The 5 day work week is a scam (LIE)
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- george__ [OP]
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- Jul 22, 2006
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- iamskyhigh
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- Nov 25, 2010
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- Abbottabad
Umm at least post a discussion and not just a link
- Guest4938484
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- Feb 22, 2013
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My work weeks at my full-time job vary from week to week. Yes, sometimes I'm working 50-60 hour weeks. Other times I'm working 30 hour weeks. As a salaried employee I understood this and knew that working lots one week would be made up with more time off another week. No big deal.
- Swswswish
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- Apr 15, 2011
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- aGincourt
Working 9-5 = you lost the game
- spike1128
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- Oct 7, 2010
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Yes a lie for non Union employees who put in more than 2 hours extra a day. Americans even forfeir vacation time.
- UrbanPoet
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- Jan 27, 2004
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I put in about an extra 20 mins here and there...
Also the unpaid 1 hr meeting weekly... Which makes me come in for my shift 1 hr earlier... So thats 1 hr 45 min of extra work time...
Also the unpaid 1 hr meeting weekly... Which makes me come in for my shift 1 hr earlier... So thats 1 hr 45 min of extra work time...
- smacd
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- Oct 6, 2007
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- Kootenays
Our record is 247 days between days off. Try running your own business.
- george__ [OP]
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- nalababe
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- Dec 31, 2005
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For the most part I still have a 5 day work week...more likely I have a few late nights than many weekends.
Sure I have trade shows and conferences on the weekend, but I'll tie these into family trips or vacations.
We as a company make a conscious effort not to have our teams fly on Sunday and meetings start on Tuesday's.
Flex hours,
Working from home 3 days a week
Good vacation
Sure you may put in a few more hours...but your quality of life is better
Sure I have trade shows and conferences on the weekend, but I'll tie these into family trips or vacations.
We as a company make a conscious effort not to have our teams fly on Sunday and meetings start on Tuesday's.
Flex hours,
Working from home 3 days a week
Good vacation
Sure you may put in a few more hours...but your quality of life is better
- clseea
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- Nov 21, 2011
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Thankfully I don't work that much
- mpt
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- Nov 9, 2003
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I work 47 hours, 5 day weeks, no coffee or lunch breaks
- kasianman
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- Jan 14, 2006
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- mpt
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- Nov 9, 2003
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- SquirreI
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- Intotheblue12
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- Oct 3, 2009
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Yeah 9 to 5 is awesome. I used to work for a company where we did 8 to 5 and a friday off a month but it was more like 730 to 6 due to pressure to stay, and was totally not worth the extra friday off. I was constantly exhausted. 9 to 5 is the perfect balance I still have lots of energy to enjoy the free hours in my days.
- clseea
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- Magoomba
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- Nov 22, 2002
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Often it comes down to work culture. If everyone's eating a 10min lunch at their desk and staying an hour or two past quitting time, you feel pressured to do the same.
My Heatware reference:
http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=13556
http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=13556
- LostInTruth
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- Nov 30, 2009
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