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How many hours a week do you work?

GwinnettNole

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Are you a strictly 9-5 guy? Do those exist anymore?
Do you work weekends? Night hours?

I'm about 55 hours a week. I'm an IT Manager (QA). I work a long day-- usually 7:45a- 5:45p and then generally login at night after we get the kids to bed. Depending on what's going on the night work could just revolve around checking email-- which would last about 10 minutes. Other times I could be on for a few more hours.

Essentially, I'm always on call (but rarely get called in the middle of the night.)
I 'loosely' work every weekend. Meaning email checks and some light work on deliverables if needed.

I think this is all part of the management game. The QA staff generally doesn't work over 45 hours a week. (always exceptions around deadlines, etc).
I'd say on average the software engineers work more hours. But I think that is more reflective of how bad a job we do at our software dev methodology (agile discussion).
 
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Lately, I've pulled 65-75 hour weeks. I work in Corporate Finance as a Director of FP&A and budget season is in full swing.

I was in the office this past Sunday from 9 AM to 11 PM so I'm looking forward to budget season drawing down.
 
Over the course of a year I average around 45 or so per week, but it is skewed wildly. During tax season (typically late January thru April 15) I'll average 60 to 65, then it dips significantly for a couple of months in the summertime. Mid August thru mid October ramps up again to 55-60.

Late October thru year-end I take a lot of time off.
 
As few as I can, but as many as it takes.
Facilities I support are open 8-5, so I keep myself available at least via email during that time, but I set my own schedule based on what needs to be done with plenty of flexibility to prioritize.
I'd rather be in the building from 11pm to 3am than 8am to 5pm because I can do what I need to (IT) without being interrupted and without interrupting others.
 
My schedule is from 7:30 - 5:30 on Monday - Thursday and 8:00 - 1:00 on Friday. During busy season, I'll stay until 4 or 5 on Friday but nothing too crazy. I typically work between 40-43 hours per week and don't have to put in too much overtime. At my last job I worked around 55 hours every week, so this job feels like paradise compared to that.
 
Average 50 hours a week. To answer your question simply, I work as many hours as it takes to get the job done.
Was in the office 5 hours on Sunday. It's budget and Annual Meeting season.
Honestly, at my age I won't get another job that pays like this one, so I do what I need to do to create my own job security.
 
Usually about 45 hours per week. More if we start coming up against deadlines, or if there's extra stuff I need to get done. Less if it's during the summer and I want to leave early on a Friday to start enjoying the weekend.
 
I'm usually in the office between 5 and 5:30 AM until 4 or 4:30 PM and a few hours on the weekend. Technically 55 hours a week, but I spend a good bit of that screwing around on Warchant.
 
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I usually get to work at 8:00 am and I'm here until 5:30- 6:00 pm every day. I'm also on call 24/7 so I'm never without my work cellphone. I get email notifications covering weather, terrorism, rail strikes, etc. for overseas employees so every night and weekends my phone is constantly "dinging" when I get an email. My wife has learned to live with it. She actually bought a white noise sound machine to help her sleep.

I don't have to respond to every email but it's common that in the middle of the night I'll notify someone that's traveling on business in Japan (for instance) if there is a typhoon, etc......job pays very well and I like it but my sleep has gone to sheeeeetttt.
 
I usually get to work at 8:00 am and I'm here until 5:30- 6:00 pm every day. I'm also on call 24/7 so I'm never without my work cellphone. I get email notifications covering weather, terrorism, rail strikes, etc. for overseas employees so every night and weekends my phone is constantly "dinging" when I get an email. My wife has learned to live with it. She actually bought a white noise sound machine to help her sleep.

I don't have to respond to every email but it's common that in the middle of the night I'll notify someone that's traveling on business in Japan (for instance) if there is a typhoon, etc......job pays very well and I like it but my sleep has gone to sheeeeetttt.

What do you do again? From that I can't decipher but it sounds different/ interesting.
 
35 - 40 anymore. I used to do the 50 - 60 gig but those days are long gone. Occasionally I'll work a few weekends if we're in a pinch but that happens less and less these days. And when I go home or on vacation I don't take work calls. Ever...
 
Work? That's why I own gaters. They work, I play golf.
Once a month, about 100 miles out in the Gulf whilst chasing those marlin, I will evaluate their progress. This often leads to one of my few but delightful chores, calling one of "My Gates" to meet me at my marina as I journey back to shore. We have a little chat (I do the chatting, they do the listening), and they soon crawl away scratching their unemployed ass as I pull the cork on a bottle of scotch and thank the good lord for what my paw-n-law has done for my sweet wife and I. God rest his soul.
 
I usually get to work at 8:00 am and I'm here until 5:30- 6:00 pm every day. I'm also on call 24/7 so I'm never without my work cellphone. I get email notifications covering weather, terrorism, rail strikes, etc. for overseas employees so every night and weekends my phone is constantly "dinging" when I get an email. My wife has learned to live with it. She actually bought a white noise sound machine to help her sleep.

I don't have to respond to every email but it's common that in the middle of the night I'll notify someone that's traveling on business in Japan (for instance) if there is a typhoon, etc......job pays very well and I like it but my sleep has gone to sheeeeetttt.

Wife? o_O
 
I've been retired now for a little over a year. Prior to that I was Outpatient Services Director for a mental health center clinic. I was usually in my office from 9AM until 7-7:30 PM every day. It was one of those positions where I had my own caseload of clients (approximately 120 people); supervised a staff of about 6 other clinicians (and as far as the state was concerned, I was clinically responsible for thier caseloads as well as my own), plus implemented agency policies. I loved the clinical work and working with my staff. The administrative stuff (implementing policies set by people with little to no clinical background) finally did me in. Have not looked back since the day I retired...highly recommend it!
 
38-40, not counting travel. I work out of town, so travel can be as much as 10-12 hours per week, or as little as 6-8 hours per week, which is not much worse than a commute for a lot of people.
 
Hours paid will reflect 40, hours worked usually comes in between 45-55 depending on the week. Work cell stays on 24/7, constantly getting NCIC hits, and when my Duty week rolls around for electronic monitoring the emails and texts have to be answered immediately.
 
pretty much 9 to 5:30 these days. Some days earlier and later, but since I have to pick up the kids from Daycare by 6PM, I cannot stay much later than that.

If I have to work late, I take my laptop home with me and work from home.

I bill 40 hours and start billing OT after I've worked 45 hours, unless it's a job that has crazy deadlines. Then the OT clock starts as soon as I top 40 hours.

It's the slow time of year for us, though, so pretty much 9 to 5 every day. In spring and summertime, tends to get hectic.
 
pretty much 9 to 5:30 these days. Some days earlier and later, but since I have to pick up the kids from Daycare by 6PM, I cannot stay much later than that.

If I have to work late, I take my laptop home with me and work from home.

I bill 40 hours and start billing OT after I've worked 45 hours, unless it's a job that has crazy deadlines. Then the OT clock starts as soon as I top 40 hours.

It's the slow time of year for us, though, so pretty much 9 to 5 every day. In spring and summertime, tends to get hectic.

Hmmm, Sounds like cigars tonight
 
Over the course of a year I average around 45 or so per week, but it is skewed wildly. During tax season (typically late January thru April 15) I'll average 60 to 65, then it dips significantly for a couple of months in the summertime. Mid August thru mid October ramps up again to 55-60.

Late October thru year-end I take a lot of time off.
Essentially the same for me, though I'm not an accountant. When the legislature is in session, I work anywhere from 55-70 hours depending on what is going on. When they are not, I usually work 40 or so, but have much more flexibility to take time off. Luckily, I don't have to do any campaign work or that would lead to every other fall being much more busy.
 
I'm in the office about 40. I don't usually bill that much. I certainly don't work that much.
I'm currently looking for new employment.
 
I'm in the office about 40. I don't usually bill that much. I certainly don't work that much.
I'm currently looking for new employment.

I was going to reply this goes well with the "how much do you actually work thread".
 
However long it takes to get the job done. When I'm busy it can be 60-70; when I'm slow I might check my email at the turn.
 
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40 hours a week. Probably a total of 1-2 hours of real work. Can't believe companies haven't just moved all employees to working remotely from home. Save them the cost of buying property or renting out space large enough to hold all their employees.

Skype, Go-to Meeting, cellphones, & email make it doable.
 
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25 hours a week. Part-time gig at a funeral home. Retired from fire department on medical disability due to a line of duty injury.
 
Paper cut flipping through a Playboy or burn while cooking chili?
I wish that were the case. Actually broke right wrist, shattered radius in left, and blew out both nerves in both arms causing nerve damage from both shoulders to fingertips. Wish it was a papercut.
 
40 hours a week. Probably a total of 1-2 hours of real work. Can't believe companies haven't just moved all employees to working remotely from home. Save them the cost of buying property or renting out space large enough to hold all their employees.

Skype, Go-to Meeting, cellphones, & email make it doable.

Yep, this is the direction we're going these days. One of co-workers moved to a city where we don't even have an office now and is building contacts in the area to potentially set up a new small office there. In the meantime, she's working remotely and work quality has not dropped off. That doesn't work for everyone, you have to be able to self-manage your time, but the whole idea of having a body in a building for so many hours to be able to get work done is waning.
 
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