How many hours a week do you work?

Thanks to everyone for the fine dose of reality. Interesting to see the different perspectives people hold on this board about working for a living.
I am not much into drugs and or drinking for a release. Exercise is definitely the ticket. I just have to find something besides biking a running for the summer.
Kind of funny how shit works out. I had a sit down meeting this morning with my Sales Manager. I was given the green light to cover a specific territory. Stoked for two reasons. I will have much more flexible hours and straight commission is becoming close enough to finally grab. The reason I dig sales so much is that I feel I am running my own business. I feel that the extra hours I put in will equate to a higher sales number down the road. In the end, I know I am working for the man, but I enjoy the shit out of the competitive juice I can squeeze from this industry.

Damn, most of you guys' jobs SUCK!

Personally I hate having to work the 40/week I do - I'm way too busy to have a job! Having said that, I have had a full time job since I was 18 and have worked myself into a good situation. Not so much money but enough with tons of flexibility and a lot of time off. The security of a good job is nice to have for some of us but you have to figure out a way to have lots of play time, too.

A few years ago I was able to drop to a 90% time position and it has changed my life. I work 5 8 hr days a week and bank the one day every ten days as comp time. What I end up with is an additional 25 days a year off in exchange for a 10% pay cut. 9 weeks or so off each year isn't exactly the ski/climbing bum lifestyle but it is a shitload better than 2/3 weeks.

I wanted to work less for almost 15 years and finally got it - believe me those 25 days are absolutely great. DO IT. - figure out a way to work less and still have the money and security you need.

Okay -- I don't remember working less than 40/week since I was 17. Sometimes it is over 80. Average is about 60. Fortunately I like it. I am starting a couple businesses as well, so plan to invest significant time in that next year. I plan to be fully retired at 45. I work out almost every day, so I know I will be in shape to enjoy myself for the rest of my life after work is over so I can live the dream as an ex-pat skiing, surfing, and hanging out around the world.

If I die when I'm 44, I'm gonna be really pissed.

Summers wrench bike 3 days a week 10-12 hours a day, 4 off, work early may to early sept.

winters: this year as a tech at a heli ski place, work 7-11 and 4-7, 5-6 days a week. 2 hours a day with internet work (selling you guys stuff)

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Originally Posted by stompinlines

Thanks to everyone for the fine dose of reality. Interesting to see the different perspectives people hold on this board about working for a living.
I am not much into drugs and or drinking for a release. Exercise is definitely the ticket. I just have to find something besides biking a running for the summer.
Kind of funny how shit works out. I had a sit down meeting this morning with my Sales Manager. I was given the green light to cover a specific territory. Stoked for two reasons. I will have much more flexible hours and straight commission is becoming close enough to finally grab. The reason I dig sales so much is that I feel I am running my own business. I feel that the extra hours I put in will equate to a higher sales number down the road. In the end, I know I am working for the man, but I enjoy the shit out of the competitive juice I can squeeze from this industry.

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kick some ass for a bit and demand the Intermountain west territory. You can call on clients while skiing Tahoe, Utah, Jackson. Thats the way to go.

anywhere from 70-80 hours per week. but it's spread out over six days, so not all that bad. I was doing the same in Chicago and was manifestly unhappy with it.

as natty said on the first page. where you live has a lot to do with it. outdoors activities/releases are right outside my door. whereas, in chicago my release consisted of a half hour treadmill run everyday. oh and partying my ass off at every opportunity.

35 hours a week for me. Non-profit is great but a bit boring...

37.5 per week, and if negotiations between my Union and my Employer are successful, that number will drop to 35.

If I am lucky, I can get forty or fifty billable hours in a week, usually it is more like 20-25, But if I average 15 hrs/week all year I make what I did slaving away for the man doing 40 hrs/week w/ 2 weeks vacation. I am my own boss now, the world is my oyster, I can make as much or as little as I need to, and I set my own schedule. I like my job, but it gets lonely working from home all day with no real people to interact with. That being said, i will never go back to a place like where I worked before, lots of unlike minded people with the only thoughts in their heads are keeping up with the jones' mentality, what kind of car you drive and how much your house cost.

Keep squeezing the juice mang !