wildbourgman wrote:Boy I'd love to give up my 91 hour work week and trade it with 35 hours for the same pay. Somehow I don't think my employer would agree.
Alfred Tennyson wrote:We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Cog wrote:Some jobs require that you work 60-70 hours a week. Been there and done it.
wildbourgman wrote:Boy I'd love to give up my 91 hour work week and trade it with 35 hours for the same pay. Somehow I don't think my employer would agree.
dolanbaker wrote:Cog wrote:Some jobs require that you work 60-70 hours a week. Been there and done it.
Yes, some jobs require an attendance for long hours, but the actual work rate is less than 10% of that time.
Railway level crossing keeper springs to mind, up at 7AM to close the gates for the first train, next train at 9 maybe another at 9:30 then 11:00 and so on.
Each opening takes about 10 minutes so in a 16 hour working day, only about 1 hour of actual work. You spend the rest of the day keeping house and whatever. Can be a great lifestyle choice for some, railway staff were renowned for having the nicest gardens.
Newfie wrote:
I know this, by nature I’m a fairly high strung “pusher.” I’ve had a job where there were 5 identically equipped crews doing the same task. On an average week my crew would beat the other 4 crews combined. We latter found out it was worse, some crews were cheating to make production. In my last job there we tasks I would accomplish no other engineer would even start, and I was a part timer. So I get the “high” that comes from accomplishment. And the rush from making others eat your dust. I sense you share that.
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