have to ready to work 24/7 to get shit done when needed. but it also means i can work less than 40 hours without getting into trouble as long as i can get shit done.

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: ultimatebob
At my last job, I was an consultant that got paid over $50 a hour to babysit some UNIX servers that practically never crashed.

Needless to say, I didn't mind working overtime when asked.

I get on-call pay for my new job, but I'm not sure if having to answer my Crackberry at 5 AM in the morning is worth it.

Last job? Surely you didn't quit...

 

[ultimatebob]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: ultimatebob
At my last job, I was an consultant that got paid over $50 a hour to babysit some UNIX servers that practically never crashed.

Needless to say, I didn't mind working overtime when asked.

I get on-call pay for my new job, but I'm not sure if having to answer my Crackberry at 5 AM in the morning is worth it.

Last job? Surely you didn't quit...

That job is being outsourced to some HP employee in Costa Rica right about now. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted.

 

[Kelemvor]

I work 40. Get overtime if I work more than 40. I'd work 50 if I could, just for the pay.... But with the current economy, everyone is pretty much forced out at their scheduled quitting time.

 

[kalrith]

Originally posted by: trmiv
I do. We can't even work OT without prior approval. I'm an hourly IT guy though, so I'm sure the salaried folks are different.

Same here.