talk about a long day, 5:30 am to 7pm. of freaking work

[MikeMike]

yea, i had to wake up at 5:15 am to get to work wtf, im used to 6:15 but 5:15 is freaking early. then all i did all day was make topsoil, pick up sticks and rocks from the dirt we were hauling back, and then rolled the pile so if it rainds it wont get all muddy.

god damn was that a long boring obnoxious day.

and to top it off, the only breaks i got were a 10 min donut break at 9:15 and a 5 min lunch break at 1. (yea, 5 min, i ate a 1/2 lb hamburger in 5 minutes, and was stuffing it)

o well, it makes me money

 

[Engineer]

hehe!

Did many of those and longer the last 7 weeks including a few 4:30am to 10:30pm days.

Averaged 84.8 hours per week for 7 weeks! :Q

It really sucks though!

 

[MikeMike]

Originally posted by: Engineer
hehe!

Did many of those and longer the last 7 weeks including a few 4:30am to 10:30pm days.

Averaged 84.8 hours per week for 7 weeks! :Q

It really sucks though!

if your an actual engineer, you get to do fun non back breaking work, i get to get coated in dirt, and dust and sweat, and get a tan line abot 3" up on my ankles from the boots and socks i wear.

 

[xSauronx]

jeebus....

my worst is still one of 2 18 hour days. one cleaning up after a hurricane and repairing equipment it ruined, and one taking apart, fixing, and rebuilding a drycleaning reclaimer.

 

[Pastore]

I worked for a construction company for a summer doing lawn maintenance. Hauled dirt, topsoil, trees, shrubs. I absolutely loved that job. This summer has been absolutely gorgeus so I'm kind of jealous as I'm sitting at a desk indoors all day.

 

[kpunc]

Originally posted by: nourdmrolNMT1

Originally posted by: Engineer
hehe!

Did many of those and longer the last 7 weeks including a few 4:30am to 10:30pm days.

Averaged 84.8 hours per week for 7 weeks! :Q

It really sucks though!

if your an actual engineer, you get to do fun non back breaking work, i get to get coated in dirt, and dust and sweat, and get a tan line abot 3" up on my ankles from the boots and socks i wear.

he averaged 84 hours a week and you're pissing and moaning about one 14 hour day. suck it up hombre.

 

[MikeMike]

Originally posted by: kpunc

Originally posted by: nourdmrolNMT1

Originally posted by: Engineer
hehe!

Did many of those and longer the last 7 weeks including a few 4:30am to 10:30pm days.

Averaged 84.8 hours per week for 7 weeks! :Q

It really sucks though!

if your an actual engineer, you get to do fun non back breaking work, i get to get coated in dirt, and dust and sweat, and get a tan line abot 3" up on my ankles from the boots and socks i wear.

he averaged 84 hours a week and you're pissing and moaning about one 14 hour day. suck it up hombre.

you think i only got this one 14 hour day? i average from 6:30 am to 7 pm 5 days a week. all summer.

you suck it up.

 

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: nourdmrolNMT1

Originally posted by: Engineer
hehe!

Did many of those and longer the last 7 weeks including a few 4:30am to 10:30pm days.

Averaged 84.8 hours per week for 7 weeks! :Q

It really sucks though!

if your an actual engineer, you get to do fun non back breaking work, i get to get coated in dirt, and dust and sweat, and get a tan line abot 3" up on my ankles from the boots and socks i wear.

I'm an EE/Automation Engineer. I work in a tooling plant where we build all types of automotive equipment and we have NO AC. The temperature has been over 100 for many days and the fans just make it stick to you worse. Humidity also very high. Working on equipment, especially refurbing, is oily and dirty as hell. So yes, I do get the fun of getting my @ss filthy and hot, but...I don't break my back.

As for how long I've done it...it comes and goes. Never below 60 hours per week on average (unless vacation, holidays, etc). Getting set to do another 2 weeks of pure heck (before vacation).

Oh, up to 4th of July weekend, I had 4 days off in 7 weeks!

 

[angstsoldat]

why do you work so long I'd be like screw that if I were you

 

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: angstsoldat
why do you work so long I'd be like screw that if I were you

Pays the bills and saves the job(s).

 

[angstsoldat]

i'd rather flip burgers at mcdonalds for 6 hours though than do that stuff for 13 hours

 

[MikeMike]

Originally posted by: Engineer

Originally posted by: angstsoldat
why do you work so long I'd be like screw that if I were you

Pays the bills and saves the job(s).

yea vacatin where i work is non existant, the owner only ever takes off saturdays or maybe a 1/2 day friday max in the summer. winter is different, but in the summer you barely get any days off, just work and work and work and work

 

[dartworth]

longest stretch I ever had was 7x12s for 27 weeks straight on second shift...working in a Chrysler stamping plant.

Talk about groundhog day...

 

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: angstsoldat
i'd rather flip burgers at mcdonalds for 6 hours though than do that stuff for 13 hours

Not for what I get paid you wouldn't.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

My longest stretch was 17.5 hours a day 4 days in a row at the zoo. (5:30am to 11pm)

I don't know how you could do 84 a week for 7 weeks

 

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: dartworth
longest stretch I ever had was 7x12s for 27 weeks straight on second shift...working in a Chrysler stamping plant.

Talk about groundhog day...

Ah, another in the automotive field that knows the feeling!

 

[angstsoldat]

Originally posted by: Engineer

Originally posted by: angstsoldat
i'd rather flip burgers at mcdonalds for 6 hours though than do that stuff for 13 hours

Not for what I get paid you wouldn't.

oh lol. How much you get paid ?

 

[MikeMike]

Originally posted by: angstsoldat

Originally posted by: Engineer

Originally posted by: angstsoldat
i'd rather flip burgers at mcdonalds for 6 hours though than do that stuff for 13 hours

Not for what I get paid you wouldn't.

oh lol. How much you get paid ?

im assuming around $49 an hour.

 

[angstsoldat]

holy crap thats like 200,000$ a year if I did my math right (actually 214,000 but you guys dont work as much in winter so?)

 

[dartworth]

Originally posted by: Engineer

Originally posted by: dartworth
longest stretch I ever had was 7x12s for 27 weeks straight on second shift...working in a Chrysler stamping plant.

Talk about groundhog day...

Ah, another in the automotive field that knows the feeling!

<--outside contactor actually(pipefitter)

starting a job at a Ford plant tomorrow...already been told 14-16hrs on Sat & Sun

time and a half and double time are nice however

 

stfu and cut my lawn while I watch from my air conditioned office, bitch.

 

[mi xiao]

Originally posted by: nourdmrolNMT1
you suck it up.

suck it up princess.
welcome to the real world.

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Last year I worked 343 days and averaged a little over 10 hours a day. At one point I went 110 days with without a day off. Can you believe I only have ONE JOB???

 

[MikeMike]

Originally posted by: angstsoldat
holy crap thats like 200,000$ a year if I did my math right (actually 214,000 but you guys dont work as much in winter so?)

i dont make that. he prolly does though.

the guys at where i work, i think maybe prolly about $40. with 1.5 over time and pay through.

working prolly 66 hours a week minimum with winters still being busy, but prolly down to 45 hours a week, they do work at the shop, fix all the machines, build stuff, dig houses still etc.

 

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: angstsoldat
holy crap thats like 200,000$ a year if I did my math right (actually 214,000 but you guys dont work as much in winter so?)

Winter has nothing to do with it. Non stop (last year the biggest period was November through Feb).

No, I don't make $200,000 per year as I don't average 84 hours per week on an average. Mid 60's to hours per week average with spikes of up to 105 hours per week.