How many hours do you work per week if you are full time?

[AbsentmindedWoman]

I'm curious about how much extra work people do in their roles. I'm job hunting, and depending on the company culture, sometimes long hours are to be expected.

How many hours do you end up working on an average week?

I am contracted to 36 and I do about that, sometimes an evening event or something pushes it to 40. I can understand how the industry you're in changes the situation. I work in the charity sector and am well paid for the sector but it's not a high salary compared to the private sector. My DH works in the private sector and is contracted to 37 hours but usually just works 7.30 to 5.30 with no real decent breaks. On a deadline (accountancy) it would be until whenever the deadline was as he's working with people who are in different time zones, so that would be more like a 60 hour week.

My contracted part time hours are 18.5 and that's what I would work when in the office. Whilst wfh some weeks I've done as little as 3 hours but this week I've done 30, it probably averages at 10.

To the posters saying they regularly put in over 60 hours do you enjoy your jobs, are they very high paid and do you have children?

I'm at my desk from 9.30 to 6.30 as standard but I keep an eye on urgent messages from the time I wake up and a couple of times in the evening (US clients). I work late maybe one evening a week, and probably one weekend a month I need to do a few extra hours to get something finished.

@Andbearsohmy

I'm expected to be at work 35 hours a week but I work 50-60 hours per week (teacher).

Yes, exactly the same. Primary.

@MoominFeatures

Do you mind saying which industry you work, in and if you have children and a partner? How do you manage to work 100 hour weeks?

There is no amount of money that would make the sort of hours mentioned on here worthwhile.
Some posters must have no life outside of work.

I don’t actually know what my contract is 😬 but I work 8:30-4 as the hours I HAVE to be in work which makes what I am actually paid for 37.5. In terms of what I actually work - 45 as standard, but can easily be at least 50 in work in busy times.

Wait, no - sorry, 50 as standard and 55-60 in busy times. 🤦‍♀️

36 but have longer days and do it over 4 so get a day off in the week. I like it like that.

I used to work crazy hours but a couple of years ago I knew I’d never be able to sustain that plus a baby. So I switched to working for a university and my work life balance is amazing. 35 hour week full time. I am on maternity leave and will be going back part time, with the majority of time wfh.

@Mandalakia in a lot of roles and industries hours are basically irrelevant. It’s about performance and you are expected to do what you need to do to deliver. Sometimes for me that means a 6 hour day, it also means working until 11pm and later when needed. Longest day has been 20 hours then back again after 4 hours sleep, that was exceptional circumstances though. Not even sure what it all adds up to, the bonus is good flexibility when you can take it. Can basically take odd days/appointments etc off without anyone caring or needing to book holiday etc. But it’s a high salary and it is expected that you are available. The down side is it’s very hard to switch off from.

55-60, the culture is also that we don’t take our annual leave but the job is fun.

50-60 hours. Senior, work in FS. I think I do pretty well to keep it to that tbh. And I love my job and feel well-compensated so cannot complain.

Contracted 40. I easily worked 55.

Well while we're were in the EU we were only legally allowed to work for 42 hours. Interesting to see how that changes

Nothing will change in that sense except we won’t need to fill out the ‘opt out’ form to get the jobs that require longer hours.

Love how companies expect you to work over their hours for free if the workload is high but never less during quiet periods. So many people here willing to get f'd over on the daily. I'm glad I'm contracted to 35 hours no more no less

@CoronaIsWatching

Love how companies expect you to work over their hours for free if the workload is high but never less during quiet periods. So many people here willing to get f'd over on the daily. I'm glad I'm contracted to 35 hours no more no less

That's exactly what my company (and DH's do). If it's quiet, I don't need to actually do much other than keep an eye on my emails really. There's always stuff I could do obviously in the background but it's never that urgent and my company have had no issues with me, for example, taking Friday afternoons off unofficially when I used to have therapy at lunchtime on a Friday and needed some time to decompress. They trust us to be flexible but not take the piss.

@HermioneWeasley

Contract says 40. Always do at least 50. Bad week would be 70. I’m senior and do what it takes to get the job done

Same

I work 32 hours a week and don’t get paid overtime. I often do work overtime but I get time off in lieu, which basically means I’m off during the six week holiday and two weeks at Christmas. The job I have now is the best work life balance I’ve ever had now that DD 13 doesn’t need childcare.

I'm paid for 32.4 hours a week directed time (teacher) and work 55-60 hours a week.

Sorry, that was worded badly. The directed time means teaching periods, meetings etc. I then work undirected time on top to get the job done

50 on a quiet week, 60+ when it’s busy, and it’s often busy. That’s normal for the field I’m in. At one level I’m used to it, at another I’m thinking it’s not so good ... but I’m passionate about the work

@mercimacherie

Quite right - no one should ever do it and it’s unsustainable. It gets to that worst level probably 3-4 times a year and every time it does the period turns into battle to stay sane (and awake). I have to hold up my hand and admit that I am partly to blame because I have perfectionistic and workaholic tendencies, plus a big chip on my shoulder about being proving that I do actually deserve my senior position in a very male-dominated discipline (I’m a lawyer), but I do also think that my firm (just like it’s competitors would) turns a blind eye to burning out its lawyers because it’s lucrative and convenient for them.

I do have a DH, who openly hates my job, that it is so all-consuming and what the associated stress and sleep-deprivation does to my health, and our relationship. DH has the patience of a saint.

We don’t have kids - soon there is a choice to be made about this. The majority of my male colleagues’ wives are SAHMs. DH works full time atm but he hates his job and wants to quit. He doesn’t know what to do instead but says he wouldn’t want to be a SAHP - he feels there is stigma attached to it and that’s fair enough as everyone is entitled to their view/feelings.

One thing I do know is that I can’t go on like this for much longer. I couldn’t raise a family like this, and I owe my DH more.

Moomin similar situation that all our Principals have SAHP - my DH works FT and yes with 2 DC it can be hard when I am really busy (consulting) and am working all hours

DH is pretty understanding even now when I need to lock myself away on weekends and get stuff done

Not sure how relevant for you but big lesson for me was that not all those guys are working that hard ... a lot is about optics about what they are choosing to do ... many have a bunch of look-alike juniors who they get a lot of stuff done by and they seem to feel way less guilty about parcelling things off to others but still being the name on the front of it

I'm contracted for 37.5, I've never worked over those hours and the vast majority of weeks I work approx 3-4 hours less each week.

11 hours in office (normally) then 2-3 hours working at home per day if busy.