Poll
Question:
Do you work standard business hours?
Option 1: Yes, about 40h between 8 am - 5 pm (or whatever is standard in your place)
votes: 22
Option 2: No, working during the day, but considerably more than 40h
votes: 9
Option 3: No, working about 40h, but not during the standard times (starting early/ending late)
votes: 4
Option 4: No, working shifts during the day (e.g. rotating between early and late shift)
votes: 3
Option 5: No, working shifts including night shifts
votes: 1
Option 6: No, not working
votes: 3
Option 7: Part-time, which is sorta like not working
votes: 2
Well? I work standard business hours, but I just saw a report on TV that fewer and fewer people have that luxury.
Fuck you and your question, which was clearly designed to hurt me.
Nah, I'm kidding. I work the hours which are standard in my industry.
3 shifts including nights.
I work M-F, 8-5 and the first Saturday of every month (by choice).
Pretty sweet.
After being suckered into a promotion, I now work as many hours as are required. Considerably more than 40h/week probably at least three weeks out of twelve.
No option for part-time?
Used to work 8:30 to 13:30, 16:00 to 19:00, plus whatever (usually unpaid) overtime was needed. In the end I decided to go down to 30h/week because I'm fucking tired of living at work or going to and from work. Less salary, but I get to spend a couple hours at the gym and I've got all afternoons for myself. Another plus is the office closes at 13:30 sharp, so I only do overtime on the field - where it doesn't bother me that much.
Im 11-19 monday to friday. Perfect schedule for my lazy ass.
Quote from: Iormlund on March 11, 2012, 02:02:33 PM
No option for part-time?
Used to work 8:30 to 13:30, 16:00 to 19:00, plus whatever (usually unpaid) overtime was needed. In the end I decided to go down to 30h/week because I'm fucking tired of living at work or going to and from work. Less salary, but I get to spend a couple hours at the gym I've got all afternoons for myself, and I've got all afternoons for myself. Another plus is the office closes at 13:30 sharp, so I only do overtime on the field - where it doesn't bother me that much.
Ah, Espana. Tu perezoso pais.
Quote from: Zoupa on March 11, 2012, 02:03:29 PM
Im 11-19 monday to friday. Perfect schedule for my lazy ass.
Le Quebec est parasseux aussi. <_<
Quote from: Ideologue on March 11, 2012, 02:04:44 PM
Ah, Espana. Tu perezoso pais.
:lol:
Part-time work is actually fairly rare here.
Quote from: Iormlund on March 11, 2012, 02:07:47 PM
Quote from: Ideologue on March 11, 2012, 02:04:44 PM
Ah, Espana. Tu perezoso pais.
:lol:
Part-time work is actually fairly rare here.
I see what you did there. :(
Quote from: Iormlund on March 11, 2012, 02:02:33 PM
No option for part-time?
Used to work 8:30 to 13:30, 16:00 to 19:00, plus whatever (usually unpaid) overtime was needed. In the end I decided to go down to 30h/week because I'm fucking tired of living at work or going to and from work. Less salary, but I get to spend a couple hours at the gym and I've got all afternoons for myself. Another plus is the office closes at 13:30 sharp, so I only do overtime on the field - where it doesn't bother me that much.
You are right, I should have added a part time option. Maybe a mod can add it?
There's the implicit assumption that, while we're 40 hour salaried, you should really be putting in 50ish on average. So, I usually put in 10-11 hours a day at the Puzzle Palace.
And, as an added bonus, I'm on-call for all sorts of nifty shit on a 24/7 basis. Yahoo.
I actually only work only 35 hours/week as per standard union contract for Germany's metal industry and can pick my own time between 6am and 8pm, meaning I sometimes work say 10-11 hours a day and sometimes leave after lunch. ;)
Quote from: Zanza on March 11, 2012, 02:18:54 PM
I actually only work only 35 hours/week as per standard union contract for Germany's metal industry and can pick my own time between 6am and 8pm, meaning I sometimes work say 10-11 hours a day and sometimes leave after lunch. ;)
Germany: 35 hour workweek.
Germany: only country in Europe that doesn't suck.
Quote from: Ideologue on March 11, 2012, 02:20:33 PM
Germany: 35 hour workweek.
Germany: only country in Europe that doesn't suck.
It's fairly rare. Most people work more, quite a few much more.
Quote from: Ideologue on March 11, 2012, 02:06:08 PM
Quote from: Zoupa on March 11, 2012, 02:03:29 PM
Im 11-19 monday to friday. Perfect schedule for my lazy ass.
Le Quebec est parasseux aussi. <_<
He's a pharmacist. He earned every minute of that lazy schedule.
My normal shift while up at the hospital is 06:30-15:00; the normal shift otherwise is 07:00-15:30.
I wouldn't mind starting a 06:00 every morning just to get home earlier. I really want to find a way to get my shift to 4 10 hour days, for some reason the office thinks that is screwing them over somehow.
Anything over 8 hours in a day (unless you have agreed prior to the shift starting) and Saturdays are time and a half, and Sundays are double time no matter how much you worked during the week.
I work standard hours. For me that's 7:30-4:00. Last summer my company moved a lot of support people to a new location, which is just 3 miles from my home. I love the commute; an excellent change from commuting into Boston every day.
My working hours are usually between 9:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. but can be considerably longer (or on weekends) depending on workload/necessity.
Usually work 7am-7pm 5 or 6 days a week.
I start between 8.40 and 9.00 and end up around 17.15.
Right now I'm working basically 9 - 5 M-F, with a bit extra here and there as necessary.
I dont think I have ever worked a standard day. Between high school and university I would often work 10-14 hour days doing manual labour type jobs. During university I worked nights and weekends. After university I worked long hours as a junior. Now my work hours depend on what I have on my plate. Sometimes I can leave quite early. Sometimes I need to work quite late.
Yes. If I were bad at my job I would need to work longer hours and spend more after-hours time at work though.
35 hours, around 18.00 - 01.00. It fits me quite well, also we get the drunks instead of the commuters. Commuters are from hell.
I take a dump everyday between 9am and 10am. That is about it for my schedule.
Quote from: Ed Anger on March 12, 2012, 05:19:59 PM
I take a dump everyday between 9am and 10am. That is about it for my schedule.
You need more fiber
Quote from: HVC on March 12, 2012, 05:20:43 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on March 12, 2012, 05:19:59 PM
I take a dump everyday between 9am and 10am. That is about it for my schedule.
You need more fiber
:rolleyes:
9-to-5, and wouldn't be allowed to work overtime unless approved by my managers. Even then I'm only paid 40 hours even if I work 60 hours, but I would be granted 20 hours out of office in compensation.
I still prefer the money, though.
8:30am-4:30pm
Part-timer, somewhat reluctantly, shifts all over the board. Couldn't handle "standard business hours" due to a morning class that I have.
Generally 8:00 to 4:30, but right now I'm working from home and setting my own hours. Trying to cram in a lot of work the beginning of this week so I can free up some time for hoopage.
The hours at my school are 1pm-9pm Wed-Fri, 9am-6pm Sat & Sun, and Mon & Tues off.
In practice, it's less than that - I typically leave after my last class on Wed & Thrs, so around 8pm, and get in around 3pm on Wed. On the other hand, my first class on Sunday starts at 8:45, making for a really long day.
I'm working a slightly modified work pattern of about 7:15 to 3:30 - but always subject to court requirements. If court runs late I'm stuck there until it's over.
But that is due in part to the particular duties I've been doing. Once I (finally!) move back to regualr trial work it'll become more irregular.
While I'm traning my replacements and hand over my projects I'm currently working 7 am till 6 pm (normal crunch time mode). Normally it would be 7 to 4 or 5, and fridays 7 to 1.
In my next job it'll be 9 am till 5:30 pm every day.
Yeah, 8.20-16.15.
It sucks.
I don't know what I want to do for a job in the future but I sure as hell know it doesn't involve being at my desk before 9.
I really wish they would just start the severance stage already.
Normal hours in the office are roughly 8:45 am to 5:45-6:00 pm, but most nights I also do stuff at home, and fairly often on weekends also. For example, this past weekend I was working on something on Saturday morning from around 6 am to 8 am, and Sunday night from about 9 pm to 10 pm.
Works either early (05:30 - 13:00) or normal hours (07:00 - 14:30), it depends on the job I have assigned. Also the length of the workday may differers from day to day. Wednesday and Friday are usually the long workdays...
Quote from: HisMajestyBOB on March 12, 2012, 11:16:30 PM
The hours at my school are 1pm-9pm Wed-Fri, 9am-6pm Sat & Sun, and Mon & Tues off.
In practice, it's less than that - I typically leave after my last class on Wed & Thrs, so around 8pm, and get in around 3pm on Wed. On the other hand, my first class on Sunday starts at 8:45, making for a really long day.
Classes on a sunday? Those chinese are crazy...
Quote from: Tyr on March 13, 2012, 03:25:51 AM
I don't know what I want to do for a job in the future but I sure as hell know it doesn't involve being at my desk before 9.
Good luck with that, not many office-type jobs allow for that kind of schedule. I was very spoiled by my two first jobs, which allowed me a more or less flexible timetable for entering and leaving the office, and me not being a morning person it crystalized in not entering before 9:30. It was tough to adjust to other jobs which demanded being at 8 sharp at my desk.
At the moment personally I'd go with some kind of "other" answer, as I'm learning my ropes at freelance work, which involves setting my own hours, so at the moment it's slightly chaotic and/or anarchic.
Quote from: The Larch on March 13, 2012, 06:31:09 AM
Quote from: HisMajestyBOB on March 12, 2012, 11:16:30 PM
The hours at my school are 1pm-9pm Wed-Fri, 9am-6pm Sat & Sun, and Mon & Tues off.
In practice, it's less than that - I typically leave after my last class on Wed & Thrs, so around 8pm, and get in around 3pm on Wed. On the other hand, my first class on Sunday starts at 8:45, making for a really long day.
Classes on a sunday? Those chinese are crazy...
Of course! The kids have to go to public school during the week, so they go to private schools on weekends. Any time left over is to be spent on homework.
Quote from: HisMajestyBOB on March 13, 2012, 06:46:52 AM
Quote from: The Larch on March 13, 2012, 06:31:09 AM
Quote from: HisMajestyBOB on March 12, 2012, 11:16:30 PM
The hours at my school are 1pm-9pm Wed-Fri, 9am-6pm Sat & Sun, and Mon & Tues off.
In practice, it's less than that - I typically leave after my last class on Wed & Thrs, so around 8pm, and get in around 3pm on Wed. On the other hand, my first class on Sunday starts at 8:45, making for a really long day.
Classes on a sunday? Those chinese are crazy...
Of course! The kids have to go to public school during the week, so they go to private schools on weekends. Any time left over is to be spent on homework.
Jesus Christ, private academies at least respect sundays over here. No wonder Chinese kids end up crazy.
Ah, to live in an Atheist state.
Quote from: Tyr on March 13, 2012, 03:25:51 AM
Yeah, 8.20-16.15.
It sucks.
I don't know what I want to do for a job in the future but I sure as hell know it doesn't involve being at my desk before 9.
You adjust.
The first couple weeks of my "getting to my desk by 7" was rough, but your body gets used to it after awhile. And there are definite upsides. All things being equal I pull out of my office at 3:30 - at that point a good chunk of the afternoon is still free. Hell even by the time I take the train home, pick up my son from his dayhome, and get home and change out of my suit it's only 5pm.
Quote from: Barrister on March 13, 2012, 08:30:10 AM
Quote from: Tyr on March 13, 2012, 03:25:51 AM
Yeah, 8.20-16.15.
It sucks.
I don't know what I want to do for a job in the future but I sure as hell know it doesn't involve being at my desk before 9.
You adjust.
The first couple weeks of my "getting to my desk by 7" was rough, but your body gets used to it after awhile. And there are definite upsides. All things being equal I pull out of my office at 3:30 - at that point a good chunk of the afternoon is still free. Hell even by the time I take the train home, pick up my son from his dayhome, and get home and change out of my suit it's only 5pm.
But you have to be in bed by 9 or 10. :p
Quote from: The Larch on March 13, 2012, 09:55:48 AM
Quote from: Barrister on March 13, 2012, 08:30:10 AM
Quote from: Tyr on March 13, 2012, 03:25:51 AM
Yeah, 8.20-16.15.
It sucks.
I don't know what I want to do for a job in the future but I sure as hell know it doesn't involve being at my desk before 9.
You adjust.
The first couple weeks of my "getting to my desk by 7" was rough, but your body gets used to it after awhile. And there are definite upsides. All things being equal I pull out of my office at 3:30 - at that point a good chunk of the afternoon is still free. Hell even by the time I take the train home, pick up my son from his dayhome, and get home and change out of my suit it's only 5pm.
But you have to be in bed by 9 or 10. :p
10 or 11. :mellow:
Quote from: Barrister on March 13, 2012, 08:30:10 AM
Quote from: Tyr on March 13, 2012, 03:25:51 AM
Yeah, 8.20-16.15.
It sucks.
I don't know what I want to do for a job in the future but I sure as hell know it doesn't involve being at my desk before 9.
You adjust.
The first couple weeks of my "getting to my desk by 7" was rough, but your body gets used to it after awhile. And there are definite upsides. All things being equal I pull out of my office at 3:30 - at that point a good chunk of the afternoon is still free. Hell even by the time I take the train home, pick up my son from his dayhome, and get home and change out of my suit it's only 5pm.
I think I've adjusted a little. Its no longer seen as inhuman to be up before 11. After 10 can be classed as a good lie in.
Still, beiing up and active at 7ish just doesn't click. Its not quite as bad as it used to be but its still a case of getting up, getting changed, and leaving.
The thing is....night is just so much better than early morning. Everything happens at night. Mornings are dull. And shifting your sleep cycle to be in bed at 10 every day leaves you in a sticky situation come the weekend. I count it as a super early night if I'm in bed before 12.
I'm just a night hawk. In an ideal world I'd have a job to match. This world of course is far from ideal...
Quote from: Tyr on March 13, 2012, 07:21:52 PM
Quote from: Barrister on March 13, 2012, 08:30:10 AM
Quote from: Tyr on March 13, 2012, 03:25:51 AM
Yeah, 8.20-16.15.
It sucks.
I don't know what I want to do for a job in the future but I sure as hell know it doesn't involve being at my desk before 9.
You adjust.
The first couple weeks of my "getting to my desk by 7" was rough, but your body gets used to it after awhile. And there are definite upsides. All things being equal I pull out of my office at 3:30 - at that point a good chunk of the afternoon is still free. Hell even by the time I take the train home, pick up my son from his dayhome, and get home and change out of my suit it's only 5pm.
I think I've adjusted a little. Its no longer seen as inhuman to be up before 11. After 10 can be classed as a good lie in.
Still, beiing up and active at 7ish just doesn't click. Its not quite as bad as it used to be but its still a case of getting up, getting changed, and leaving.
The thing is....night is just so much better than early morning. Everything happens at night. Mornings are dull. And shifting your sleep cycle to be in bed at 10 every day leaves you in a sticky situation come the weekend. I count it as a super early night if I'm in bed before 12.
I'm just a night hawk. In an ideal world I'd have a job to match. This world of course is far from ideal...
Newsflash: Entering the workforce implies adjusting your lifestyle and stopping to live like a layabout student. No longer inhuman to be up by 11? That sounded Lettowish, make of that what you wish.
Jesus Christ in bed until 11? I don't remember the last time I slept later than 9.
Quote from: Tyr on March 13, 2012, 07:21:52 PM
The thing is....night is just so much better than early morning. Everything happens at night.
Not photosynthesis.
Quote from: sbr on March 13, 2012, 09:41:10 PM
Jesus Christ in bed until 11? I don't remember the last time I slept later than 9.
If I were the son of God, I'd sleep in late too.
Quote from: The Larch on March 13, 2012, 07:58:52 PM
Newsflash: Entering the workforce implies adjusting your lifestyle and stopping to live like a layabout student. No longer inhuman to be up by 11? That sounded Lettowish, make of that what you wish.
:lol: I think 11:00 is pushing it even for a college student.
Even though my working hours would let me sleep in till 11, I've only done that when I've been sick.
Gotta enjoy the day. :)