What hours do you work?

[Mandelon]

As a business owner I always hear from others how great it must be to set my own hours and get to take off whenever I want.
This always gives me a chuckle, and a sarcastic "yeah right" is my reply. My customers won't be too happy with me if I really had such freedom. :rolleyes:
My day is typically 7:30 to 6:00. Sometimes I go home a little early sometimes a little late. I might to some paperwork at night at home, but usually I'm pretty burned out by the end of the day.
:sleeping:
What hours do you work?

[MudPumper]

I'm on the 3-12 schedule. I work 12 Hours a day 3 days a week. Yes that's right.....I have 4 days off a week. Needless to say, I love my job.:D

[Froggystyle]

I am in the same boat as you Rich... so to speak.
I work 6 days, more often 7. Sometimes "work" is going to the river, which is nice, but being engaging and available for that entire period... not to mention completely sober makes it decidedly more "work-like".
Standard day is starting at 8:00, no lunch, everyone leaves at 5:00. I go work out for a couple of hours and come back to work at 7:00 or so. Work until 9:00 with Audrey here and then go have dinner and go home.
Weekends, when not working at the river are ususally having appointments with prospective clients or interested parties to see the boat and facilities and working on catchup during the day. We are usually out of here by 7:00 on weekends, but can spend 3-4 hours with each client very, very easily. If a test-ride is in order, it can go much longer... often until dark. Then you clean up the boat.
This is by far the hardest I have ever worked, including the SEAL teams. It is also the least amount of money I have ever made.

[RitcheyRch]

When work my hours are normally 5AM to 1:30 PM

[riverbound]

unfortuantely the nature of the business for me is 24/7.
There will be times where I have a month off, but then I will literaly work a month straight with no break. Technically I have a 9-5 salary job.....but that is just on paper. My phone usually starts ringing at 4am and stops about midnight (our time, I work nationally) and that is Mon-Sun.

[OutCole'd]

6:30am till 5:00pm most days, but a lot of vacation time.....:D

[riverracerx]

8:30 - 6:30 or 7:00: Mon - Fri

[Mandelon]

I am in the same boat as you Rich... so to speak.
I work 6 days, more often 7. Sometimes "work" is going to the river, which is nice, but being engaging and available for that entire period... not to mention completely sober makes it decidedly more "work-like".
Standard day is starting at 8:00, no lunch, everyone leaves at 5:00. I go work out for a couple of hours and come back to work at 7:00 or so. Work until 9:00 with Audrey here and then go have dinner and go home.
Weekends, when not working at the river are ususally having appointments with prospective clients or interested parties to see the boat and facilities and working on catchup during the day. We are usually out of here by 7:00 on weekends, but can spend 3-4 hours with each client very, very easily. If a test-ride is in order, it can go much longer... often until dark. Then you clean up the boat.
This is by far the hardest I have ever worked, including the SEAL teams. It is also the least amount of money I have ever made.
Same boat.... LOL. I remember when I started out, it was similar. I was at work til 10:00pm often. Sometimes up till 11:00 writing up estimates and such. The first years are the hardest for sure. Its always "on" meaning there's very little slack off time. Sure we can go get some beers once a month or so but its usually just busy as can be all damn day.
I could sit at this desk for 4 days straight and not be as caught up as I'd like to be.

[Mandelon]

unfortuantely the nature of the business for me is 24/7.
There will be times where I have a month off, but then I will literaly work a month straight with no break. Technically I have a 9-5 salary job.....but that is just on paper. My phone usually starts ringing at 4am and stops about midnight (our time, I work nationally) and that is Mon-Sun.
RB, what do you do?

[Devil's Advocate]

8a - 5p M-F, or should be anyway.:D

[River Lynchmob]

As a business owner I always hear from others how great it must be to set my own hours and get to take off whenever I want.
This always gives me a chuckle, and a sarcastic "yeah right" is my reply. My customers won't be too happy with me if I really had such freedom. :rolleyes:
My day is typically 7:30 to 6:00. Sometimes I go home a little early sometimes a little late. I might to some paperwork at night at home, but usually I'm pretty burned out by the end of the day.
:sleeping:
What hours do you work?
I'm in the smae boat as you. When I started the business it was at least 12 hour days 7 days a week. I am now 8 am till usually about 6:30 but my phone starts early and ends late so technically that's the hours I'm in the office but I "work" more.

[scarabrick2]

Casino life.
5am -3pm
tue-fri
yep 3 days off.:D

[adjones419]

As long as I'm here between 9-3 and put in at least 40 hours, the boss is happy.

[riverbound]

RB, what do you do?
Im a project manager. I figured when our company sold they would let me go (since I am one of the higher paid PMs) but they decided to stick me with a national role. which adds to a lot more travel and way more hours.
It does pay the bills though so I cant complain too much :)
We went from west US to Nation wode pretty much over night, so it has been pretty crazt around here lately.

[HalletDave]

1 week 0600 to 1400
1 week 0900 to 1700
1 week 1000 to 1800
I have Saturdays & Sundays off.
I am off work for all National hollidays with full pay.
I earn 4 hours of sick leave every pay period (2 weeks).
I earn 5 weeks of paid leave every year and I carry over a maximum of 240 hours of paid leave at the end of each year.
I do enjoy my job.:)

[Ziggy]

As a business owner I always hear from others how great it must be to set my own hours and get to take off whenever I want. NO SHIT!!!! Ask me how many times I've gone to the river(or anywhere this year)? One(1) river trip for poker run...............
This always gives me a chuckle, and a sarcastic "yeah right" is my reply. My customers won't be too happy with me if I really had such freedom. :rolleyes:
My day is typically 7:30 to 6:00. Sometimes I go home a little early sometimes a little late. I might to some paperwork at night at home, but usually I'm pretty burned out by the end of the day.
:sleeping:
What hours do you work?
It's all the hours you put in after hours, at home, even while I am on Vacation that never are realized by others....aggravating to me when they work their 8 hrs and think you owe them the gawd damn world:devil: . Half take home more than me come payroll.:rolleyes:
.
I swore I had a heart attack last weekend I've been so stressed in the past month or two....guess I just pulled a muscle in my chest but damn I freaked.:eek:

[Big Kahunaa]

As a business owner I always hear from others how great it must be to set my own hours and get to take off whenever I want.
This always gives me a chuckle, and a sarcastic "yeah right" is my reply. My customers won't be too happy with me if I really had such freedom. :rolleyes:
My day is typically 7:30 to 6:00. Sometimes I go home a little early sometimes a little late. I might to some paperwork at night at home, but usually I'm pretty burned out by the end of the day.
:sleeping:
What hours do you work?
this is me also man i thougt when i got my own business ther would be loud music, beer, and stripers i guess we can all dream right

[Sleek-Jet]

I'm just finishing up covering vacation and jury duty for the people in my department... what that means is I just spent the last 2 weeks working a combination of 8 hour days, 12 hour day shifts, and 12 hour night shifts...
I get all the problems of shift work with none of the bennies... how come they didn't tell me this when I took the job??

[Celfesh]

I work Monday & Tuesday from 1pm til 4:30ish. Wednesday off, Thursday thru Monday morning River. What a hard life....LOL

[Shreve "T"]

24 hours a day 7 days a week....Play with Big Trucks all day long...:D :D :D :D It like a babysitting job for grown ups...

[lucky]

24 hours a day 7 days a week....Play with Big Trucks all day long...:D :D :D :D It like a babysitting job for grown ups...
dam We do have the same JOB :D and its worse than babysitting - :)

[Daytona100]

Four 10,s and I love it. Can work overtime if I want. Love the four 10,s in the summer.:D

[rrrr]

I was gonna reply but.....
http://www.***boat.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=35277&stc=1&d=1184961059
:D :D

[WYRD]

I usually get in around 7:30 and stay until 6 or 6:30, the guys give me crap cause they start at 6 but they all go home at 2. Generally I work a couple of weekends a month too. :)

[a catered life]

gotta love management level non teaching public education
my hours are when i get there until i feel like the day is over...sometime 8,7,6 hours and sometimes 9 or 10 hours:D

[Liberator TJ1984]

Since in Mgmt. pretty much 24/7 :mad:
Supposed :rolleyes: to work 11 & 3 ..every other long weekend off ...
well its my weekend off starting today ! and where am I ? at work ,tommorrow? at work .....may be able to slip out Sunday hopefully ?
normal hours 7am till 9pm typically putting in anywhere from 70-90 hrs a week. :devil: Uncle Sam loves my overtime Tax :(

[Mrs. Jyruiz]

I work teacher's hours. 8:00 to 3:30 at school. Try not to bring home work. If I work after school maybe until 4:30. 33 kids during the day and them 3 when I get home. Work never stops, but I love it.:)

[ratso]

6 days a week, starting anywhere between 8 and 9 and working 10 to 12 hours... half day Saturday. Might not make sense, but adding onto my business but also simplifying things to put everybody on 4 10s with overtime if they want it. I've had too many irons in the fire for too many years... time to start enjoying life more.

[djunkie]

Work? WTF is that? :confused: :D :D :D

[Mandelon]

6 days a week, starting anywhere between 8 and 9 and working 10 to 12 hours... half day Saturday. Might not make sense, but adding onto my business but also simplifying things to put everybody on 4 10s with overtime if they want it. I've had too many irons in the fire for too many years... time to start enjoying life more.
Yeah, find a nice girl, settle down.... :D :rolleyes: :D

[lucky]

6 days a week, starting anywhere between 8 and 9 and working 10 to 12 hours... half day Saturday. Might not make sense, but adding onto my business but also simplifying things to put everybody on 4 10s with overtime if they want it. I've had too many irons in the fire for too many years... time to start enjoying life more.
your sex life is not classified as work bro . :D

[Cole Trickle]

I work teacher's hours. 8:00 to 3:30 at school. Try not to bring home work. If I work after school maybe until 4:30. 33 kids during the day and them 4 when I get home. Work never stops, but I love it.:)
Fixed it for you:D

[MKEELINE]

24/7. If I'm not at the office the phones are forwarded to my mobile. Most of the evening hours are spent talking to guys like Lucky and Shreve"T", coming up with new excuses why their trucks aren't getting loaded:D .

[Shreve "T"]

dam We do have the same JOB :D and its worse than babysitting - :)
Yep I look at it like a GIANT sandbox with a bunch of Tonka trucks rolling around...GEE what Fun...

[Shreve "T"]

24/7. If I'm not at the office the phones are forwarded to my mobile. Most of the evening hours are spent talking to guys like Lucky and Shreve"T", coming up with new excuses why their trucks aren't getting loaded:D .
EAZY !!!!!

[centerhill condor]

I work about one day a week...sometimes more sometimes less. I can make my calls from the boat 'cause nobody cares "where you're callin' from?"
Straight commission for 20 years and the company isn't doin' so great but that's not my part of the problem! I don't understand why anyone would do anything else.... not havin' to manage anybody, no office politics, make a payroll, worry about all that P&L stuff...you be the boss and pay the contract! I'll take your money and keep you profitable!
When I got this gig I worked 50 hour weeks and made more money but my priorities have changed. I've had some clients for 18 years.
CC

[Ziggy]

I work Monday & Tuesday from 1pm til 4:30ish. Wednesday off, Thursday thru Monday morning River. What a hard life....LOL
Sheesh, you're Celfish aren't you? :D:D:D:D
ah, maybe more like lucky, I think my wife hopes to have those kinda hours..:)

[MKEELINE]

EAZY !!!!!
Relax, your truck should be out in an hour or so.:rolleyes:

[brad22]

What hours do you work?
I pull the 8 hour day shift selling guys like you parts all day.
My Dad on the other hand is also a business owner and he works his ass off working on average from 7 am to 8 pm :eek: sometimes 10 pm.
Brad

[Brewzed]

I'm self employeed too. I work at least 60 hours a week. Phone/email is on 24/7. It's a lot of time, but I love what I do and the cash is a big plus.:)

[My Man's Sportin' Wood]

I'm so glad you asked! Unlike Mrsjruiz, I get to my class by 7:30 and leave at 4:30. Then I usually work for at least another hour at home 2-3 times a week. I try not to be grading papers on the weekends, but usually around report card time it works out that way. But I have between 180-190 kids during the day. When they have to write their research reports at the end of the year, I spend about 15 minutes grading each one. That's only 4 an hour. It's pretty time consuming.
HOWEVER! I do get 9 weeks off in the summer and 3 weeks at Christmas. That makes it worth it. In addition to seeing lightbulbs go off over kids heads. :D

[Tequila-John]

i am always working. Just part of the business......Thank god for Blackberry

[Mrs 2LKHVSU]

24/7...Domestic Engineer. Sheesh, I'm working right now!~ :D

[Slow What]

I haven't worked since feb. 13 ( broke my heel )
But when I was do work it is 7 to 3:30 or whenever

[socalmoney]

Take a look at what's happening in the IT industry. I hope this catches on. I can do my job anywhere. I often do it on vacation pool side etc.
No schedules. No mandatory meetings. Inside Best Buy's radical reshaping of the workplace
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_50/b4013001.htm
http://www.culturerx.com/
Would this work for you or you Company?

[GunninGopher]

M - Th; 6:30 - 5.
That's a 4-10 schedule. Everyone should have it.

[YeLLowBoaT]

If I have work, I'm working...
normally 10-16 hour days 6 or 7 days a week. Some times I get lucky and I am able to plan for day off. Normally its feast of famine... I am ether turning down work or have nothing...( or I should say little shit.)
Today was the great, just one inspection...Tomarrow is going to be about the same, sundays off and monday... well lets just say monday is going to be fun... 55 yds of gravel and sand have to be wheel barreled from the front of the house to the back where the spetic tank is being abandoned... there is barly room for the wheel barrel...hell had to have the little track hoe craned over the house to get it to dig it out for the new line/ find the tank...( oh yeah fooking HISTORIC homes suck any other I would have just cut out a section of the stone wall) The city trans dept was not too happy with me for about 20 mins... Seems like they don't like 2 rows of traffic being blocked off by a crane. :D Every thing was all good once the untilitys got there...

[david_396]

I work 9 8 80's. 7am to 4pm monday thru friday. Every other friday off. On the friday I work my hours are 7am to 3pm. 14 hrs vacation a month earned. Plus all holidays

[superdave013]

I'm still payin my dues so to say. I've been running parts from 6:30AM until to late every day lately. Late means past 10:00PM. I'm open most Saturdays. Also hit car shows/swapmeets at least 2 Sundays a month to promote. A Sunday at Pomona starts leaving the house at 4:30AM and getting back home around 2:30. Seems like a full day to me.
I like when people say "It must be nice to be your own boss". lol I tell them that every person that walks in here thinks they are the boss.
It's not for eveyone but for me it sure beats working for the man.

[bilgewiper]

I am scheduled to work 3-5 hours a day but am on call 24/7 and can't even fathom the actual hours put in. No paid vacations, no weekend offs, no benefits. It costs me $15+ hour to not be on call or working 24/7 because I then have to pay someone else. (owner/operator of a residential care facility for DD consumers)

[Mandelon]

Argh, I just got boondoggled into working Saturday... :mad: Hopefully it will go quickly.

[YeLLowBoaT]

Argh, I just got boondoggled into working Saturday... :mad: Hopefully it will go quickly.
how about I hop on a plane fly down there tonight, take your place in the morning, you then can take my place monday...
Deal???

[BshyBvrGirl]

I am at the call of my employer at all hours during the week. I do my fair share of 7am-8 or 9pm. During events, I work a lot of weekends and I spend some weekends writing grants because then I don't get interrupted. Remind me why I do it again :D

[STV_Keith]

8-5 M-Th, 8-3:30 Fridays. Pretty normal I'd guess...but not for Vegas. ;)

[cc322]

36 -44 on my real job from 6:30am to 4:00 pm with every other fri off, now then with my business I work all my friday off and saturdays as well from about 8:00 to 3 or 4 or 5pm.

[whiteworks]

define work?:D

[talkinghead]

9/80 7-4 M-F, M-Th

[Jbb]

Work?......:p

[Mrs. Jyruiz]

Fixed it for you:D
Thanks. I forgot the big one.

[faster u fool]

10 to 12, 24 hour shifts a month.

[CornWater]

I bill about 45-50, work considerably more than that. In the office at about 8:30, leave about 6 or 6:30, off to the gym, home at 9 for a quick bite and about 1 to 1.5 hours answering e-mails. If a side job is going up at about 4:30 to work around 3 hours a day on that.

[Mrs. Jyruiz]

I'm so glad you asked! Unlike Mrsjruiz, I get to my class by 7:30 and leave at 4:30. Then I usually work for at least another hour at home 2-3 times a week. I try not to be grading papers on the weekends, but usually around report card time it works out that way. But I have between 180-190 kids during the day. When they have to write their research reports at the end of the year, I spend about 15 minutes grading each one. That's only 4 an hour. It's pretty time consuming.
HOWEVER! I do get 9 weeks off in the summer and 3 weeks at Christmas. That makes it worth it. In addition to seeing lightbulbs go off over kids heads. :D
You must teach middle school or high school. My hat is off to you. I teach
5th grade. I don't have as much to grade I use my students for as much grading a possible. The beauty of teaching upper grade. I taught middle school my 1st year and never again. I try and do whatever work I have during my prep time or lunch. Pretty much teach the same thing every year so I just stay organized. Reading 33 reports is killer, can't imagine over 180.
Don't know where you live, but if you ever need an extra hand in reading so many reports let me know. It's interesting to read what kids write.

[ratso]

Yeah, find a nice girl, settle down.... :D :rolleyes: :D
...lol... I can't seem to find that on my "to do" list...:D

[ratso]

your sex life is not classified as work bro . :D
I barely have time for that right now! http://www.***boat.com/ubb/graemlins/cry.gif

[YeLLowBoaT]

I barely have time for that right now! http://www.***boat.com/ubb/graemlins/cry.gif
That just means the women around you are not hot enough to make time... :)

[boatnam2]

rotating 12's switching from nights to days after every 2 shifts except the weekend which is 3 days. example mon@tue night work, off thur friday work sat sun mon days rotates the same all year long.nice to have a 4 day weekend once a month sucks to work 2 weekends a month.Sucks working holidays.

[ratso]

That just means the women around you are not hot enough to make time... :)
http://www.***boat.com/ubb/graemlins/idea_2.gif
You may have a point there...:D

[shueman]

All I Can...:)

[Ultracrazy]

1800-0600 Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.

[bigkyle]

8:00 am to 6:00 pm, Monday through Thursday.

[havasu5150]

4 12's...0800 - 2000 Weds thru Sat. Sunday, Monday Tuesday off.
Sun-Tues at Havi is great!

[BigDutch]

Usually 6 am to 4:30 pm. Unless I have to irrigate, then its when ever I get the water to when the feild is fully flooded. Depending on the field, it could be 8 hours up to 18 hours. Some times I piggy back the field, and get a couple of them irrigated at the same time or right ofeter each other, just depend how much of a head of water the cannel has.
One week could be 50 hours the next 60 then the next 80.
After harvest, walnuts, in october I might get to work 50 hours but more like 30. Then I sell firewood to make up the differance, and then some.

[My Man's Sportin' Wood]

You must teach middle school or high school. My hat is off to you. I teach
5th grade. I don't have as much to grade I use my students for as much grading a possible. The beauty of teaching upper grade. I taught middle school my 1st year and never again. I try and do whatever work I have during my prep time or lunch. Pretty much teach the same thing every year so I just stay organized. Reading 33 reports is killer, can't imagine over 180.
Don't know where you live, but if you ever need an extra hand in reading so many reports let me know. It's interesting to read what kids write.
7th grade History :) My goal this year is more "self assessment" by the students this year. But, of course, that won't include their research papers. It is interesting to see what they write. Some of them are very good and that is rewarding. Others. . . :rolleyes: T/As are a godsend. I hate to have them in my class because I feel they aren't learning anything during that period, but I'm sure happy to have them. :D

[Mrs. Jyruiz]

7th grade History :) My goal this year is more "self assessment" by the students this year. But, of course, that won't include their research papers. It is interesting to see what they write. Some of them are very good and that is rewarding. Others. . . :rolleyes: T/As are a godsend. I hate to have them in my class because I feel they aren't learning anything during that period, but I'm sure happy to have them. :D
I love history. That is what I majored in. I thought I wanted to teach history, but then I taught middle school. I hated it. I don't know how the kids are in your district. Lets just say mine is a small district. Kinda like Mayberry. The schools are very political. Children and Grandchildren of board members and city council attend the schools. It sucks. The parents feel they should have some kind of special treatement. Parent involvement is good, but not at my school. Many kids are pains in the ass. Starting my Master's program this year. It will be a cohort through Long Beach State at one of the schools in my district. Once I am done, I will be looking for a job somewhere else. I am expecting to have the ADD child of a board member this coming year. His parents don't believe in medication. It will suck. Most kids are great, but two bad apples can make it difficult to teach. I pray every night for a good year. :eek:

[AZKC]

All I Can...:)
:DYou Poor Man:D

[AZKC]

Gubment Job 9:30-6pm:) M-F:D