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How many hours do you work, and how many hours are spent in meetings?

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TheGoodHuman · 17/07/2025 14:32

I've recently started a new job. I cannot believe how many meetings I am required to attend. I work 37 hours and 20 have been spent in meetings this week. I need to get into a flow state to do some of my rather big tasks and I just can't get anything done!

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AgentCooperdreamsofTibet · 17/07/2025 16:10

Huge meeting culture at my workplace. I'm contracted for 35 hours per week but end up doing around 45. Meetings are minimum 25 hours per week. I've been tracking time to show that this is unsustainable - fine if we had a set-up like a pp who then delegates actions from the meetings, but I'm somehow expected to deal with everything myself.

Honeypizza · 17/07/2025 15:55

37 hours and I do around 10 hours a week in meetings, on average. I make a big point of not having meetings unless they're actually needed. I oversee a big team and struggle to get my job done most weeks, so if I have extra meetings I really feel the pressure.

ThirdStorm · 17/07/2025 15:41

I work around 50 hours a week and spend 3/4 of my time in meetings and calls. Sometimes it feels like I don't have time to do the actual work as I spend so much time talking about doing it!

TheNinkyNonkyIsATardis · 17/07/2025 15:30

35h, normally about 4-6pw.

We're actively discouraged from overbooking meetings. My role often requires me to have a 30m chat with anyone across the organisation on compliance issues to get the scope, then I can follow up via emails or collaborating on documents.

We also encourage "movement friendly" meetings wherever possible, so I'm shifting the exercise bike back into the house for those.

LakieLady · 17/07/2025 15:23

17 hours pw.

We have a weekly zoom meeting for around an hour, a monthly team meeting that is around 4 hours, and a monthly supervision with just with my manager, around 1-2 hours.

Our manager recognises that for those of us who aren't f/t, this is a bigger chunk of our time.

twistyizzy · 17/07/2025 15:20

40 hour per week. Around 39.5 of those hours are spent in meetings.
I then delegate the actions to my Leads 😂

SausageRoll2020 · 17/07/2025 15:20

I work full-time so 40ish hours (flexibility/common sense)
In the last quarter I've averaged 10-12 hours per week in meetings.

OP it will very much depend on your role as to what percentage of your time is spent in meetings, for example a client facing role such as an account manager will have some of the most whilst an engineer who is an IC will have some of the least.

crossstitchingnana · 17/07/2025 15:17

35 hours a week, spend an hour every six weeks in a meeting.

FestivusMiracle · 17/07/2025 15:14

I work f/t and I’ve just totted up that I spent 10 hours in meetings last week. Not too bad.

I changed jobs recently amd my old job was all meetings. Used to drive me nuts.

Treewl · 17/07/2025 15:09

Work hours varies as when you’re done, you’re done, but around 35 hours and just a 30-45min daily meeting and then occasional video calls if something is stuck or just not working and can’t be solved over slack, about 15/30mins maybe every couple of days.

OpenThatWindow · 17/07/2025 15:03

Flexible hours - between 15-30 per week.

Meetings are 2 hours per week - max.

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TheGoodHuman · 17/07/2025 15:00

TaborlinTheGreat · 17/07/2025 14:46

I'm a teacher. I'm at work for 40 hours a week (8-5). I am in lessons/meetings for 21 hours every week. Yes, it's very hard to get everything done when we have so many classes. I take a lot of work home.

Lessons as in teaching lessons?

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TaborlinTheGreat · 17/07/2025 14:46

I'm a teacher. I'm at work for 40 hours a week (8-5). I am in lessons/meetings for 21 hours every week. Yes, it's very hard to get everything done when we have so many classes. I take a lot of work home.

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