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oceanicitl
Official forum cat lady
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:04 am Posts: 11039 Location: London
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I have done 12 hours shifts where you do 4 over 4 days but then get 4 days off. I"ve also done a varying shift pattern where the longest stint was 6 days on and 6 days off which was incredibly tiring.
I'm now supposed to do 9am - 5.30pm but like Camille I have changed it slightly to make my journey to work a bit easier so I get here about 8.30am and usually leave about 5.20pm. Sometimes I leave before 5pm if I've done everything for the day.
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hifidelity2
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:03 pm Posts: 5041 Location: London
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9 – 5 for me – and can stick to it until the end of a project when the hours tend to increase
Also do the odd night shift as needed
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Tue Feb 12, 2013 9:47 am |
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Spreadie
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:06 pm Posts: 6355 Location: IoW
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8am - 5pm Monday to Friday. I've had more than my fair share of 14 hour days, you can keep them. 
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Tue Feb 12, 2013 9:58 am |
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brataccas
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:14 pm Posts: 5664 Location: Scotland
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well now im back at 12 hours a day 
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Tue Feb 12, 2013 6:34 pm |
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Paul1965
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:29 pm Posts: 5975
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Tue Feb 12, 2013 6:38 pm |
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LoupiLoui
Occasionally has a life
Joined: Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:20 pm Posts: 112 Location: Abingdon
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I'm contracted to 3.45 hours a day, but do sometimes up to 6 hours a day.
Currently looking for a full time job so hoping for a 9-5 job atm...
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Tue Feb 12, 2013 7:08 pm |
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brataccas
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:14 pm Posts: 5664 Location: Scotland
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driving this around cargoing malt barley, pot ale & draff. Need my ADR to cargo the alcohol spirit, this truck is literally the exact one I drive 
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Amnesia10
Legend
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:02 am Posts: 29240 Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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Good luck I hope you find a job that you want.
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tombolt
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:38 am Posts: 2967 Location: Dorchester, Dorset
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9-6 in the office, but being self employed, there's rarely a moment I'm not thinking about work.
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Tue Feb 12, 2013 9:47 pm |
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cloaked_wolf
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:46 pm Posts: 10022
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Contractually, I think it works out to 33 hours a week. Realistically, it's 40-44 hours a week, not including any work I do at home (last week I spend eight hours over two nights doing more work). The 33 hours is basically patient contact time (surgery, home visits). The other stuff is either seeing emergency patients, sorting out prescriptions, referrals, sorting out computers (with the help of x404 forumites  ), supervising and/or educating trainees, tutorials and doing my own work eg audits.
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belchingmatt
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri May 15, 2009 3:16 am Posts: 6146 Location: Middle Earth
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6 out of 7 days a week with what appears to be a random day off. 8 hours mon-fri, 7.5 and 6 on sunday if I'm in the shop or pool, but on the water it can be up to 10 hours.
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Thu Feb 14, 2013 10:07 am |
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John_Vella
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:55 am Posts: 7935 Location: Manchester.
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When I was a young man, (back in the 80's) it wasn't uncommon, when I was temping, to do a 12 hour shift, then go straight over to another company, where I would do another 12 hour shift... Occasionally I'd be at a job and the agency would ring me an hour before my shift ended asking if I could cover for someone at the same place, not realising I was already on-site... Obviously I always agreed, mainly because I fancied one of the women who worked for the agency!  9-5? You don't know what work is! 
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Thu Feb 14, 2013 10:12 am |
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hifidelity2
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:03 pm Posts: 5041 Location: London
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and the important part of this is 
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Thu Feb 14, 2013 11:39 am |
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