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Title: how hard do you work?
Post by: headwalk on October 27, 2017, 12:57:52 PM: on a general work day?

i freelance so i generally put in a decent shift when i'm on the job which will seep into overtime on the reg, but i'm fairly happy to turn down work if i'm not feeling it and will fuck it off for months at a time to go off somewhere if i've got a decent bit of wedge built up. not sure my work ethic has really kicked on from the resentment that came in when the teacher started setting homework.
Title: Re: how hard do you work?
Post by: CurseoftheGods on October 27, 2017, 01:06:56 PM: i usually work too hard as i have developed stress-related illnesses in the past decade

i am definitely more conscious about my health and self-care at this point
Title: Re: how hard do you work?
Post by: benjipwns on October 27, 2017, 01:08:52 PM: why do you want to know? who have you been talking to? what have you heard?
Title: Re: how hard do you work?
Post by: Raist on October 27, 2017, 01:19:17 PM: 70-80h a week. 7 days a week most of the time.

Academia :rejoice

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Title: Re: how hard do you work?
Post by: agrajag on October 27, 2017, 01:19:48 PM: Quote from: benjipwns on October 27, 2017, 01:08:52 PM
why do you want to know? who have you been talking to? what have you heard?

Some people on Twitter have been asking questions.
Title: Re: how hard do you work?
Post by: I'm a Puppy! on October 27, 2017, 01:25:41 PM: my work schedule is all messed up honestly. Some days it's like 3-4 hours then the next day is 12-16 then back to 5 then up 14 and so on. For my sanity I try to keep it to around 40-45 though I fail most times
Title: Re: how hard do you work?
Post by: meeb on October 27, 2017, 01:27:51 PM: Depends.

Used to work at a blood lab doing a variety manual tasks. We had a set quota each day. I was a great worker in that environment. Doing a good job meant getting to leave earlier/on time.

Now I work at an office with zero structure. I have a team lead who is unqualified for the position. On some days I have a very clear plan for what I need to do. On other days there's really nothing for me to do other than perhaps work on automating some of my job, but there's no incentive to really do that since then the company could simply fire me and keep those scripts. So on those days I sit and pretend to work and just browse the web.

Really the major problem is I'm not a self starter/self motivated. I like being given clear tasks and executing those tasks. I actually think I would enjoy retail/service jobs or factory line work. Too bad those jobs don't really pay or don't exist in America.
Title: Re: how hard do you work?
Post by: Nabbis on October 27, 2017, 01:27:57 PM: Work?
Title: Re: how hard do you work?
Post by: headwalk on October 27, 2017, 01:33:00 PM: nobody subscribe to the "i've still got weeks of holiday saved up because i get bored if i take more than two days off" mentality then?

whatever that is, i'm the opposite of that.
Title: Re: how hard do you work?
Post by: Raist on October 27, 2017, 01:34:27 PM: Quote from: Jack Remington on October 27, 2017, 01:22:19 PM
Quote from: Raist on October 27, 2017, 01:19:17 PM
70-80h a week. 7 days a week most of the time.

Academia :rejoice

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You're an academic :lol

Good to know you're miserable at least.

See but then stuff like this makes my day.
Title: Re: how hard do you work?
Post by: I'm a Puppy! on October 27, 2017, 01:35:04 PM: Quote from: Jack Remington on October 27, 2017, 01:29:37 PM
Quote from: I'm a Puppy! on October 27, 2017, 01:25:41 PM
my work schedule is all messed up honestly. Some days it's like 3-4 hours then the next day is 12-16 then back to 5 then up 14 and so on. For my sanity I try to keep it to around 40-45 though I fail most times

A consultant at 40-45 hours? :mynicca
Welcome to directorship :rejoice

(honestly though most weeks I'm way over. But it's gotten to a point where I started having breakdowns (see July-August) if I keep it up for too long then I need a few weeks off to recover. Overall, I'm more efficient if I scale back to human hours)
Title: Re: how hard do you work?
Post by: Bamelin on October 27, 2017, 01:39:18 PM: I'm laying in bed and it's 1:38 pm.

Not very hard ....
Title: Re: how hard do you work?
Post by: Mupepe on October 27, 2017, 01:39:28 PM: Quote from: headwalk on October 27, 2017, 01:33:00 PM
nobody subscribe to the "i've still got weeks of holiday saved up because i get bored if i take more than two days off" mentality then?

whatever that is, i'm the opposite of that.
If it's a staycation and I don't have plans I get bored as fuck sitting at home and prefer going to work. I generally like my job though.

I'm not sure you could even call most of what I do work. Half of it is meetings where we discuss future hypothetical work and overcome corporate politics and red tape.
Title: Re: how hard do you work?
Post by: warcock on October 27, 2017, 01:43:25 PM: Trying to live the french dream in america, not doing too hot so far though. :-\
Title: Re: how hard do you work?
Post by: Huff on October 27, 2017, 01:52:06 PM: Warcock are you another pill peddler.

I just started a 7 on/off gig. Really depends on how busy the hospital/ED is for me. Recently I've been a black cloud on my shifts. People trying to die everywhere
Title: Re: how hard do you work?
Post by: warcock on October 27, 2017, 02:01:53 PM: Quote from: Huff on October 27, 2017, 01:52:06 PM
Warcock are you another pill peddler.

I just started a 7 on/off gig. Really depends on how busy the hospital/ED is for me. Recently I've been a black cloud on my shifts. People trying to die everywhere

yeah huff. new grad tho. So cal is really rough. No residency = no hospital. Trying to get into informatics but outside of pgy2 it's really hard to breakthrough. haha my work actually did 7/7 for graveyard but now since we got bought by lucifer, that privilege has been taken away :( . There is like no silver lining, living among the dead i was hoping at least i'd get easy shifts, but they have us working harder than day people. +1$ thank you blessed california (retcon 10 percent state tax).
Title: Re: how hard do you work?
Post by: fistfulofmetal on October 27, 2017, 02:02:52 PM: I work IT so 90% of my job is staring a screen browsing the internet waiting for something to go wrong
Title: Re: how hard do you work?
Post by: demi on October 27, 2017, 02:03:23 PM: Quote from: JayDubya on October 27, 2017, 01:30:44 PM
I am disappointed there have been no lewd responses full of gay subtext yet.

Is this even TheBORE.com?

For shame.

I jerk off when I use PTO cause getting paid to jerk off rules
Title: Re: how hard do you work?
Post by: Huff on October 27, 2017, 04:21:18 PM: Quote from: warcock on October 27, 2017, 02:01:53 PM
Quote from: Huff on October 27, 2017, 01:52:06 PM
Warcock are you another pill peddler.

I just started a 7 on/off gig. Really depends on how busy the hospital/ED is for me. Recently I've been a black cloud on my shifts. People trying to die everywhere

yeah huff. new grad tho. So cal is really rough. No residency = no hospital. Trying to get into informatics but outside of pgy2 it's really hard to breakthrough. haha my work actually did 7/7 for graveyard but now since we got bought by lucifer, that privilege has been taken away :( . There is like no silver lining, living among the dead i was hoping at least i'd get easy shifts, but they have us working harder than day people. +1$ thank you blessed california (retcon 10 percent state tax).

Yeah I'm one of those crazies that did 2 years post grad and even considered a another two years of fellowship. Jobs arnt plentiful anywhere. Had an opportunity to interview/move out your way to fresno until the peeps here convinced me it was a shithole
Title: Re: how hard do you work?
Post by: warcock on October 27, 2017, 04:31:27 PM: Quote from: Huff on October 27, 2017, 04:21:18 PM
Quote from: warcock on October 27, 2017, 02:01:53 PM
Quote from: Huff on October 27, 2017, 01:52:06 PM
Warcock are you another pill peddler.

I just started a 7 on/off gig. Really depends on how busy the hospital/ED is for me. Recently I've been a black cloud on my shifts. People trying to die everywhere

yeah huff. new grad tho. So cal is really rough. No residency = no hospital. Trying to get into informatics but outside of pgy2 it's really hard to breakthrough. haha my work actually did 7/7 for graveyard but now since we got bought by lucifer, that privilege has been taken away :( . There is like no silver lining, living among the dead i was hoping at least i'd get easy shifts, but they have us working harder than day people. +1$ thank you blessed california (retcon 10 percent state tax).

Yeah I'm one of those crazies that did 2 years post grad and even considered a another two years of fellowship. Jobs arnt plentiful anywhere. Had an opportunity to interview/move out your way to fresno until the peeps here convinced me it was a shithole

TBH i think it may have been worthwhile in terms of lifestyle if nothing else (breadth of opportunities counts for something in this market too though). Honestly can't see myself doing this shit for too long, i jumped the shark with this whole thing. Seeing my techs go through hardship is kind of humbling but I still plan to brute force my way to biomedical info. with more (COMPLETELY SUBSIDIZED) edumacation once my debt burden is lowered. Having a clinical gig makes it worthwhile, even though in the end we are kind of yes men :(
Title: Re: how hard do you work?
Post by: Boogie on October 27, 2017, 04:38:15 PM: The new gig I got six months ago is sloooowwwwwwww.

I am not working hard at all these days, truth be told. I'd rather be much busier.
Title: Re: how hard do you work?
Post by: Diunx on October 27, 2017, 05:14:50 PM: I live in a latin country I'm hard all the time looking at all these juicy asses in work pants :PP
Title: Re: how hard do you work?
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on October 27, 2017, 06:45:45 PM: my work is more stressful theb busy

Quote from: Boogie on October 27, 2017, 04:38:15 PM
The new gig I got six months ago is sloooowwwwwwww.

I am not working hard at all these days, truth be told. I'd rather be much busier.

youre not a cop anymore?
Title: Re: how hard do you work?
Post by: desert punk on October 27, 2017, 07:35:05 PM: I don't really work more than 45 hours a week and during that time I don't really make that much of an effort. It's rather undemanding and boring work though since I'm on meds I'm more motivated and I've gotten more productive in the process.

If I'll ever get around finishing my master's degree and manage to land a more interesting position I could see myself working more.
Title: Re: how hard do you work?
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on October 27, 2017, 07:39:33 PM: About 70 hours a week. Sometime it spikes up past 80 and that gets pretty miserable.

I'm a loser so it isn't like I need a bunch of free time.
Title: Re: how hard do you work?
Post by: Freyj on October 27, 2017, 08:20:15 PM: Full remote. I actually find myself working harder than when I was in an office and couldn’t resist the temptation to go dick around and take a 2 hour lunch or go see a movie in the middle of the day. If I feel like I accomplish a lot in 6-7 hours I’ll monitor things and go play a game or something.

The day I have to go back into an office and start commuting again won’t be a pretty one.
Title: Re: how hard do you work?
Post by: Boogie on October 27, 2017, 08:48:45 PM: Quote from: Premium Lager on October 27, 2017, 06:45:45 PM

Quote from: Boogie on October 27, 2017, 04:38:15 PM
The new gig I got six months ago is sloooowwwwwwww.

I am not working hard at all these days, truth be told. I'd rather be much busier.

youre not a cop anymore?

"New gig" within the RCMP. I got a promotion six months ago from a front-line investigative unit to a support unit that provides assistance, guidance and training in writing legal applications.
Title: Re: how hard do you work?
Post by: chronovore on October 27, 2017, 09:59:24 PM: While working for a company, I'd put in 45-50 hours normally, and then 70-80 during crunch which included one weekend day, but never both. I tried it once, and it's not a "7-day-workweek," it's a 12~13-day workweek, and that just messed up my damned brain.

Now that I'm subcontracting, when it rains, it pours. I like the larger per-contract payouts, but I'm honestly not sure if regular hours and a steady paycheck aren't preferable. If I felt confident that I could face a Japanese work environment again, I might try. But I'm not there yet. I'm enjoying setting my own schedule and having the freedom to start and stop when I like. And I enjoy working my ass off.
Title: Re: how hard do you work?
Post by: CatsCatsCats on October 27, 2017, 10:01:35 PM: Lol anyone else actually have a physically laborious job?
Title: Re: how hard do you work?
Post by: Prinny_Dood on October 27, 2017, 10:36:22 PM: Quote from: CatsCatsCats on October 27, 2017, 10:01:35 PM
Lol anyone else actually have a physically laborious job?

Yeah, working in a grocery store can get pretty strenuous at times, especially if I have to stock the bottled water section. Today I had to pick up some cases of steak from another store. Those were about 80 pounds each. Thankfully I only had to get three of them this time.
Title: Re: how hard do you work?
Post by: oneils on October 27, 2017, 11:08:11 PM: I’ve been working for my country’s federal government for almost 20 years. I work 40 hours a week. I’m in middle management now, so about 2/3 of that time is in meetings. If it weren’t for the meetings, this job would be a breeze. I take the meetings so that my staff can do most of the real work by email.
Title: Re: how hard do you work?
Post by: Oblivion on October 27, 2017, 11:38:56 PM: Recently these past few weeks, not much at all. I'm essentially a contractor, but I have a weird schedule in that I don't have a solid set schedule. I come in whenever there's work. So over the Summer, which is generally our busiest season, I was easily doing 40-50 hour weeks (I could have done more by coming in on the weekends, but I've been less interested in doing that since we moved into our new building which has HORRENDOUS parking). Recently, I've barely been doing 8-10 hours a week since shit's gone slow again. :'(

Aside from the problem of lack of money that results from such a thing, not going into work makes me antsy as I need something to do. Otherwise, I honestly don't mind going in as I love my job. It's not career-worthy, and I'm getting paid a shitload less that what I should be considering my experience, but it's easy, I have great autonomy, cool co-workers and an extremely chill environment. Hopefully work picks up again.
Title: Re: how hard do you work?
Post by: Van Cruncheon on October 28, 2017, 12:51:26 AM: generally 60 hours in the office a week, but i'm on email at all waking hours
Title: Re: how hard do you work?
Post by: max_cool on October 28, 2017, 01:02:14 AM: Never a lull, and mandatory overtime for the last 6 years. US federal agent. Fuck you all with your 2 weeks off for Christmas and time off for Easter shit.
Title: Re: how hard do you work?
Post by: agrajag on October 28, 2017, 01:12:39 AM: Honestly it varies. I'm a chef, and I work in a very tourism/seasonal-driven part of the country, so during some months I have a lot of work, other times not so much. Although right now we had to cut down on staff significantly, so nowadays I have to jump behind the line and actually cook a lot more. But still, with the slow business working a station is like auto pilot. Now during season, I might do 50-60 hours a week. When we opened the current place I'm at, I was working 85 hour weeks, 7 days for a couple of months.
Title: Re: how hard do you work?
Post by: samfish on October 28, 2017, 02:18:05 AM: I started my current job back in June and it's like 40 hours a week on the nose. They're all about family and not taking your work home with you, so it's like as soon as 5:00 rolls around, everybody makes for the door. Seriously, if you pole your head up from your desk at 5:01, the place is empty.

I love it, but it's still so weird to me. My last several jobs were basically "stay til you're done" type affairs.
Title: Re: how hard do you work?
Post by: pilonv1 on October 28, 2017, 05:38:09 AM: Not very (70hr fortnight), but it's a change of pace from my previous job where was fast paced the whole time and burnt me out. Problem is now that pay and benefits are great but anything more interesting or challenging pays less with more stress
Title: Re: how hard do you work?
Post by: Rich! on October 28, 2017, 06:08:52 AM: I work in finance/payroll.

Can't really go into detail of where I work - but there's three of us who in my team responsible for about 4k staff monthly. I directly am responsible for half of that, two specific paygroups, and I'm the first contact for any issues throughout the UK for those two sections. There's a good million or so quid in payments I have to ensure are correct each month before putting it through to my manager then the finance director for payment. So basically, I have to put 110% effort in every hour of each day.

in any case, I love it there despite the pressure at times. lots of freedom to get around problems with software and other issues using my initiative, and being on a flexi-time rota is awesome as if I work extra one week, I can have a day off the next. very good pay and a very good pension scheme helps too.

and the best thing is I never have to go back into retail now. No matter how hard I work in this job, nothing can be as stressful as running a retail store which I did a few years back. Fuck that.
Title: Re: how hard do you work?
Post by: bdoughty on October 28, 2017, 07:29:57 AM: I would give anything to back to working 60 to 70 hour weeks. Being disabled is far from a joyous way to spend life.