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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 18-11-2006, 09:17 AM   #31
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I'm at work for 38 hours a week.
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Old 18-11-2006, 09:32 AM   #32
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40 hours a week for me.
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Old 18-11-2006, 09:43 AM   #33
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More than 50 hours a week for me, 50%+ is driving from site to site!
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Old 18-11-2006, 10:05 AM   #34
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30 hours a week, 14 weeks holiday each year
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I'm a teacher but work 40-50. Great holidays though! Can't complain about that! 12-13 weeks holidays a year for me.

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Old 18-11-2006, 10:13 AM   #35
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Im in between 65 - 80. Most days are 12 - 14 hours ( no lunch breaks ) 7 days.
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Old 18-11-2006, 10:48 AM   #36
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My last job, 75 hours a week, paid for 40. Joy.
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Old 18-11-2006, 11:03 AM   #37
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I'm at work officially for 38 hours per week......but I'm a public servant working in IT......so how much do I actually work?........."now that's a difficult one to answer"..... :
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Old 18-11-2006, 11:04 AM   #38
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38 hours a week 30 a week when tafe holidays aren't on.

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Old 18-11-2006, 12:04 PM   #39
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Old 18-11-2006, 12:04 PM   #40
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I do about 110hr per week, for 5 weeks, then 5 weeks off, it's a great life, I dont mind the hours as I do it for half the year the other half is jet setting around the world.

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Old 18-11-2006, 12:49 PM   #41
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just like eb2flyz im in transport in wa
base hours is 38 and if i want extra its there so 38++
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Old 18-11-2006, 01:41 PM   #42
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60 hours a week, but sometimes more, only paid for around 38, damn car industry.
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Old 18-11-2006, 01:43 PM   #43
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I'm at work 60 to 70 hours a week, on call 24 hours Mon to Fri.

12 hours Mon to Fri (5am to 5pm), 8 hours every second Sat.

I LOVE getting called back in during the week, $240 call back payment and $85 per hour (min 3 hours)... Bling, Bling.... : : :
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Old 18-11-2006, 01:48 PM   #44
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2 jobs, about 50-55 hours a week. 1 job as a storeman, the other as a dockhand for a road transport company. Work 9am-2pm, then 3-8pm or up to 10pm - later sometimes when the work is there and I don't have to work the next day

For the average worker, it's the only way to get ahead. You can't afford to buy a house if you're taking home $500 a week and doing it all yourself. If you're with someone making the same money or more you can do it
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Old 18-11-2006, 02:09 PM   #45
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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
17hrs days in the saddle? Illegal here in Vic over 4.5 tonne gvm.
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Old 18-11-2006, 02:32 PM   #46
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chef, work 12 hrs a day, 6 day week. so around 72 - 80 hrs.
but i work in hong kong so thats says it all...
short term loss, long term gain i guess.

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Old 18-11-2006, 03:23 PM   #47
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You guys are all crazy. I'd be lucky to do 38, normally 30-35hrs/week. I do deliveries for a building supplies company. Best part about it is that I just contract my time to them and I can choose my hours and still bring home good money.
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Old 18-11-2006, 03:42 PM   #48
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I'm usually at work between 35 - 40 hours but the hours I actually work are more between 20 - 25 _2:
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Old 18-11-2006, 03:44 PM   #49
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Around 33 hrs p/w. 6.5 hr days mostly.
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Old 18-11-2006, 04:09 PM   #50
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17hrs days in the saddle? Illegal here in Vic over 4.5 tonne gvm.
17hrs(inc breaks)is the maximum that we can do over hear then we have to have a min 7hr break. the time away from work is what we watch the most - 27 hr rest/away from work in every 72hr/3 day period.
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Old 18-11-2006, 04:14 PM   #51
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17hrs(inc breaks)is the maximum that we can do over hear then we have to have a min 7hr break. the time away from work is what we watch the most - 27 hr rest/away from work in every 72hr/3 day period.
Ok, cool. The company I work for has an internal rule in addition to the state legislation. We cannot work beyond 14 hrs, breaks inclusive. Although it seems flexible at their leisure.. LOL
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Ok, cool. The company I work for has an internal rule in addition to the state legislation. We cannot work beyond 14 hrs, breaks inclusive. Although it seems flexible at their leisure.. LOL
sounds like the company i work for ova here in perth
our head in mt gambier works with the mentality that thats the rules unless we need it anouther way

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17hrs(inc breaks)is the maximum that we can do over hear then we have to have a min 7hr break. the time away from work is what we watch the most - 27 hr rest/away from work in every 72hr/3 day period.
thought it was only 17 hrs in perth if you didnt have to travel to n from work e.g. 2 up or sleeping in the truck bunk or motel room , other wise it was less to take in traveling
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rebuilding the zh fairlane with a clevo 400m 4v heads injected whipple blown with aode 4 speed trans to a 9" ....... we'll get there eventually

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Old 18-11-2006, 05:27 PM   #53
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a lot of the driving I do is country, through the s/west and the great southern regions - from perth.

the guy's I drive for are all Q/A and also have main roads accreditation with our books gone through quite regulary, so I say we must have to be doing something right, otherwise there are big fines for failing to follow the fatigue management guidelines, and knowing my boss he wouldn't let that happen, even if it did we would definetly hear about very quickly, also with a written warning to suit.
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Old 18-11-2006, 05:40 PM   #54
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60+ avergage a week, also alot at home of evenings dealing with overseas sales offices/service etc.

Oh and by the way "I don't work Sundys or me day off"
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Old 18-11-2006, 06:59 PM   #55
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Technically 35 but it actually averages out to 32.
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Old 18-11-2006, 07:04 PM   #56
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Old 18-11-2006, 07:16 PM   #57
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That sucks hard enough to pull a monkey through 30 foot of garden hose!

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Old 18-11-2006, 07:23 PM   #58
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no questions asked 60 hours a week.

record $1,600 after tax, but need this cash as im buying a house.
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Old 18-11-2006, 09:53 PM   #59
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Usually about 55 - 60 hours per week, how else am I gonna afford the house, car and stroker?
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Old 18-11-2006, 10:14 PM   #60
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At sea on a submarine I do my 2x6 hours shifts a day and about 2 hours reconstruction work or training. So it adds up to about 90+ hous a week.
Alongside it is about 50+ hours a week.
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