Lighthearted- how much effort do you put in at your job?

[Workingmerking]

I’d say I average at around 70% effort. Sometimes I work so hard and other times I know I could do more. As as general rule I know I could work harder and always say I will but usually doesn’t happen. I think it’s because I work alone in my own office so no one around to see what I’m doing or not doing in my case.

Let me hear your numbers!

My job is cyclical. So some times 100%, some times 30%.

Probably evens out across the year at 75-80%

100% all the time would kill me

Oh, the >100%ers are doing unpaid overtime! Sorry, I should have thought of that.

I hate the concept of unpaid overtime, and that it can be expected in certain professions.

Varies enormously. Sometimes I give a lot and work so very hard. Other times I do barely anything.

I feel like I give 150% as it exhausts me so much! But realistically it's probably about 60%.

After nearly two years operating at 120% I’m striving every day to stick at no more than 90-95%. I looong for a month or two at 80%.

Very little now. I used to do loads, but then the house prices went up, the wages went down, down, down, until many jobs got pushed into the voluntary sector, and now nothing is worth doing in Britain. There’s only room for those given everything by the state or mum and dad and I didn’t have either. I can’t retrain due to the cost both of training and the voluntary experience you’re expected to do now, there’s no good hours in any job, and education is held to be so worthless that cleaners are paid more than classroom or healthcare assistants, and of course any job that women are allowed to do is low paid. Plus I’m now nearing 50 with kids so as a female I should not exist anymore. So I do the minimum, get bored, go home, and watch the whining about not enough health staff or not enough teachers and wonder if this abysmally stupid country will ever learn anything. I’m experienced and capable enough that the people I work next to in entry level shit jobs think I’m hardworking. It’s a loss to the country as much as to me; remember it next time you’re hearing there’s not enough health staff.

The absolute bare minimum that I can get away with, so I'd say around 20% if that.
I have perfected the art of looking busy when I'm actually doing bugger all.

Self employed so 120% or no money

60%, max.

Before maternity leave I’d been typically working around 25% more than my contacted hours and working hard consistently during those hours.

Prior to the promotion to my current role I was probably averaging around 50% effort as that was all that was needed to excel. I felt bored and a bit frustrated but nowhere near as tired or stressed. I need to make a further jump up the ladder to be able to delegate a bit more.

100%. I work on a billable hours basis billing mostly to grants. There is never enough funding for all the work that needs to be done so I work as efficiently as I can and often do work for free anyway. If I have an off day because I’m just not feeling well or I’m in a bad mood or the computers are acting up, it just means I have to work for free because there is no funding to make up for it.

90% on average. I'm a teacher and work hard but love it.

I mean I work 12 hours a day and my directed time contract is less than 7 hours. So way over 100% really

100% because my level of effort effects peoples quality of life. However I left my previous job because the set up demanded I give 150%

My job required leading a group of lawyers, being a resource for them and for a large group of administrative decision makers. I also was expected to decide cases myself and give written reasons.

I was interrupted a lot. I also had quite a few meetings and sometimes hearings. I had to be ready to answer questions and help others brainstorm. Also reviewing legal arguments etc. and debating really with my team to come up with submissions.

I think I was pretty close to 100% effort. I know I was tired after work.

When I left that position (retired) I was back making decisions part time and could work at home. It became much harder to stay focused. My productivity was lower.

For me anyway, pressure equals effort.