[Redway]

As it says in the title.

[Marsh.]

The idea that LT works all those hours.

[Redway]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

The idea that LT works all those hours.

With no Christmas or birthdays off to boot.

[Zizu]

Guess I’ve got the best option there is aside from being retired ..

I work Monday , Tuesday - off Wednesdays ... work Thursday and Friday then off for the weekend .

Basically means I get the ‘ Friday Feeling’ on Tuesday and Friday ...


Years ago I worked what I was told was a ‘European week’ ( they probably lied !)

It meant working 6 days then two off on a rolling basis... I never took to it - seemed very strange to be off for two different days each ‘week’ ..

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[Niamh.]

I'd love to do a 3/4 day week but i can't complain too much

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I'd love to do a 3/4 day week but i can't complain too much

I can strongly recommend having Wednesdays off if anyone ever gets the chance .. it completely breaks the week up and you get the Friday feeling twice a week


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[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Zizu

I can strongly recommend having Wednesdays off if anyone ever gets the chance .. it completely breaks the week up and you get the Friday feeling twice a week


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I'd rather Work Mon-Wed and have Thur-Sun off

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I'd rather Work Mon-Wed and have Thur-Sun off

That’s being greedy

Many people have one day off but not many think to choose Wednesday - big mistake


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[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Zizu

That’s being greedy

Many people have one day off but not many think to choose Wednesday - big mistake


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Yes it is

[UserSince2005]

Given I charge my clients by the hour,
and there is always work to do,
the working week needs to be as long as possible without losing my sanity.

[Strictly Jake]

4 days a week. People should get to choose to either have a friday or a monday off.

[Babayaro.]

4 days a week.

One day off between the four, then two in a row?

[DouglasS]

If it was lower then shops wouldn’t be open as long, nor would pubs/many other venues. Also the economy would be impacted largely making everything far more expensive.

And so I would keep it as it is as I wouldn’t want all the negative impacts

[thesheriff443]

Most people don’t have a clue what it is to do a real days work.

This country is full of lazy people.

[parmnion]

Originally Posted by thesheriff443

Most people don’t have a clue what it is to do a real days work.

This country is full of lazy people.

[Kizzy]

Well it really depends on your occupation, some are physically and mentally more taxing than others.
It also depends on pay.. if you earn more you can obv have a better work life balance and be comfortable.

I'm used to my rota now, I work 4 on 4 off ( supposedly) 12hr shifts.

[Babayaro.]

I like mine though.

One week I work 6 days
One week I I work 5 days
One week I work 4 days

And repeat...

[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by thesheriff443

Most people don’t have a clue what it is to do a real days work.

This country is full of lazy people.

That's because what it is to do a real days work is different for everyone. If someone brought me their TV to fix I'd turn it off and back on again and call it a day, but I wouldn't want anyone to talk to my clients either, apart from maybe Annie because we work in similar sectors.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by thesheriff443

Most people don’t have a clue what it is to do a real days work.

This country is full of lazy people.

Silly thing to say.. a very typical middle aged bloke thing to say you're under the impression you and others like you are the only ones to contribute to society.

Newsflash...You aren't.

[thesheriff443]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Silly thing to say.. a very typical middle aged bloke thing to say you're under the impression you and others like you are the only ones to contribute to society.

Newsflash...You aren't.

It’s the person cleaning up sick p1ss and sh1t that’s doing th real work not admin in the office same as the man out in all weathers working not the guy on the phone talking for a living.

Your under the impression I care what you have to say! , news flash, I don’t ,.

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Strictly Jake

4 days a week. People should get to choose to either have a friday or a monday off.

Everyone would choose Friday for a long weekend then the country would grind to a halt ... ( well slower than it already is lol)


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[Cal.]

I don’t think there should be a standard. What is good for one person isn’t good for another. It’s a shame everybody can’t choose their own working week.

Some people are more productive with more days/less hours a day and visa versa.

Me and my friend do the same job and I do 5 days at 8 hours a day but she’ll do 3 days at 12 hours a day for instance.

[DouglasS]

Originally Posted by Cal.

I don’t think there should be a standard. What is good for one person isn’t good for another. It’s a shame everybody can’t choose their own working week.

Some people are more productive with more days/less hours a day and visa versa.

Me and my friend do the same job and I do 5 days at 8 hours a day but she’ll do 3 days at 12 hours a day for instance.

As long as the people working less are happy to get paid less and have less opportunities for promotion/secondments/opportunities then I guess

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by thesheriff443

It’s the person cleaning up sick p1ss and sh1t that’s doing th real work not admin in the office same as the man out in all weathers working not the guy on the phone talking for a living.

Your under the impression I care what you have to say! , news flash, I don’t ,.

I don't agree with that I'm afraid. Every person is a cog in the wheel, take one away and the wheel won't turn. If 999 operators didn't work on the phone all day, no-one would be able to phone for help, if admin wasn't done in offices stock wouldn't be ordered and customers left unhappy etc etc.

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by thesheriff443

It’s the person cleaning up sick p1ss and sh1t that’s doing th real work not admin in the office same as the man out in all weathers working not the guy on the phone talking for a living.

Your under the impression I care what you have to say! , news flash, I don’t ,.

People who think that only manual labour is "real work" usually haven't done, or aren't capable of doing, jobs that require a lot of thinking. It's just as exhausting. Depending what's going on it can be more exhausting.

I've worked 12 hour shifts on my feet that were 10x easier than a bad day in front of a screen.