Full Version: How many hours do you work in a week.
Just curious to see how many hours we work in a week, on average.
Myself. I work between 62 and 68 hours a week. Monday-Saturday.
Myself. I work between 62 and 68 hours a week. Monday-Saturday.
Standard 40 hours a week for me...
Sleeper, I hope you get one hell of a nice vacation package. That's a lot of hours to work.
Sleeper, I hope you get one hell of a nice vacation package. That's a lot of hours to work.
ouch, it depends, i go to school, my old ways were 6am to 2pm m-f, i have changed that though to even longer, just jokeing i take it easy now.
QUOTE(cyan @ Jul 8 2003, 10:13 AM)
Standard 40 hours a week for me...
Sleeper, I hope you get one hell of a nice vacation package. That's a lot of hours to work.
Sleeper, I hope you get one hell of a nice vacation package. That's a lot of hours to work.
Only two weeks a year Cyan, but my family is well taken care of and that is what counts for me.
Anyway I did all my playing in my early twenties, it's time for me to get to work.
At present I work only 5 hours each week, on average... 
I usually have jobs that require the standard 40 hours per week, but since March I've been taking it easy. From about August of last year to the end of February I worked two or three jobs at a time while going to school, so I've taken it rather easy the last four months. I'll be working a lot more once I get back from vacation and pick up another job... which also means you all probably won't have to deal with me nearly as much then.
I usually have jobs that require the standard 40 hours per week, but since March I've been taking it easy. From about August of last year to the end of February I worked two or three jobs at a time while going to school, so I've taken it rather easy the last four months. I'll be working a lot more once I get back from vacation and pick up another job... which also means you all probably won't have to deal with me nearly as much then.
Three jobs:
One is seven nights in a row, from 9:30 pm to 7:30 am, then seven days off in a row. So, an average of 35 hours per week.
One is every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, three hours per evening. Nine hours per week.
One is every other Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, plus every other Saturday and Sunday, 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. Let's see, that's an average of 21.75 per week. Let's call it 22.
66 hours per week. That does not include the fact that a put in an extra day or two at the second job fairly frequently.
Why? Can you say "house payments"?
One is seven nights in a row, from 9:30 pm to 7:30 am, then seven days off in a row. So, an average of 35 hours per week.
One is every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, three hours per evening. Nine hours per week.
One is every other Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, plus every other Saturday and Sunday, 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. Let's see, that's an average of 21.75 per week. Let's call it 22.
66 hours per week. That does not include the fact that a put in an extra day or two at the second job fairly frequently.
Why? Can you say "house payments"?
Even without house payments that more than gives me a twinge of shame now... 
That's a lot of work, Victoria. How you find time to participate here is beyond me, but I'm glad you do!
That's a lot of work, Victoria. How you find time to participate here is beyond me, but I'm glad you do!
I work for a high-tech startup, so 60+ is the norm. I did full days this past Friday and Saturday. I've been here until 5am, and in again at 9, more than once. Why do I do it? Partly because I love the work, but also partly so I won't have to work forever. I guess you could say I'm the opposite of Sleeper; I'm paying my dues first, so I can play later.
My "day job" takes up 40 to 50 hours per week (note I did not say I worked 40-50 hours) - plus I do another 10 to 30 hours of free lance stuff (probably about 15 on average).
When I was working in television, I routinely worked 60-80 hour weeks (for eight years). At the end of it, though, I got paid for an additional seven months (time off in lieu) after leaving the job. That was pretty sweet while it lasted.
Prior to that, when my partner and I were running a theatre company, it would be up to an 80- or even 100-hour week when we were in production - and down to about 16-hour weeks when we weren't.
Looks like the older I get, the shorter my week. At this rate, by the time I'm eighty or so, I'll be down to about a 20-hour week. Excellent!
When I was working in television, I routinely worked 60-80 hour weeks (for eight years). At the end of it, though, I got paid for an additional seven months (time off in lieu) after leaving the job. That was pretty sweet while it lasted.
Prior to that, when my partner and I were running a theatre company, it would be up to an 80- or even 100-hour week when we were in production - and down to about 16-hour weeks when we weren't.
Looks like the older I get, the shorter my week. At this rate, by the time I'm eighty or so, I'll be down to about a 20-hour week. Excellent!
As an at-home dad, I'm on call 168 hours per week. I generally spend an hour a day minimum cleaning and doing laundry, and other household chores. I spend an hour a day practicing my guitar. I am on call 168 hours per week for the local SAR, and soon for EMS as well.
For all of this, I am paid a big fat zero dollars! But I love it.
For all of this, I am paid a big fat zero dollars!
But I love it.
Im still a full time student with a Part Time job. I only work 15-20hrs per week 
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