How many hours a week do you work???

[onearmedbandit]

Well I put in about 54hrs a week, but come the 26th of March that goes down to 0! Time for a bit of a break, spend some time with the family. What next? Who knows, but I'll find something.

[Pixie]

I used to work 40 hours per week,but it made me tired and irritable.Then I quit and rested for 3 years (not on dole).and came back as a freelancer for my original employer and others.Now I get the same dosh for 10 hours per week.
Have to have my "me" time.

[NotaGoth]

I have 2 jobs.... One of which I do a 40 hours during weekdays.... My 2nd job the hours depend.... But I usually end up doing 60-70 hours all up... Over 7 days a week.....

The good thing is that my boss at the bar knows when I'm tired and knows when I need to take a whole weekend off... Which happens once in a while... Just so I can recharge and start the whole process over again...


I work those hours not because I have to.. But because I want to... I've found my health has been so much better since I took on longer hours.... I sleep easier... And eat ALOT more which has been fantastic for me.... There are things I would like to own in life and so working harder in order to have those things is a must.... Once I reach my target I'll then cut back on my hours and relax....

Til then....

[marty]

i work 5 on 4 off 10.5 hr shifts permanent nights (broken by 1 week day shift in 16). more otis than you can handle, no pressure to do any though. not uncommon to do a run of 7 on 2 off for a month but usually trashed after that. i fly one full day in my days off - 6 hours flying yesterday, and sometimes put in a few hours flying before work doing sunset jumps. i also fly a medivac plane when needed.

this year will be 2080 normal hours, with about 350 o/t on top, but i have done (worked) a month in aussie and 3 weeks in the states, and had 5 weeks holiday, 3 of those in the uk. life's not too bad - at least i don't have to break my holidays and days off by having to go to court and watch the wheels of justice slowly turn

[KATWYN]

For years my husband and I built up a business. The business became 24 hrs a day. One point we worked long crazy hours 7 days a week for about 8 months (never again). Then just long hours 5 -6 days a week. the business was not in a position at that time to employ people, so there was no choice but to do it all ourselves.

I don't really know how many hours a week I work these days. It can still get crazy for me but I have weekends off and mornings or afternoons off if I feel like it. The business is more of a lifestyle than work really.

[yungatart]

It's my first day back at work today, after 10 weeks off!!
Not looking forward to it even tho I only do 26 hrs p/w...plus what I do for Mstrs in his business and trying (unsuccessfully most of the time) to run an efficient household...

[kevfromcoro]

im a full time dad to three kids under 4yrs old, my day usually starts around 5.30-6 when they wake up and they usually in bed by 8 ish so 98+ hrs and no pay

been down that road..its hard going on a bloke,was working at the same time.people think its easy,,,sayings like...u can cook cant ya..well its not just the cooking.its organising a household on yr own....i did a quick inventory after the 1st 3 months..had 47 rolls of toilet paper 25 tubes of toothpaste..and nothing to eat...took me months to get into a routine.its easyier when they go to school..had a lot of fun when they were teenagers...motorbikes..and cars,,,...and people ask me now why i drink.....its not the age..its the mileage...cheers..KEV

[Lissa]

im a full time dad to three kids under 4yrs old, my day usually starts around 5.30-6 when they wake up and they usually in bed by 8 ish so 98+ hrs and no pay

I'm a full time mum to three kids. Two at school during the day, one who is two. I would say, I work 24/7 because I am always on call. There a weeks, esp during winter, when I dont even leave the house, because they get sick or whatever. Nope dont get paid either. Am looking for a part time job at the moment, so I can get out of the house and have more adult contact. The worse thing is I dont get sick leave.

[Toaster]

Looking after three kids deserves a medal in my book. I don't have a family, but can certainly imagine how busy and financially tough it must be. I hope you are getting supported by someone in all that!

[KATWYN]

The worse thing is I dont get sick leave.

I had a window into that feeling a few years ago when I was babysitting my 6 month old niece at my house. I had a wopping migraine headache and felt ill and just wanted to sleep etc. But I had a grizzly child to tend to.

It got me thinking about fulltime mums .... who are only human and get sick at times....they still have to be a mum and submit to childrens demands regardless of if they are feeling so ill they can hardly lift a finger.

Hats off to all you mums and dads that go it alone or that have no choice when they are ill.

[Lissa]

I had a window into that feeling a few years ago when I was babysitting my 6 month old niece at my house. I had a wopping migraine headache and felt ill and just wanted to sleep etc. But I had a grizzly child to tend to.

It got me thinking about fulltime mums .... who are only human and get sick at times....they still have to be a mum and submit to childrens demands regardless of if they are feeling so ill they can hardly lift a finger.

Hats off to all you mums and dads that go it alone.

Ohhh it has its good moments too, because I get to see all the funny and cute things they do, and their firsts!

But I do get sick... I remember I got a bug once, was throwing up constantly and felt tired. All I could do was lie down in bed with the doors open, and let the kids run riot.... the house was a bit of a mess, but at that stage I really didnt care. Didnt get any rest, not with 3 kids jumping on my bed, but wasnt much I could do about it.

[Trudes]

I remember I got a bug once, was throwing up constantly and felt tired. All I could do was lie down in bed with the doors open, and let the kids run riot.... the house was a bit of a mess, but at that stage I really didnt care. Didnt get any rest, not with 3 kids jumping on my bed, but wasnt much I could do about it.

Oh don't lie Mel, I know about the "special room" you have for the kids, I think us normal people would call it a "closet".




j/k

[KATWYN]

I think us normal people would call it a "closet".




j/k

The "closet" is an intriquing place. People "going in" and "coming out", our clothes and shoes fill them theres even the odd skelington in them and what about that Narnia place?? where you go in as a child come out an hour later 10 years older!!

[MikeyG]

Is the question how many hours a week are we at work or how many hours a week we are actually working?

[Steam]

Is the question how many hours a week are we at work or how many hours a week we are actually working?

I am at work about 40 hours a week, but I only "work" less than half that time. There's a heap of waiting around for customers, and there's nothing to do but clean things that are already clean, or do a crossword. I guess that's why I'm being paid $12 an hour.