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A 9 hour day not too long?

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itsalwaysthesame · 17/09/2024 08:55

Hi, I'm looking to compress my working week to 4 days from 5. In order to do so I'd be working 9-6pm, my job is hybrid so I am always home for school pick up, currently meant to finish at 4pm but I never do, it's always around 5-6pm

Friends and work colleagues are saying it's too much of a long day and my manager won't approve it, I've been in the role a year, others for over 10 years, maybe they have a point? Mimi don't think 9 hour day X 4 a week is too long?

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Dazedandconfusedma · 17/09/2024 20:48

9-6 is a normal day in my office. You’ll be fine

Thekormachameleon · 17/09/2024 20:48

I work 12 hour shifts so 9 seems like a breeze

Didimum · 17/09/2024 20:47

sunsetsandboardwalks · 17/09/2024 20:23

Did you miss where OP is a carer in the community? They can't just not have someone show up on the fifth day, so I'm sure they'd be able to argue that a) existing employees can't take on any extra work and b) clients need continuity of care so hiring one person for one day's worth of visits isn't going to work out.

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This is my mother’s job. There is no continuity of care anyway and no they can’t argue that. They can attempt to, but it would not hold up.

thesoundofmucas · 17/09/2024 20:46

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Boredlass · 17/09/2024 20:45

I work a 10 hour shift 4 days a week in a physical job. It’s fine

Bellyblueboy · 17/09/2024 20:41

😂 9-6 is not a long day - surely it’s pretty standard. When I go into the office I work 9 - 6:30.

from home I work 8am to around 6pm.

I always check emails for around half an hour in the evening.

Sandandsea123 · 17/09/2024 20:38

😂😂😂😂 9 hours isn’t a long day!! I do 630am - 4 or 5, 5 days a week… I’m 30 weeks pregnant and it’s absolutely fine.

Sugarplummama · 17/09/2024 20:27

Also you’re entitled to a break so you’re talking 8 hours at work a day, very very very normal really

Sugarplummama · 17/09/2024 20:26

That’s a normal working day. I’d say anything from 7-9 is normal. I’ve done 8:30-5:30 basically for the last 13 years.

LlynTegid · 17/09/2024 20:25

I think you might get a more favourable response if your non-working day is Monday not Friday.

If the reality is almost 6pm now, might it end up being say 7-7.30pm?

sunsetsandboardwalks · 17/09/2024 20:23

Didimum · 17/09/2024 19:28

It is hard to justify as they need to provide hard proof it won’t work – often the only way a business can legitimately do that is by giving her a trial period and gathering evidence of harm to the business. They can’t just say they don’t think it will work or base it on other people. If they need someone working for the 5th day they need to prove why they can’t either recruit someone for it reorganise workloads.

It’s incredibly difficult to legitimately decline flexi working requests. I’ve been through absolutely loads of cases of requests in different jobs.

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Did you miss where OP is a carer in the community? They can't just not have someone show up on the fifth day, so I'm sure they'd be able to argue that a) existing employees can't take on any extra work and b) clients need continuity of care so hiring one person for one day's worth of visits isn't going to work out.

Overthebow · 17/09/2024 20:21

Things you might need to think about. What happens about your home visits on the 5th day? What happens about your home visits after 3pm? If the answer doesn’t involve putting them onto your colleagues then it might work.

Feellikeafailurenow · 17/09/2024 20:15

Years ago instead of 9-5 i was able to do 8-6 4 days.

Chillimuma · 17/09/2024 20:11

It’s a normal day. I used to work 9-6 hours 5 days a week in my previous role

Itsmahoneybaloney · 17/09/2024 20:11

itsalwaysthesame · 17/09/2024 08:55

Hi, I'm looking to compress my working week to 4 days from 5. In order to do so I'd be working 9-6pm, my job is hybrid so I am always home for school pick up, currently meant to finish at 4pm but I never do, it's always around 5-6pm

Friends and work colleagues are saying it's too much of a long day and my manager won't approve it, I've been in the role a year, others for over 10 years, maybe they have a point? Mimi don't think 9 hour day X 4 a week is too long?

I work 35 hours over 4 days. 2 days in the office and 2 days longer at home. I take 30 mins break instead of 1 hour and do:
9.30-5.30 in office - 7.5 hours
8-6 at home - 9.5 hours
8-6 at home - 9 5 hours
8.30-5.30 - office - 8.5 hours

Works fine no issues all good. Done it for years. The day goes quick I find.

Covidwoes · 17/09/2024 20:10

I work 9 hours a day minimum as a teacher. Any less feels like a short day (and is also a bonus 😂).

Bellatrixpure · 17/09/2024 20:10

YANBU. That’s what I do, NHS

StoatofDisarray · 17/09/2024 20:08

Seems fine to me!

MumDoingMyBest · 17/09/2024 20:08

What proportion of your time is meant to be spent on home visits in people's homes? And could you realistically meet that target if working over four rather than five days.

cariadlet · 17/09/2024 19:58

I agree with those saying that 9 hours isn't unusual.

I'm a teacher. I currently get into school around 7.30 and leave about 6 because I'm trying to avoid taking work home with me.

LiveLoveFuckEmAll · 17/09/2024 19:44

I'm currently working 8 till 6, 3 days a week.

It's ok

Mandylovescandy · 17/09/2024 19:42

I have approved 2 10 hr days and 3 5 hr days so 9hrs seems fine to me

Didimum · 17/09/2024 19:28

sunsetsandboardwalks · 17/09/2024 19:21

Either way, it's not hard for a business to justify needing someone available five days a week rather than four.

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It is hard to justify as they need to provide hard proof it won’t work – often the only way a business can legitimately do that is by giving her a trial period and gathering evidence of harm to the business. They can’t just say they don’t think it will work or base it on other people. If they need someone working for the 5th day they need to prove why they can’t either recruit someone for it reorganise workloads.

It’s incredibly difficult to legitimately decline flexi working requests. I’ve been through absolutely loads of cases of requests in different jobs.

sunsetsandboardwalks · 17/09/2024 19:21

Didimum · 17/09/2024 18:14

But firstly, do they know she works later? And secondly if it’s an issue that she works beyond her ‘formal’ end time, then that’s a performance issue they should have brought up but haven’t – so they can’t bring it up now.

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Either way, it's not hard for a business to justify needing someone available five days a week rather than four.

DoublePeonies · 17/09/2024 19:10

It's around a 34 hour working week - assuming you can do the school run in a 30 min lunch break.
Do you need to increase the hours slightly?