How Many Hours do You Really Work?

[NMAmy]

A couple of years ago, they combined my job with another 40 hour per week job--so double the work at the same pay. I always have something to do the full 40 hours and I often have to prioritize as to what can wait because there's no physical way to complete it all in 40 hours. Before, I probably had about 35 hours of work per week at times but I was still mostly busy the whole time.

 

[ScottOKW2K]

I always do at least 40 hours a week. And this is a full forty hours - if I'm not performing my primary task there is always paperwork, training, etc. Overtime last year was just under 600 hours. Somewhat higher than my usual 400~450 per year.

Free time at work simply doesn't exist for me. I've seen my task list empty once - a Friday before vacation in the middle of the last decade.

Sent from my phone. Big Deal

 

[penn19]

I'd say in a given week I probably only do about fifteen minutes of real, actual, work.

Sorry. Office Space was running through my head when I saw the topic.

 

[Allison]

I get to work about 6:30 and generally leave between 5:30 and 6. With an hour lunch, I'm working at least 10 hours per day. And the pace never lets up ... So it's solid work time.

Me too and weekends when I really need to get a project done.

 

[tennisfan]

Over the year it averages out to 37.5 hours a week, some weeks I do min 48 others 36 plus overtime

 

[threeboysmom]

NEWSFLASH: If you're on the DIS boards while technically "at work", you're not really working that so-called 40 hour week, are you?

My hours are 8:30-5:00, but most likely I'm only doing actual work half that time. Sometimes there's more work than hours, but that's an exception.

 

[Jennasis]

I actually did the calculation on this not long ago, and I average about 65 hours a week.

 

[tvguy]

At least in my situation, it isn't the hours I work, it is my time management. If I just do my job, I work 40 hours a week, and get a 30 minute lunch break where I do get to leave the building, so I am away from home 42.5 hours a week.
However, the past 9 months I have been also covering a vacant full time position as well as my job. I can take a break at my desk, but can't leave the building. I am constantly shifting back and forth or concurrently doing tasks for each job. Each job has several deadlines during the day, and being TV, those deadlines have to be hit to the exact minute and second.
So, the number of hours a person is at work isn't a good measurement, the number of things they get done in those hours is. Great time management keeps coming up in my reviews. So what my company considers 40 hours full time work for 2 people, is being done in 40 hours by 1 person.

 

[NMAmy]

NEWSFLASH: If you're on the DIS boards while technically "at work", you're not really working that so-called 40 hour week, are you?

My hours are 8:30-5:00, but most likely I'm only doing actual work half that time. Sometimes there's more work than hours, but that's an exception.

I only check the boards or Facebook occasionally at lunch from my phone. If you're referring to the fact that people are posting during normal work hours today, it's Christmas Eve. A lot of folks have the day off. I'm off until January 2 so I can play online as much as I like this week. I also painted two walls of dd's bedroom.

 

[PanamaMike]

My work day is a minimum of 14 hours, so at least 70 hours/week.

Overtime can easily push that to 75-80 hours.

 

[sam_gordon]

My work day is a minimum of 14 hours, so at least 70 hours/week.

Overtime can easily push that to 75-80 hours.

Doesn't overtime kick in after 40 hours?

 

[PanamaMike]

Doesn't overtime kick in after 40 hours?

Nope. My union contract is a flat rate for a 14 hour day.

Hours 14-16 are at double time and after 16 hours, triple time kicks in.

 

[sam_gordon]

Nope. My union contract is a flat rate for a 14 hour day.

Hours 14-16 are at double time and after 16 hours, triple time kicks in.

And you're working 5 day weeks? Wow. I'm assuming that flat rate is pretty good to make up for 30 hours of OT.

 

[Handbag Lady]

My work hours are 9-5 with an hour lunch. Therefore, I am at my desk for 35 hours per week. During summer time those hours drop to 32 hours per week. However, there is never enough work for me to actually work everyday none stop for 7 hours. Somedays there is only 2-3 hours of work that needs to get done and those days drag! However, during certain times of the year there is plenty of work to be done for the full week and then some.

Just curious if other people have situations where there is more hours in a week then there is work to be done.

Yes. And some days there are more work than hours.

Today, I worked for all of 20 minutes but I am expected to be here until 2pm.

 

[A_Princess'_Daddy]

I generally work between 60-80 hours, sometimes more when a deal is coming together. I usually get up about 4:30AM and do paperwork from 5:00AM-6:00AM, then get the kids ready for school and go into the office about 7:30AM and leave by 5:45PM, and then do paperwork and correspondence after my wife and children go to bed, from about 9:30-midnight. I love my job, and am able to be with my family while they're awake, and fortunately have never needed or wanted much sleep so I can do work while normal people are in bed. I eat nearly every non-business lunch at my desk, mainly because it's easier for me and again, it's a time to catch up on work. On the weekends I'll work until the kids get up and then usually put it away until the evening when either everybody's asleep or my wife puts on a movie (I'll watch them, but tend to catch up on e-mail and stuff at that time). I'm salaried, so no OT for me, but that's totally fine and frankly, the hours I work are "light" compared with many of my colleagues elsewhere.

 

[momof1princess]

My work hours are 9-5 with an hour lunch. Therefore, I am at my desk for 35 hours per week. During summer time those hours drop to 32 hours per week. However, there is never enough work for me to actually work everyday none stop for 7 hours. Somedays there is only 2-3 hours of work that needs to get done and those days drag! However, during certain times of the year there is plenty of work to be done for the full week and then some.

Just curious if other people have situations where there is more hours in a week then there is work to be done.

My pay stub says I work 28 hours per week (4 seven hour days). However, I'm at work at least 15 minutes early each day, and usually work through my lunch hour. I also run work errands in my car, on my dime, and I'm on call pretty much 24/7. My boss, our church pastor, doesn't hesitate to call/text me, no matter how early or late it is. I also get calls/texts from co-workers and church members.

 

[DawnM]

Dh works from 7am-4pm during non busy season (30 min. lunch often at his desk) and occasionally works longer hours.

Busy season is a whole different animal. He works 6 days per week, often from 7am-10pm.

I am not currently working. I used to work from 7:30am-3:45pm as my official hours, but I had to chaperone several events per year as well, and there were seasons I also monitored after school tutoring and Saturday sessions for tutoring. I was a school counselor. Fortunately, the extra tutoring monitor jobs brought in additional $$.

Now, is there hard work done every minute? Probably not, but I do know my husband and I both have pretty good worth ethics and get the job done.

Dawn

 

[tvguy]

Doesn't overtime kick in after 40 hours?

Not if you are salaried. I had a job in the 1980's that was converted from hourly to salaried, and our boss bragged he could now work us 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for 365 days a year and not pay a penny more to us.
Switched back to an hourly job 8 years ago. Lower base pay, but double time on holidays, and the little bit of overtime I pick up adds up. And having to pay overtime makes them think twice about whether they really really need you to stay, or if there is another way to deal with it.

 

[sam_gordon]

Not if you are salaried. I had a job in the 1980's that was converted from hourly to salaried, and our boss bragged he could now work us 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for 365 days a year and not pay a penny more to us.
Switched back to an hourly job 8 years ago. Lower base pay, but double time on holidays, and the little bit of overtime I pick up adds up. And having to pay overtime makes them think twice about whether they really really need you to stay, or if there is another way to deal with it.

Right. But the PP said they get overtime for hours 15 & 16.

 

[sasywtch]

Tuesday through Friday I work 7:30am-5pm, 1st Monday I have off, the second Monday I work 7:30-4pm. I generally also work about 40 hours a month overtime.

I never knew before the DIS that it was common in the east to build the lunch into the 8 hours. Here, they tack that extra hour on and your physically here 9 hours but paid for 8.