Hours you work?

Taxi said:
Thirty hours and far too many for my appetite.
If I could climb off that hamster wheel right now then I would.
The old adage of work to live don't live to work comes to mind.
I am now a rampant part time "weekend socialist" seeking enlightenment and release from the shackles of modern day oppression.
Here is a quick tale comrades concerning perspective.

A businessman was standing at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked.
Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. The businessman complimented the fisherman on the quality of his fish.

“How long did it take you to catch them?” The businessman asked.
“Only a little while.” The fisherman replied.

“Why don’t you stay out longer and catch more fish?” The businessman then asked.
“I have enough to support my family’s immediate needs.” The fisherman said.
“But,” the businessman then asked, “What do you do with the rest of your time?”

The fisherman said, “I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take a siesta with my wife, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play guitar with my amigos, I have a full and busy life, señor.”

The businessman scoffed, “I am a Harvard MBA and could help you. You should spend more time fishing and with the proceeds you buy a bigger boat, and with the proceeds from the bigger boat you could buy several boats, eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats.”

“Instead of selling your catch to a middleman you would sell directly to consumers, eventually opening your own can factory. You would control the product, processing and distribution. You would need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City, then eventually NYC where you will run your expanding enterprise.”

The fisherman asked, “But señor, how long will this all take?”

To which the businessman replied, “15 to 20 years.”

“But what then, señor?”

The businessman laughed and said, “That’s the best part. When the time is right you would announce an IPO and sell your company stock to the public and become very rich, you would make millions.”

“Millions, señor? Then what?”

The businessman said slowly, “Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take a siesta with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos…”
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That is brilliant.
 
Interesting topic. My circumstances are slightly different. I was very lucky (or unlucky,whichever way you look at it) to inherit enough money when I was 20ish to pay for a house, so I have no mortgage.

Therefore I only have to work between 16-20 hours a week to cover my every need. This is because of my lifestyle. Don't smoke, don't drink, never having kids, the wife has a full time job by between us we prob earn about £25k a year, plenty for the life we lead. I do not envy people working 50-60 hour weeks even if it is for decent money.
 
Used to wirk all over the country money was really good but did atleast 60 hrs a week.
Just started wirking for a new firm leave the house at 7 and home at 5.30
About 5k a year less but much happier
 
Work for myself on an 'eat what you kill' basis. Don't get sick or holiday pay, but on the flip side get to set my rates of pay and can turn down work if I don't fancy it, which I did last week.

I'm on call at weekends (got a meeting this afternoon) and frequently work until the early hours to meet deadlines, followed by 3-4 hours sleep and go again the next day. I've done a couple of 20 hour working days this year. On the other hand, I have had numerous days where I've tossed it off, stayed on my sofa and been on here for far too long, where I simply couldn't be arsed that day. Which is nice to be able to do from time to time, if you can get away with it.

I've been away five times this year and I don't have to put a holiday request form in. I'd like to get to a point where I worked three days a week and went away ten times a year, but that will be several years away, if at all.

Overall, including working weekends and time on the phone, I reckon I work about 60 hours a week. It rarely feels like a chore when I do.

Work hard, play hard. Great work if you can get it.
 
40ish hours a week, half 8 start and 5pm finish.

Customers all over Europe and the Middle East, fairly interesting, I don't have to take work home with me and considering it was my first job since I moved to Ireland, i'm well paid too.
 
42 hours per week 22 paid holiday and about 6 public holidays. Flexi time as my schedule varies day to day. Travel time doesn't count unless i'm flying in which case it's 1 hour before check in to 30 minutes after arrival. Overtime rates for pre 6am or after 10pm and all day Sunday.
 
I can work as little or as much as I like, but the reality is if I was doing less than 37 hours they'd bin me off and the max I can do is probably around 75 ish due to the times I am allowed to work. Work from home so no travel time. Every hour I work I get paid for, none of this working till midnight and not getting paid for it. usually do about 60 hrs a week, but some weeks Ive done 75hrs

TBH, a 12 hour day at home is like a 9-5 in the office, probably better in fact. I don't know how ppl do these commutes to work, every so often I'll visit a client on site and it is a nightmare out there.
 
The Northern Baptist said:
I can work as little or as much as I like, but the reality is if I was doing less than 37 hours they'd bin me off and the max I can do is probably around 75 ish due to the times I am allowed to work. Work from home so no travel time. Every hour I work I get paid for, none of this working till midnight and not getting paid for it. usually do about 60 hrs a week, but some weeks Ive done 75hrs

TBH, a 12 hour day at home is like a 9-5 in the office, probably better in fact. I don't know how ppl do these commutes to work, every so often I'll visit a client on site and it is a nightmare out there.
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Does prostitution count as work?
 
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