Poll of the Day > Your workweek now consists of two 20 hour days

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any days you like

2 on, five off.

Probably Monday and Thursday if I must

I hope we get 3 lunches and like 10 breaks each day though
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Monday and Thursday might be the best answer. I hate Mondays. So, let put one there. And you don't want the next day too close, so Thursday. I don't want it on my weekend(Which I'm counting, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday). And Tuesday and Wednesday are too close...
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It would be hard, but itd probably be worth it. 40 hours a week and five days off? Yes please

I would put them back to back, but 8 hours off inbetween. So 20 hours on Monday, 8 hours off, last 20 hours on tuesday.
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Weekends pay more so Fri 6:30pm (rolling into Sat 2:30pm) & Sun 6:30pm (rolling into Mon 2:30pm)

Sleep for 8-10 hours, wake up at 10pm-midnight, do the grocery shopping and chores, get home, eat, go back to bed til work.. I think I'd adjust

10 hour shifts at work include 30 minutes unpaid lunch and 2 paid 15 minute breaks

So A 20 hour day would be an hour lunch and 4 paid 15 minutes breaks..

Yeah, if I had to..
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I have done 20 hours before, I should probably put them at Tuesday and Thursday so it doesn't fuck with the weekend and they aren't 2 days in a row
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We're not even open 16 hours of the day, so its kind of a moot point.

With a different job, i might consider it, if I got a two full meal breaks and some regular breaks.
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Sure, so long as I got the proper meal breaks and a chair. Otherwise forget it. Standing for 8 hours with almost no relief is bad enough; 20 would be murder!
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Sounds annoying and I'm sure my work would suffer as a result. I would be amenable to splitting my normal work week across 4 days, though.
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Shit, lost hours of pay.
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13.33 hours over 3 days thanks.
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I've actually done this. Never again. It really, really sucks.
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6 hours over 7 days pls.
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@Flynt posted...

I would put them back to back, but 8 hours off inbetween. So 20 hours on Monday, 8 hours off, last 20 hours on tuesday.

Dang, I haven't seen you in forever

Absolutely not.
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Used to do pretty much this, with four jobs. 8-5, then 6-10, then a split shift either 11-3 or 3-7, five days a week, 8-12:30 Sat morning, then 1-4, then usually pick up a split shift Sat night, Sunday 10-2, easy day if I didn''t pick up another shift. Did it for years. Clinic and hospital shifts high pressure, teaching gigs and dance school were fun.
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I value time more than anything else, and I also love to travel.

Monday 4am to midnight
Tuesday 9am to 5am

Kyuubi4269 posted...

6 hours over 7 days pls.

No just no. Never having a day off is the definition of worst idea ever.

rogerskg1979 posted...

Kyuubi4269 posted...

6 hours over 7 days pls.

No just no. Never having a day off is the definition of worst idea ever.

That is true.
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I prefer 40 hours over 26 weeks with a sugar mama included.
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rogerskg1979 posted...

Kyuubi4269 posted...

6 hours over 7 days pls.

No just no. Never having a day off is the definition of worst idea ever.

6 hours is like 11 to 5 or 6 to 12, that's barely even working. I like the idea of having every day free for whatever.
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dancer62 posted...

Used to do pretty much this, with four jobs. 8-5, then 6-10, then a split shift either 11-3 or 3-7, five days a week, 8-12:30 Sat morning, then 1-4, then usually pick up a split shift Sat night, Sunday 10-2, easy day if I didn''t pick up another shift. Did it for years. Clinic and hospital shifts high pressure, teaching gigs and dance school were fun.

Did you just not get any sleep? Wtf...
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Kyuubi4269 posted...

rogerskg1979 posted...

Kyuubi4269 posted...

6 hours over 7 days pls.

No just no. Never having a day off is the definition of worst idea ever.

6 hours is like 11 to 5 or 6 to 12, that's barely even working. I like the idea of having every day free for whatever.

I dont. Most people probably wouldnt. People like having the whole day off. Or sleeping in. And things like that. Also, like you said, its barely working. People feel likenits wasted time. Not to mention, depending on when things happen, you may not be able to do certain things. If you could choose you time everyday, it would probably be a little better. But I would take 20 hours on two days then 6 hours everyday... even having only one day off a week sucks. Not to mention, 13 days in a row every month...
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FrozenBananas posted...

dancer62 posted...

Used to do pretty much this, with four jobs. 8-5, then 6-10, then a split shift either 11-3 or 3-7, five days a week, 8-12:30 Sat morning, then 1-4, then usually pick up a split shift Sat night, Sunday 10-2, easy day if I didn''t pick up another shift. Did it for years. Clinic and hospital shifts high pressure, teaching gigs and dance school were fun.

Did you just not get any sleep? Wtf...

I knew a woman who was working three jobs. She basically power napped when she could. And when she finally got a day off, she crashed hard until she had to go to work again. She had to do it to work her way back from homelessness...
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I wouldn't do it. Actually I try to do the opposite and work more days of the week for less hours. Helps a whole lot on those hot unbearable days so you're not stuck there the entire time.

*I see someone above wrote about it, what's so bad about no days off?

DPsx7 posted...

I wouldn't do it. Actually I try to do the opposite and work more days of the week for less hours. Helps a whole lot on those hot unbearable days so you're not stuck there the entire time.

*I see someone above wrote about it, what's so bad about no days off?

It sucks. Ive had jobs with no days off. Its starts to wear you down after a while. For a week or two, it sucks. But its not bad. But after a while, you just start getting tired of it. Even when you get enough sleep. Ive seen it multiple times. And have been there, too. And I never feel like I have time to do anything. Mind you, its normally more than 6 hours. But I really would hate working everyday. Some days, I just need to rest. Or get everything done. And if feels like you never get time to yourself. But it can also depend on the job and your co-workers...
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LinkPizza posted...

DPsx7 posted...

I wouldn't do it. Actually I try to do the opposite and work more days of the week for less hours. Helps a whole lot on those hot unbearable days so you're not stuck there the entire time.

*I see someone above wrote about it, what's so bad about no days off?

It sucks. Ive had jobs with no days off. Its starts to wear you down after a while. For a week or two, it sucks. But its not bad. But after a while, you just start getting tired of it. Even when you get enough sleep. Ive seen it multiple times. And have been there, too. And I never feel like I have time to do anything. Mind you, its normally more than 6 hours. But I really would hate working everyday. Some days, I just need to rest. Or get everything done. And if feels like you never get time to yourself. But it can also depend on the job and your co-workers...

For several years I'd work all week for maybe 3 months, getting a day here or there if it rained. Yeah I'd be burned out by the end but the thing is I'd rather not have every day feel like burn out so the shorter days helps.

Oh absolutely. If you enjoy your job things are totally different.

When I was 19 I worked graveyard at Carl's Jnr 8 hours a night, and went to a vocational school for 8 hours to be an electronic tech 8 hours a day for 9 months straight. Had my weekends off straight up though (and took advantage of em!).

Now, you might say that is only 16 hours....but I didn't get a car till after I graduated and started working as an electronic tech, so I walked to carl's jnr (about 30 minutes each way) and took a bus/bart/bus to Valleycetos (the school). That was a good hour each way. Net total of 3 more hours.

Add in 1 hour for lunch, and that was 20 hours of each 24 hour period. I lived on 2 hours of sleep most days (even the weekends as we all got together for DnD/Hearts etc on the weekend).

I was 19 though....it wasn't really that hard tbh.
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DPsx7 posted...

LinkPizza posted...

DPsx7 posted...

I wouldn't do it. Actually I try to do the opposite and work more days of the week for less hours. Helps a whole lot on those hot unbearable days so you're not stuck there the entire time.

*I see someone above wrote about it, what's so bad about no days off?

It sucks. Ive had jobs with no days off. Its starts to wear you down after a while. For a week or two, it sucks. But its not bad. But after a while, you just start getting tired of it. Even when you get enough sleep. Ive seen it multiple times. And have been there, too. And I never feel like I have time to do anything. Mind you, its normally more than 6 hours. But I really would hate working everyday. Some days, I just need to rest. Or get everything done. And if feels like you never get time to yourself. But it can also depend on the job and your co-workers...

For several years I'd work all week for maybe 3 months, getting a day here or there if it rained. Yeah I'd be burned out by the end but the thing is I'd rather not have every day feel like burn out so the shorter days helps.

Oh absolutely. If you enjoy your job things are totally different.

Oh. I mean, between working two 20 hour days and five 8 hour days, I would definitely choose five 8 hour days. Haha.
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Great. Twelve hours of OT per day works for me.

Double stats are even better.
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Kyuubi4269 posted...

6 hours over 7 days pls.

51 minutes a day?
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green dragon posted...

@Flynt posted...

I would put them back to back, but 8 hours off inbetween. So 20 hours on Monday, 8 hours off, last 20 hours on tuesday.

Dang, I haven't seen you in forever

Eh, I float in every now and again, once or twice a year, make a few posts, drift away. Hows things?
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LinkPizza posted...

DPsx7 posted...

LinkPizza posted...

DPsx7 posted...

I wouldn't do it. Actually I try to do the opposite and work more days of the week for less hours. Helps a whole lot on those hot unbearable days so you're not stuck there the entire time.

*I see someone above wrote about it, what's so bad about no days off?

It sucks. Ive had jobs with no days off. Its starts to wear you down after a while. For a week or two, it sucks. But its not bad. But after a while, you just start getting tired of it. Even when you get enough sleep. Ive seen it multiple times. And have been there, too. And I never feel like I have time to do anything. Mind you, its normally more than 6 hours. But I really would hate working everyday. Some days, I just need to rest. Or get everything done. And if feels like you never get time to yourself. But it can also depend on the job and your co-workers...

For several years I'd work all week for maybe 3 months, getting a day here or there if it rained. Yeah I'd be burned out by the end but the thing is I'd rather not have every day feel like burn out so the shorter days helps.

Oh absolutely. If you enjoy your job things are totally different.

Oh. I mean, between working two 20 hour days and five 8 hour days, I would definitely choose five 8 hour days. Haha.

I used to do 6-7 hours, 7 days a week because we only had a few full time people. Busy seasons, you know? Then I'd get some weekends after that. The plus is that I'd be off for like a month or two in the winter so that's where the lost weekends went.

SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

Kyuubi4269 posted...

6 hours over 7 days pls.

51 minutes a day?

I think he may have possibly meant 6 hours each day...

DPsx7 posted...

LinkPizza posted...

DPsx7 posted...

LinkPizza posted...

DPsx7 posted...

I wouldn't do it. Actually I try to do the opposite and work more days of the week for less hours. Helps a whole lot on those hot unbearable days so you're not stuck there the entire time.

*I see someone above wrote about it, what's so bad about no days off?

It sucks. Ive had jobs with no days off. Its starts to wear you down after a while. For a week or two, it sucks. But its not bad. But after a while, you just start getting tired of it. Even when you get enough sleep. Ive seen it multiple times. And have been there, too. And I never feel like I have time to do anything. Mind you, its normally more than 6 hours. But I really would hate working everyday. Some days, I just need to rest. Or get everything done. And if feels like you never get time to yourself. But it can also depend on the job and your co-workers...

For several years I'd work all week for maybe 3 months, getting a day here or there if it rained. Yeah I'd be burned out by the end but the thing is I'd rather not have every day feel like burn out so the shorter days helps.

Oh absolutely. If you enjoy your job things are totally different.

Oh. I mean, between working two 20 hour days and five 8 hour days, I would definitely choose five 8 hour days. Haha.

I used to do 6-7 hours, 7 days a week because we only had a few full time people. Busy seasons, you know? Then I'd get some weekends after that. The plus is that I'd be off for like a month or two in the winter so that's where the lost weekends went.

Yeah. Thats the same reason were working basically everyday. Because we lost a bunch of people. So, were really undermanned...
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I more or less do that now :/ I have two mandatory shifts

18 hours on Wednesday
16 hours on Sunday

And if I want any more shifts in between I can put in a request for when someone wants cover.
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I feel like if I did this at my current job(assuming we were open 20 hours in a day) i'd need at least one day to recover, and i'd dread going in when the off days were over.

probably not something i'd do. however my current job is easy but i feel like i's shutdown after 12 hours or so. god damn

Wednesday and Thursday.
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