Dd just started a new job, is this normal

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Housekeeping. She worked 3 days then had 2 off and she just got her schedule and it says she is in for 9 days straight before her next 2 days off

Is that normal? I would be exhausted doing 9 days straight :(

I work in hospitality and Absolutely not normal!

Just lifted this from ACAS website on rest entitlement:

• during the working day – 20-minute rest break if they're expected to work more than 6 hours during the day
• between working days – 11 hours' rest between finishing work and starting work
• between working weeks – 24 hours every 7 working days or 48 hours every 14 working days

They are clearly short staffed!

between working weeks – 24 hours every 7 working days or 48 hours every 14 working days

Yes she is get a 48 hour break after 9 days so it is legal but seems really unfair.

Its 10am to 6.30 and takes 45 mins commute. Shes going to be knackered :(

I don't know why butni assumes she would be on 5 days, off 2.

It might be legal but it's definitely not normal! Is it her first job? How old is she?

First job yes and she is 20.

Other people are moaning about it apparently so not just her.

I feel like telling her to start looking for aomething else as 9am to 7pm (with commute) 9 days on is just too much!

Yes, both legal and normal depending on the job.

Urg, that sounds shit. I would get her to look for another job.

At 20 I had a full time office job for 40 hours a week and an evening/weekend job for 20 hours a week and also managed to fit in a very active social life. This shouldn’t be “exhausting” to a healthy 20 year old.

Presumably if she had 3 days on and 2 off the 9 on 2 off pattern isn’t routine?

I last worked in housekeeping many years ago so all my information is way out of date, but this would have been normal then. I worked 8 am to 4.30 pm, so she has the later shift, the one that handles the later checkout room cleans and evening turndowns. Yes, she will be exhausted. It's a physical job, and in fact far more stressful than I'd anticipated, as it's difficult to even get into rooms to be able to clean them, and the front desk is continually hassling you to have them ready -- there was never quite enough time.

I certainly also had an active social life when I was working in housekeeping, and had an evening/weekend job as well. It was physically tiring, though -- but I developed wonderfully toned upper arms.

Yes it is actually legal in the UK to get someone to work for 12 days in a row, and then give them two days off.

It seems completely crazy, but it is legal

That was her start date, must have fallen in the middle of a shift pattern.

I think I will help her find something else. She was unsure of it anyway but UC said she had to take it as she was offered it

It shouldn't be exhausting for a young person but it sounds very boring, unless she has a laugh with her colleagues. I'd encourage her to do training though, unless there's career progression from housekeeping (I have no idea). I always assume it's either immigrants desperate to earn and send money home, or students as a temporary measure. Not a starter job for a young person with 11 years of education behind them.

9 days working in a row is exhausting for anyone.

Office jobs don't do it.

The only jobs that I have seen with that kind of rota were support workers/housekeeping jobs.

Ive usually worked five days on two days off.

Only one of my jobs that I had, i had to work 6 days in a row and I had one day off every week. I gor burnt out and left.

Why would anyone work those kind of jobs when they can get a job that is five days on, two days off?

Shes been out of education and looking for work for a while (mainly due to MH issues and she isnalso autistic) but whilst she has been looking she has done lots of courses and things with the job centre so got things like customer service certificates etc.

Shebwas not relaly looking for housekeeping work but you HAVE to attend the interviews or else they stop your money and she got this job but she didn't really have any interest in it.

I thought it would be a good stop gap whilst she looked but assumed it wouldnt be so full on. Its a lot of hours, hard work and minimum wage.

My son is 19, works 4.30am-6pm 6 days a week, hes shattered when he gets home, but loves the money!

This is what I am thinking and its not like she is desperate/has a morgage to pay/family to support right now so she has to take it.

Im thinking there may be some quickstart. Temporary Xmas jobs available at the moment.

Plenty of people work 6 days a week and DON'T make good money.

The job where I had to work 6 days a week - I wasn't making good money

does she work alternate weekends?

I did so I’d more or less one week with 4 days off then an 8 or 9 day stint then back to the short week.

It doesn't sound very normal to me. Being forced to work 9 days in a row.

She's 20. She'll be fine. Have none of you worked this kind of job when you were 20? She's full of energy and youth. Through adversity we build character. Let her get on with it.

Whatever you do, don't give her the idea of quitting or tell her this is unfair etc etc
She is lucky to have a job, work for young people is hard to come by these days and it's far better for her to work hard and be tired from hard work than sit around on benefits waiting for something better. Teach her resilience and strength.

I was about to say, I did the same thing. Still managed to go out drinking until 3am on a Friday and Saturday night as well after work and never miss a day shift. You do what you need to do at the time but certainly be planning for your exit from that life at the same time!

I will help her find something else but she can stay in the meantime.

It absolutely is in certain sectors.

It's shit. But in my 20s I was regularly working 80 hours a week and was fine. She's young, no kids, this is the time to work and build up savings.