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Which is better

4 10hrs is ideal

My gf does 3 13hr days, 4 days off. Dental hygienist.

I'd be tired after work whether it's 8 hours or 10. Having an extra day off would be great.

Depends on the job, location, etc.

I started my current job working 7:30-4 Mon-Fri.

Then for a bit I did 7:30-6 on Sat - Mon and 9:30-8 Tues with Wed - Fri off and I kind of hated it.

I guess Im just wired weirdly because, idk, despite having an entire extra day, I felt like I didnt really have time. Like if I wanted to do something, I was locked into those three days off.

Im much happier and more productive working my current hours: 7-3:30

I've done twelves with an hour commute (one way) before, I'd much rather have the extra day off.

I can't stand 10 hour shifts

Unless you're working a strenuous job generally just being at work a extra two hours won't make much of a difference to me at least and a extra day off is nice.

Solar_Crimson posted...

I'd be tired after work whether it's 8 hours or 10. Having an extra day off would be great.

This, which is why I work 4 10s now.

I prefer shorter work days. I straight up do nothing on my days where I'm completely off. I'm much more productive in my life if I'm forced to roll out of bed and start it because of work. Ideally, I'd work 6 shorter days a week. Leaves me plenty of time every day to do whatever I want/need to.

If Im working a 10 hour day, that day is a complete lost cause for doing anything else.

How about a 30 hour work week instead?

BuIIyMaguire posted...

How about a 30 hour work week instead?

Definitely this too.

Four 10 maybe... One extra day for yourself. If it's one of those required shifts that make you work at least one weekend, typically you can get off earlier if there is no management, especially if you are salary.That's if you have a white collar job..MFG or blue collar though,? Forget about it.
Too bad Four 10s isn't Mon-Thur

Truth be told, 10hrs isn't going to super productive for office jobs... But one extra day for yourself and you save on gas and money commuting.

if I had to choose between four 10s with one weekend day vs five 8s M-F with one day working from home, I think I would choose the latter.

I've been working 4 day 10 hour shifts for over 5 years now I can't go back to 5 days.

Also get 1.5 OT and double OT on the 5th and 6th day during prime time in the year so 6 days total each week if I work both OT days in a week.

BuIIyMaguire posted...

How about a 30 hour work week instead?

Yeah, I'd much rather do 4 8's then 4 10's.

rexcrk posted...

Depends on the job, location, etc.

I started my current job working 7:30-4 Mon-Fri.

Then for a bit I did 7:30-6 on Sat - Mon and 9:30-8 Tues with Wed - Fri off and I kind of hated it.

I guess Im just wired weirdly because, idk, despite having an entire extra day, I felt like I didnt really have time. Like if I wanted to do something, I was locked into those three days off.

Im much happier and more productive working my current hours: 7-3:30

Yeah, the hours, location and the actual job matters.
yeah I remember hating working 10 hour shifts in my first job in my field, which happened to me in manufacturing. 5am-3:30pm too.

Longest shift I ever had was 17 hours

sucked

Currently working 4 10s, would much rather be working 5 8s.

4 day 32 hour work week

Recently moving to the former from roughly the latter, definitely the former. I can't comprehend ever consistently working more than 8 hours ever again.

I'm at work for 12 hours for four days then have four days off. It is great!

I work 5 12 hour shifts on my long week and 2 12 hour shifts on my short week.
I also do overtime on my days off.
I like the schedule.

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I think you are discussing the wrong thing here.

I would absolutely prefer 4-10s. A 3 day weekend means more family time and I'd really like that.

Im pretty sure people do realize that working less for the same or more money would be even better but theyre discussing the world we actually live in and not a hypothetical alternate reality.

What about, 4 8 hour days?

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Okay, but what you prefer now and what you would prefer if you had a magic wand are still different questions. Discuss it all you want when thats the question.

SamsungGearS2 posted...

What about, 4 8 hour days?

I like the things I can afford with a 40 hour work week. 8 hours less would make it difficult unless we get raises too.

One of my bosses suggested a 6 6hr with 1 day off.

2 20s with 3 days off between each work day

4 days a week is the fucking best

Rather do 4 8s and get paid $2 more. We all spend too much of our lives at a job.

I could easily do 10 hour days at my job

3 day weekends are legit

Nobody actually works on Friday anyway. 4*10 makes the most sense

VigorouslySwish posted...

Longest shift I ever had was 17 hours

sucked

I did a 17-18 hour shift on a Cyber Monday once years back. Never again. Those are high stress, zombie hell hoard type volume days. I was exhausted and hyper irritable by the time it was over and my legs were jelly from running around the building. This was the capper on what had been several weeks of working 12-14 hour days, 6 days a week. The other members of the management team knew I was completely burned out and made me take a day off and we went to a restaurant to blow off steam.

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Sure, but that's not what we are talking about here.

Imit8m3 posted...

Nobody actually works on Friday anyway

damn, guess i'm the only one

3 12hr days with OT after the 8th hour are the best. Unfortunately I'm usually working 4. Damn you nursing shortage

4 10s, tho Im used to doing like 5 9s/10s

I'd take the three day weekends.

How about 3 12's? My one buddy does that and he loves it. Although it sucks that it's weekends. having 4 days off is great.

But in this I'd take 4 10s.

Two days off isn't enough

SamsungGearS2 posted...

What about, 4 8 hour days?

If our paychecks remain the same, absolutely.

toadfan64 posted...

How about 3 12's? My one buddy does that and he loves it. Although it sucks that it's weekends. having 4 days off is great.

But in this I'd take 4 10s.

Having weekdays off is great!

I remember one winter we were overstaffed and business was down so they cut everybody down to 4 8-hour days, except for me, I was put on 5 6-hour days. So I got fewer days off and less overall hours. I was soon told to work full shifts on weekends, but I soon started staying a full 8 every day and nobody said a word.