[Sam Miguel]

I just wondered what sort of hours fellow forum members worked. I have been in my new job (third one this year!) almost three months and, with overtime, am averaging fifty-two hours per week.

What about you?

[JoeP]

Jeez....never worked that long a week in my life.

I typically do between 33 and 37 hours a week 'in the office'. I also do a couple of hours writing / software writing each day.

Joe

[deano]

I average around sixty hours a week,salaried too.so no overtime

[saxon51]

32.5 - 35 hours pw in the 'office' plus several hours planning/catching up at home.

[Sam Miguel]

Originally posted by deano
I average around sixty hours a week,salaried too.so no overtime

Sixty hours, That's a long week. I've been there, too but at least I've always got paid extra for doing it.

Hey, Joe: I spend a lot of time in the 'office'. I write regularly (Sheffield Forum Column plus other stuff) which takes up quite a bit of time and I have also just started AS level psychology - and I swim two or three times a week.

The rest of the time I sleep.

[deano]

Originally posted by Sam Miguel
Sixty hours, That's a long week. I've been there, too but at least I've always got paid extra for doing it.

Hey, Joe: I spend a lot of time in the 'office'. I write regularly (Sheffield Forum Column plus other stuff) which takes up quite a bit of time and I have also just started AS level psychology - and I swim two or three times a week.

The rest of the time I sleep.

Yeah i know,really can't explain why i do it,think it's some kind of in built work ethic,it's not like i'm on a good wage either,that's why i want to work for myself,if i did those hours i'd be a millionaire

[coopster1974]

I work shifts on an IT helpdesk.

Week 1 Days - mon-thurs 0730-1630
Week 2 Nights - mon-thurs 2230-0800
Weeks 3 OFF - fri-thurs
week 4 Weekend days - fri-mon 0730-2000
week 5 Weekend nights - fri-mon 1930-0800
followed by evenings tue-thur 1230-2300

Somelong shifts but plenty of time off. A whole week off every 5 weeks.

[Sam Miguel]

Originally posted by coopster1974
I work shifts on an IT helpdesk.

Week 1 Days - mon-thurs 0730-1630
Week 2 Nights - mon-thurs 2230-0800
Weeks 3 OFF - fri-thurs
week 4 Weekend days - fri-mon 0730-2000
week 5 Weekend nights - fri-mon 1930-0800
followed by evenings tue-thur 1230-2300

Somelong shifts but plenty of time off. A whole week off every 5 weeks.

Man, plenty of variation there. Life can't be boring for you. The time off makes up for the unsociable hours. Bet it's great, actually.

[coopster1974]

Its great - I now see more of my wife and kids than I ever did working 9-5.
Although some weekends, like now, I dont see em at all.

But the huge shift allowance makes up for it My wife certainly approves!!!

Also working 2 weekends on the trot means my liver get a bit of a rest! But I will be making up for it next friday

[Tony]

60 - 70, sometimes more, rarely less.

[RPG]

I werk' 26 hours a day, and I get up 2 hours before I goto bed to goto work!

I dunno, you lot are just loafers!

*cough*

No, I dont work at all. Although im on 24 hour "on call" for friends and family PC problems

[Sam Miguel]

Originally posted by Tony
60 - 70, sometimes more, rarely less.

Well, that's the record up to now. Come on, workaholics, lick that!

[Robbie Loving]

when i used to work on security think i once did a 89 hour week lol
was knackered bless me

now im on 37 hours a week

9-5 mon-fri

[deano]

Originally posted by Sam Miguel
Well, that's the record up to now. Come on, workaholics, lick that!

I said i averaged sixty hours a week,have done seventy five,nearly killed me though!!

[deano]

Originally posted by deano
I said i averaged sixty hours a week,have done seventy five,nearly killed me though!!

Ps that's in a five day week.

[Funke88]

I have bankers hours: Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm. Salary too so no such thing as overtime. I get by with doing about 45 hours a week but I know my boss would prefer me to do more. She'd like me to come in on Saturday to catch up too. Stuff that! I'd rather go without a lunch break and eat at my desk. My days off are sacred.

[Bookey]

60-70 hours also.
work around europe a lot so changing time zones ever day kinda plays with your head.
work a lot from home, but sometimes Sheffield or London office.

[JoeP]

What we should really ask is how effective the hours worked are.

I write software for my day job - I agree my deliverables with my manager or client and then deliver. If I nede more hours to deliver, then I'll work them.

However, I've worked with people who do 10 hour days and their productivity is often dreadful. I recently worked with a guy who started at 7-30am and left around 5-30 pm; however, by 3pm was making stupid errors. I got so peeved with him (this was a team project - if he dropped the ball we all suffered) that I suggested he came in at 9am, took a proper hour for lunch and went home at 5-30. He'd still work his hours but the hours spent would be productive, as opposed to having to spend a quarter of his time re-working stuff that he was capable of doing right first time if he had his mind on the game.

There is a big difference between hours spent in the office and hours actually spent doing productive work. Shame that management doesn't actually 'get' that.

Joe

[igm1]

I work about 20-30 hours part time a week, cutting down though cause I'm starting college again 2morrow...

So by next week it'll be about 12 hours at work and 20-30 hours a week at college

[PaulTansley]

I work 57 hours a week on nights, so I have time with my wife and kids in the day.

Week 1:Mon/Tue 18.45 - 07.15 Wed/Thur off Fri/Sat/Sun 18.45 - 07.15.

Week2: Mon/Tue off. Wed/Thurs 18.45 - 07.15 Fri off Sat/Sun 07.15 - 18.45.

Could do with scrapping the 18.45 start and the 07.15 finish for a 6 - 6 streight 12 hour.

Long hours but I don't do overtime on top of it.