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Old 22-10-2012, 10:14 PM   #1
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just wondering what other people are doing in regards to hours per week. i had a big week just gone. 5 nights overtime (3.4 hours per night) plus 8 hours double on sunday for a total of 65. afternoon shift starting 3pm finishing 3.30am
thats alot for me . what about you guys/girls??

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Old 22-10-2012, 10:19 PM   #2
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I'm salaried 6 am to 3pm,, but I was working two jobs, so second job was starting at 4pm and finishing at midnight. That was some loooong weeks...
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Old 22-10-2012, 10:22 PM   #3
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60hrs per week every week plus paperwork every 3 months keeping ato happy
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Old 22-10-2012, 10:22 PM   #4
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wow and i thought i was doing too much work at 32 hours a week hahah.
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Old 22-10-2012, 10:40 PM   #5
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wow and i thought i was doing too much work at 32 hours a week hahah.
what do you do for the other 5 days of the week ?
Phone starts around 6 am and stops around midnight , the joy of running company's
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Old 22-10-2012, 10:23 PM   #6
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72 hour weeks atm.
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Old 22-10-2012, 10:31 PM   #7
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Old 22-10-2012, 10:37 PM   #8
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don't include lunch!!
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Old 22-10-2012, 10:28 PM   #9
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18-20 hours per week for work, plus detailing cars on Sundays, college full time and tafe every Tuesday
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Old 22-10-2012, 10:37 PM   #10
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65-70 every week . no big deal
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Old 22-10-2012, 10:40 PM   #11
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Average between 50 and 65 hours a week...
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Old 22-10-2012, 10:42 PM   #12
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36.25 hrs per week (public service full time)
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Old 22-10-2012, 10:45 PM   #13
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i do 20 hours a week spend the rest of the time with my gf and kid enjoying life no Ferrari for me in future but alot of memorys
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Old 22-10-2012, 10:46 PM   #14
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25 hours a week for last 8 years...
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Old 22-10-2012, 10:58 PM   #15
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Use to work excessive hours years ago but for the last 10 years only 40 hours week/shift work on salary, just the odd extra O/time shift during week ...... Oh yea no week end work involved.... just the way I like it.
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Old 22-10-2012, 10:59 PM   #16
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7 12 hour shifts (fri-thurs) for a total of 84 hours......






...followed by 7 days of no work...


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Old 22-10-2012, 11:09 PM   #17
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84-95 hrs per week followed by a week off.
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Old 22-10-2012, 11:15 PM   #18
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114 hrs for a week on a 60 hr week salary thats my record but most are 70 or 80
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Old 22-10-2012, 11:20 PM   #19
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114 hrs for a week on a 60 hr week salary thats my record but most are 70 or 80
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Old 22-10-2012, 11:26 PM   #20
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Define work.....

I do between 38 and 41 hours per week, 5 days. But am on call pretty much 24/7 - luckily only about 3 or 4 times a year I get called in to do extra. But I could easily work more - I simply choose not to, and/or delegate to staff (who also only work 38 hours or so per week).
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Old 22-10-2012, 11:49 PM   #21
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Average between 60 - 70 hrs week in week out, peaks at 120+ p/wk when it gets busy. Salaried job - payslip says 38hrs p/wk....go figure.
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Old 22-10-2012, 11:54 PM   #22
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60-70 hrs may not be big to other people, but what kind of Jobs do you people do.. thats the million dollar question aye.

me only 48 hrs, on nightshift this week.
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Old 23-10-2012, 12:09 AM   #23
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I try to (NOT!!) think of work at night does that count LOL
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Old 23-10-2012, 03:10 AM   #24
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84hrs p/week. 2 weeks on 2 off roster...
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Old 23-10-2012, 03:44 AM   #25
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8 days 96 hours then either 6 or 7 days off.
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Old 23-10-2012, 04:25 AM   #26
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65 hours a week
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Old 23-10-2012, 06:48 AM   #27
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12hrs p/day = 84hrs p/week, 5 weeks on 5 weeks off......
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Old 23-10-2012, 07:11 AM   #28
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50 - 70 hours per week. I've just started a new job where I work all day Saturday & get Thursdays off, loving that so far
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Old 23-10-2012, 07:45 AM   #29
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Salaried 8-5 but 4 out of 5 days im home by 1pm. Service Tech so when jobs are done can knock off
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Old 23-10-2012, 07:51 AM   #30
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Generally 48 hours per week, 4, 12 hour shifts, 4 days off. Couple weeks ago I did 6 straight for 72 hours in the week.
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