How much do you work?

[softturtle]

I pretty much work everyday I can. I paint cars and I try not doing collision repair, so its usually rich people telling me what hours to work. Usually 8-5 mon thru fri, but if I have a deadline, its all day, all week.

 

[Timpon]

When I first started my own business 10 years ago, I averaged over 100 hours a week.

Did that for over 4 years straight. I've now cut back to 6-7 hours a day, still work seven days a week though. In the last 10 years, I've taken a total of 5 weeks off for holidays, plus a week off after a motorcycle crash.

No such thing as sickies when you're self employed.

 

[big train]

I got 3 jobs i work at my family owned antique mall friday thru monday about 25 hrs a week its where iam currently and most of the time when logged in on mfk.I also do construction work room additions and remodalling work tuesday- thrusday regular 8 hour day pounding nails.I also am a bouncer at a pool hall but its not a real job no real money but lots of pizza and beer its like my clubhouse really i know most everybody and is rarly a problem that gets physical so its just a place to come and go with benifits and duties its cool.

 

[rumblesushi]

Jesus ewurm - what is your job?

Timpon - that's pretty hardcore hours, what company is it?

Thanks for the responses, I find it interesting, people's work schedules.

The most I worked was about 60 hours a week for a videogame company in London, and that was too much.

 

[Timpon]

Jesus ewurm - what is your job?

Timpon - that's pretty hardcore hours, what company is it?

Thanks for the responses, I find it interesting, people's work schedules.

The most I worked was about 60 hours a week for a videogame company in London, and that was too much.

I own a commercial bakery.

Was a borderline workaholic, not by choice though. The job demanded it.

Actually, you can ditch the borderline part.

Am planning on cutting back more hours now, and plan to travel at least a month travelling overseas a year. Cook Islands later this year, USA next year.

 

[ewurm]

Jesus ewurm - what is your job?

Timpon - that's pretty hardcore hours, what company is it?

Thanks for the responses, I find it interesting, people's work schedules.

The most I worked was about 60 hours a week for a videogame company in London, and that was too much.

I manage large accounts for a wholesale flooring company. Contractors always need it now.

 

[jackterror]

I used to work 5 days a week 40 hours at one job and 7 days a week and 42 hours at my second job. But now I work Mon-Fri. 40 hours. But at my current job, I am allowed to work any amount of hours I want. Which is nice if I ever want to get something, just work a few more hours.

 

[plah831]

along those lines, how much vacation does everyone get? Sorry if this diverts your thread, rumblesushi. If it does, I'll start a new thread.

I'm curious because Europeans are supposed to get so much more paid vacation than we do.

 

[jackterror]

I get 80 hours of vacation a year, plus 80 hours a sick leave a year. 12 paid holidays off. The good thing about the sick leave is you can accumulate them over your career. So, as long as I don't injured or to sick to use up any of my vacation time. I could have 7-9 months of sick leave the last year I work there. One of our operators has 9 months come January 1st. So he is working till March 31st then he is taking the rest of the year off sick before he retires. Lucky son of a gun.

 

[rumblesushi]

Well in my old job I was a project coordinator for a game company and I can't remember the holiday, it wasn't per year, it was accumulated days. But it would have totalled over 2 weeks a year. I also took sick days whenever I wanted