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View Poll Results: How Many Hours do you Work per Week ?
0-10hpw 22 6.77%
10-20hpw 16 4.92%
20-30hpw 18 5.54%
30-40hpw 74 22.77%
40-50hpw 85 26.15%
50-workaholic 110 33.85%
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Old 17-11-2006, 09:47 PM   #1
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Thumbs up How many Hours a Week do you Work ?

Just wanting to get an Idea of what is considered normal ,

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Im in the 55 - 75 hr Bracket

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Old 17-11-2006, 09:48 PM   #2
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Same for me man, 57-66hrs per week. :
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Old 17-11-2006, 09:49 PM   #3
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Old 17-11-2006, 09:49 PM   #4
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i used to be a chef so 55hours was a short week lmao atm ive moved to good guys so im doin around 40-50 for a new store opening at d.f.o in melbourne but will probably drop to 38 hours the most i ever did was around about 60 houts, got a reaalllyyyyy good payrate bak in the day for chefing...thankfully i dont do that anymore.
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Old 17-11-2006, 09:50 PM   #5
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40 hours if that :
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Old 17-11-2006, 09:52 PM   #6
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Old 17-11-2006, 10:03 PM   #7
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call me crazy , well my parents do , but i want to do more , I dont sleep much , so more work the better , i reackon i would be up for 100+ Hours a Week

But one of my Employers wont let me work if i go over a certain capped amount of hours ...

If anyone knows of any Warehousing or Wharf Container Unpack Jobs around , Give me a Hoi !!

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Old 17-11-2006, 10:05 PM   #8
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20-30hpw sometimes and i still get about 600 take home HAHAHAHAHA for 2 days work
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Old 17-11-2006, 10:17 PM   #9
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Old 17-11-2006, 10:22 PM   #10
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30 hours a week, 14 weeks holiday each year
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Old 17-11-2006, 10:38 PM   #11
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40-48 hrs aweek on average. Some weeks i do more & maybe if i'm lucky a little less.
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Old 17-11-2006, 10:39 PM   #12
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50 hrs a week 6 days not including lunch breaks
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Old 17-11-2006, 10:45 PM   #13
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Im a student does that count? :
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Old 17-11-2006, 10:46 PM   #14
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37 hours a week, half day fridays too WOOT!
no holiday pay or sick pay - casual :(
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Old 17-11-2006, 10:50 PM   #15
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anywhere from 10-60 a week, not sure how much my record was, but i cleared $860 when i was on $12.83 an hour.....
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Old 17-11-2006, 10:57 PM   #16
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Old 17-11-2006, 11:01 PM   #17
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60-80hrs pw usually mon-fri with the ocassional 4hr day on sat or sun
quite often do 17hr days aswell :

i drive hiab trucks from rigids to road trains, definetly do some extremely longs day's in the saddle
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Old 17-11-2006, 11:34 PM   #18
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10-15 hours usually, however things will change once I start my apprenticeship next week.
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Old 17-11-2006, 11:35 PM   #19
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126hrs per week average, or 18 hours a day, 7 days. Sometimes more, sometimes less. This is the norm for me. I plan to retire at 45 and the super I have ATM will see a very comfortable future.


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Old 17-11-2006, 11:39 PM   #20
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jesus, how the hell do you do that??? crazy.
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Old 17-11-2006, 11:41 PM   #21
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30 to 40 hrs a week but a lot less lately as i have been sick
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Old 17-11-2006, 11:47 PM   #22
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Old 17-11-2006, 11:54 PM   #23
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I work approximately 0 hours per week.
Still at Uni, but even then I am struggling to retain interest in my course (Primary Education).
So am considering trade long-term. Either plumbing, plastering or mechanic.
I don't know much about either, but you've got to start somewhere.

That's long term. Short term I'll stick to teaching and get a bit of capital.

But yeah, student atm. 0 hours work. Nobody wants to employ me. "Sorry mate, too old". 23...live 5 minute walk from mall...

So I play EverQuest II instead
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jesus, how the hell do you do that??? crazy.

It only normal for me. Been doing it for a long time. You will actually find some interstate truckies will have far higher hours than mine. My brother in law does far more hours than me.....sometimes 4 days straight without sleep, and keeps popin pills to keep awake.


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let me see between 10 to 14h a day, nromally 6 days, sometimes 7 days a week,

that makes:
60 to 98 a week ... no wonder the missus is ready to kill me
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Old 18-11-2006, 12:50 AM   #26
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I do about 100 hours average, no lunch breaks, lots of stress, heaps of money invested, and the people I work with want to do the least amount of work for maximum amount of money. Yes I own a business.
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It only normal for me. Been doing it for a long time. You will actually find some interstate truckies will have far higher hours than mine. My brother in law does far more hours than me.....sometimes 4 days straight without sleep, and keeps popin pills to keep awake.


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thats why the industry has such a bad name, at least with the hr's I do they are legal - near the driver fatigue management limits (in W.A) but still legal.
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Old 18-11-2006, 08:45 AM   #28
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Crap! All you guys are crazy. I feel very lucky with my 38 hpw. I like to be able to spend time with my partner and son. _2:
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Old 18-11-2006, 08:56 AM   #29
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you must be a teacher.



I work (sorry) turn up 38 hours per week ,only cause I cant live off 20
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Old 18-11-2006, 09:08 AM   #30
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