Hate working full time

[fia101]

With a passion.

That is all.

I enjoy my job but it is demanding and stressful

In an ideal world I would do 4 days a week but I auntie main earner and so it isn't an option at the moment.

My job means I bring work.home and I think that is the worst part. I would love to have a job where I could finish at the end of the day and not think about it until the next day.

*Genuine question...when people say, I wish I could afford to work pt...

Is that because all of the bills (so mortgage/rent/childcare/electric etc etc) would be more than your partner earns? *

For us, its because PT childcare is more expensive. The nurseries in our area seem to heavily discount the full time rate, so 4 days is actually the same as full time. if i worked part time part time nursery cost would be much less affordable due to the drop in pay.

Thanks all. A problem shared is a problem halved and all that... gonna keep playing that lotto

I've been working from home one day a week since November and it's honestly life changing.

I get 1.5 hours of my day back, work far more productively, and never have to worry about when I can fit errands in, because as long as I do my hours, I'm not 'in contact' on that day.

Plus when I get to the weekend, I don't have that 'when am I going to get quiet time in the house' feeling, and am happy to get out more.

Oh me too. Loathe it. And loathe people close to me who work part-time complaining about lack of fucking time when I would kill for the spare.time they have

I miss working 7 days a week (own business, £60ph minimum) spent the fucking lot not sorry

Any chance of you mixing your hour a up a Bit? My part time request was turned down but they have allowed me to work 2x10 hour days and 3 shorter days so I can do school run, have afternoons with kids etc. DH has had no choice but to pick up the slack on those long days another helps too!

I could of written this. I fucking hate it.

All I want is one day off a week to spend with dd while she’s little. But no.

Life seems so very unfair at times.

It was impossible for me to work full time when the kids were at primary school- I would have loved to but no childcare.

For me it wasn't really a choice.

Thankfully the ways I have found to make money at home have been so successful that I still only work part time, even though my youngest is 17.

Now I wouldn't have it any other way. Never working full time.

Hi Speakout,

What sorts of things have helped bring in the money?

I hate it too ...

I have done copywriting, I have sold second hand books on Amazon for many years (a profitable venture)- I now make and sell craft items ( proving to be very lucrative).

I hate it but as I’m single with no kids I can’t afford to not.

I do compressed hours (standard in my team) which does help as I get a day off in the week. It’s a long day when I’m at work, but that day off makes up for it. I’d not do anything with an extra 90 minutes in an evening but I can do something in a whole day (I don’t. But I could!). I find it useful to recharge and 2 days at a time (I have wednesdays off) is much less daunting than 5 days.

I looked into whether I could drop some hours when I came back from long term sick a couple of years ago but the numbers just don’t add up. I earn under £20k a year and live alone, I don’t have much spare money as it is.

Is your job something that could be done flexibly and you just have a crap employer? Or is it genuinely not something that is flexible? If it’s just that your employer doesn’t like flexible working then could you look for a new job with a different employer?

Working from home means no commute.

Hate working full time but can't afford not to.

I hate working 5 days a week with a passion. It feels totally wrong and I’m exhausted all the time. I’d love to do Tues-Thurs in a dream world but that will never ever happen 😂

I prefer working full time. Working PT, I never felt I was doing anything - home or work - to the best of my ability. However, I did not return to FT work until DS left for uni.

Yes, me too. HATE IT. If we could afford for me to be p/t I would be, it's my dream.

Last year I made huge changes in my life so I could change careers to working in a school- it meant a salary cut, but, I now finish at 4pm every day and that extra hour and a half makes an ENORMOUS difference to my quality of life. So, I get you.

Just be careful what you wish for. P/T workers often get the raw end of the deal. Mocked for "leaving already are you?" and not respected at work. Responsibility for disproportionate amount of domestic stuff as "home anyway" those days. Not able too contribute financially to the same degree, financial clout shouldn't be a factor in domestic decision making but often is unfortunately .....the list goes on

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/16/working-four-day-week-hours-labour

You are apparently not the only ones who wish for a shorter working week and there appear to be some decent arguments for it

It’s a long slog working full time, especially if you’ve got a commute. Roll on the weekend!

I understand you can't afford to work PT, but can you rearrange your hours at all?

My DH works FT but finishes at 12:30 on a Friday (when he is working in the UK) He loves it.

Or negotiate a day working from home. Which is still work but you ditch the commute.

Or ideally both!

I went full time specifically so if I got pregnant I got better maternity pay. Lucky for me I fell pregnant the same month as I increased my hours I don't think I'd be able to cope full time permanently