How many hours a week do you work?

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I work an absolute maximum of 40, usually 37/38. I refuse to go over 40, I've done this in the past. I wish I could go down to part-time but I can't afford to financially like many people.
I know people who do 50-70 hour weeks and no idea how. Even now I don't always feel like I have enough free time, and I don't have children or anything.
I had a community care job a couple of years ago in which I lacked the confidence to say no and they took full advantage of me, I was out from 7am-9pm several days in a row until I started speaking up.
Also, how long is your working day?
I used to do 12 hour shifts in a care home and found it far too long. Some people do 5 of these in a row and I've no idea how they get the time to do anything else like cooking or cleaning. I've gone down to 6 hour shifts, people have commented that I seem to have a lot of energy, but I find them a breeze now after doing 12h.

30 hours over four days. 9-5. Suits me

32 hours a week (4x 9-4.30,1x 9-1 -hybrid working so two days working from home, three days in the office. After years of working a 50+ hour week, I really appreciate the work/life balance that I now have.

Yep, done 5 long days in a row, depends on how short we are of experienced/senior staff. Junior Doctors can do 70 hour weeks, read Adam Kay's books. The strange thing is there were no F1's available at our hospital and a colleague had to go to Newcastle to find a job.

2 x 6 hr shifts. I'm an in home nurse.

50 working hours per week is normal for many people.
I know some people who even work 72 hours.
I just want to say, they won't do it if they have a choice.
it is all about money.
all about survive

Standard is 36.25 hours but overtime is expected of us when busy. I work through lunch the majority of the time to be seen to be doing overtime - thats 5 hours straight away done then each week and means I'm finished on time and have the evenings to run around after the house and kids.

I'm in office 2 days per week and WFH the other 3 and opted for an early start so finish at 4.15 every day.

Up to 70hrs normally. During the quieter winter months (dec, jan and feb) usually around 60hrs.
Absolutely not by choice but because this is normal in the industry dh and I work in.
We have a 2yo ds, I used to thrive in the busy role I have but I hate it now.

55 hours plus training age 59

16 hours

Also to add, it used to be more but they realised in the last 2 years that in order to retain staff there needs to be a better work life balance.

3 days and it’s utter bliss and worth not having a huge wage slip. Buts it’s a very physical job. Dh does 48+ in a job which is basically sitting down all day. The govt can bugger off if they want anymore.

Just imagine a string of numbers between 0 and 100. Some true. Some false.

Of course, that won't get you the attention (replies) you are seeking.

Officially 40, in practice more like 35. No-one cares as long as I get my work done.

For me it depends on the work type. I used to do 10 hour shifts on my feet and loved it as time flew and there were loads of different tasks and customer interaction. But I couldn't do 10 hours at a desk. I work 30 hours per week.

About 30 hours over 4 days part time. More if I get a lot of work in. I'm self employed.

Around 70.
I'd get paid exactly the same if I did 37.5 hours a week (salaried, no such thing as paid overtime or TOIL), but then it would be impossible to do my job in 37.5 hours a week 😞

about 46 a week

I work 35 hours and rarely go over this. I used to be a teacher and worked an awful lot more than 35 hours for only slightly more money than I get now

I work 25 hours a week and am pretty poor as a result. I don't have kids either but I just find full time hours so overwhelming and exhausting so went part time two years ago.

I sometimes think there's something wrong with me as everyone else seems to manage and I don't even have family commitments. But I just found full time so hard and draining. I am sure I will have to go back to full time hours at some point for financial reasons but for now I'm trying to manage.

@garlictwist maybe it's not the hours, but the job itself?

40 hours hybrid, with quite a long commute on days I'm in the office. I'm a single parent. When I was childfree I would easily work well over 50 hours a week and up to 70 regularly. I wouldn't want to go back to that though.

I work 37.5 contracted hours over 4 long days and always do an additional 7.5 hours bank so 45 in total per week.
Sometimes if the department is desperate for staff I'll do an extra 7.5 so 52.5 but this is only 3 or 4 times a year.

@garlictwist could it be the type of job or the environment it’s situated? I get too tired dealing with too many people and establishment which are too crowded or noisy. Lone working (or very few people) and being able to wear headphones has made a huge difference for my energy levels at work.

I get paid for 37.5, but often work 40-50. NHS nurse specialist, so without anyone to cover me, I have to stay, as we all do, until clinical work is done. Sometimes we’re lucky to get the time back, as it has to be when it will not cause our service to struggle.😑