Poll of the Day > How many hours a week do you work?

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And how do you feel about how much free time you have?
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I have too much of it
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Enough and enough.
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I officially work 40 hours a week, but since I'm a teacher, I have to grade papers and stuff, so i work more than that. I think I mostly have enough free time.
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between 20 and 30. I have tons of free time that I mostly mis-manage.
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worked 38 hrs 4 mins last week, will probably work about 34 hrs this week. free time I have is for interweb stuff, playing pokemon heart gold, laundry, and relaxing for the next day of work.

most days I work 9am to 3pm, but there are two days that I'll work 7am to 3pm (give or take staying late till 4pm)
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A bit over 40?

I don't really keep track because I'm not required to give hours or anything

JimCarrysToe posted...

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I have too much of it

This.

Having worked 40 hour weeks for a long time though, that also sucks. I mean when you add in the mandated half-hour minimum lunch break, plus time commuting/getting ready in the morning (of which I'd say I took a pretty minimum amount), and just decompressing a little bit when you get home before you really do anything, it's really like 50 hours of your week being occupied by work in some way. Our working culture in America sucks.

It depends on what you classify as work.

In office: 8-5 at the minimum, frequently leave the office after 5 but before 6.
At home; I tend to do work at home to supplement work. 1-2 hour frequently, infrequently more.
I will frequently put in 8 hours over the weekend. Work is a bit of a lul atm because we're between releases with only a few small bugs to resolve.

tldr: 45 hours in office, 7-14 outside of the office but frequently more than that. Total would be around 60 hours wk.

Too much free time. If I got paid for more than 40 hours a week I'd probably work 80.
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40+

It sucks
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Definitely more than 40.

Most of it is because I'm expected to stay behind and do some dispatching and whatever else each day.
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Nowadays, I can't work more than eight hours a week because of my school schedule and because I must do homework. It's a shame, because I really wanted to fill in that twenty-five hundred and eighty-dollar hole in my bank account that I made by dropping then re-adding a class. I am fully aware that I won't be able to have as much money in my bank account as I did had I not dropped then re-added Vector Analysis, but I still want the feeling of having as much money as I did before the horrible incident that was a result of my lack of rational decision-making abilities. I know I don't have student debt, so I really don't have a right to complain about losing money, but it still hurts. :(
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In work Monday through Friday for a total of 40 hours per week.
My free time is mainly weekends.
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Anywhere from 45 to 60 hours depending on the week.

I'm awful at time management, so I know I have enough free time, I just utilize it poorly

I guess the reason I ask is because next week I will be starting my first real job after graduating last May, but it is very likely I will be working 50+ hours a week. And while I am definitely excited, I'm not sure I am prepared to transition into this sort of work-life balance without it just making my depression worse. I don't know, I am just worried, but excited to finally be doing something substantial and making real money too.
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it's ok to be worried about some things, sorry about having depression :( but I'm sure there are plenty of people to talk to if need be

what will you be doing for work ??
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Data analytics for a real estate company! I studied economics and data analytics.

Really I think I'll be fine and I am just worrying for nothing, probably just so used to my lazy life to imagine giving that up, but I hope once I get used to it, it is fine.
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I work 30-35 mostly. Currently looking for something full time.

Best of luck in your new job!

Too many

40+, usually around 60. I'm fine with the amount of free-time I have. Still play games for like 4 hours a day and do literally nothing on the weekends.
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Right now, just 40 since Im in training. If I make it through itll probably jump to about 60 a week.

TheWorstPoster posted...

Too many

Do you think one day youll actually have a job?
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Man, all this talk about long hours is a nice reminder that there are many things I truly don't miss about my job

84. I do a 14 on, 7 off rotation out of town with 12 hour shifts.
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About 30 usually. I love only working 4 days a week.
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firedemon 2600 posted...

84. I do a 14 on, 7 off rotation out of town with 12 hour shifts.

Dude wtf
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I knew somebody who had a job like that, sounds like torture. I guess that works out to 28 hours a week over three weeks, but no thanks

It's not too bad. I like having 7 days off at a time though.
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0, but it thankfully does not matter at all bros
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firedemon 2600 posted...

84. I do a 14 on, 7 off rotation out of town with 12 hour shifts.

You work for a flight agency, don't you?
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GanglyKhan posted...

firedemon 2600 posted...

84. I do a 14 on, 7 off rotation out of town with 12 hour shifts.

You work for a flight agency, don't you?

Nah, I'm an underground diamond driller.
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I make my own schedule now, and don't need to do much hands on unless there is an emergency. So on a good week I will only need to work 40, on a bad week I have worked around 80. Most of the time, it is somewhere in the middle.
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firedemon 2600 posted...

Nah, I'm an underground diamond driller.

Yooo, that's rad as hell, man. I hope it's a safe gig for you.

I made that assumption because I have a contact that works with a commercial airline and has that exact schedule.
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GanglyKhan posted...

firedemon 2600 posted...

Nah, I'm an underground diamond driller.

Yooo, that's rad as hell, man. I hope it's a safe gig for you.

I made that assumption because I have a contact that works with a commercial airline and has that exact schedule.

Ya, where I am it's safe. We have enough policies and procedures in place that you shouldn't get hurt unless you're bypassing shit.

That makes sense though, I have a friend who's a pilot that does a 7-7 rotation
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43 to 47hrs a week. 3-7h of unpaid overtime.
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Depends on the week, but usually ~35-40, sometimes more.

That said, no time card, and I don't really keep close track.
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Anywhere from 40 to 56.

I volunteer for OT to make extra $$.

On a normal week, probably around 52-53. That's if I just work my one job. On a really heavy week, it could be like 88. But that's between 2 jobs, so I'm not working backwards... It can get pretty tiring. And I wish I had more free time...
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gumbercules89 posted...

Anywhere from 40 to 56.

I volunteer for OT to make extra $$.

I wish but I'm gonna be an exempt/salary employee so overtime is expected and unpaid, but the job itself does pay very well and a good $5-15k a year more than some of the other jobs I have interviewed for over the past few months.
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https://imgur.com/wyuaZK3
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I'm supposed to work 37.5 hours a week, but on month average I work an additional 20 hours of which I get overtime or time in lieu for.

I usually take the time off because the tax man doesn't get a slice.
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43 hours per week.
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40 hours per week. I'm fine with amount of free time. It's when I have it that I'm not thrilled about.

I get Monday and Tuesday off. I work from 130pm to 10 PM. I'm ok with the days off since the woman that I just started seeing has the same days. But I'd really like to work earlier.
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Bugmeat posted...

I work from 130pm to 10 PM.

That use to be my schedule before my job fired a bunch of people...
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LinkPizza posted...

Bugmeat posted...

I work from 130pm to 10 PM.

That use to be my schedule before my job fired a bunch of people...

They only want to pay for a single shift of extra security so I'm stuck working until closing every night. Several of the employees said the store starts closing an hour earlier after the time change so I'm looking forward to that.
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Bugmeat posted...

40 hours per week. I'm fine with amount of free time. It's when I have it that I'm not thrilled about.

I get Monday and Tuesday off. I work from 130pm to 10 PM. I'm ok with the days off since the woman that I just started seeing has the same days. But I'd really like to work earlier.

That's not bad considering how it coincides with the woman you are seeing. I assume you are both busy on the weekends though then?
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Yeah, we both work on weekends. It's been a very long time since I had weekends off.
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Zero if I can help it
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60, and bad.
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Mead posted...

Zero if I can help it

Those dogs aren't going to pet themselves... Except the ones that can...
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