A 9 hour day not too long?

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Hi, I'm looking to compress my working week to 4 days from 5. In order to do so I'd be working 9-6pm, my job is hybrid so I am always home for school pick up, currently meant to finish at 4pm but I never do, it's always around 5-6pm

Friends and work colleagues are saying it's too much of a long day and my manager won't approve it, I've been in the role a year, others for over 10 years, maybe they have a point? Mimi don't think 9 hour day X 4 a week is too long?

That’s a normal working day. I’d say anything from 7-9 is normal. I’ve done 8:30-5:30 basically for the last 13 years.

Also you’re entitled to a break so you’re talking 8 hours at work a day, very very very normal really

😂😂😂😂 9 hours isn’t a long day!! I do 630am - 4 or 5, 5 days a week… I’m 30 weeks pregnant and it’s absolutely fine.

😂 9-6 is not a long day - surely it’s pretty standard. When I go into the office I work 9 - 6:30.

from home I work 8am to around 6pm.

I always check emails for around half an hour in the evening.

I work a 10 hour shift 4 days a week in a physical job. It’s fine

This is my mother’s job. There is no continuity of care anyway and no they can’t argue that. They can attempt to, but it would not hold up.

I work 12 hour shifts so 9 seems like a breeze

9-6 is a normal day in my office. You’ll be fine

I do 8-6, 8-6, 8-8 and 8-1. Gives me 1.5 days off a week. Works brilliantly.

Yes also this. 8-9am and 5-6 (or 5-8 on weds) are really productive hours because nobody is actively bothering me.

I do compressed hours into 4 days but work at home so easier - tomorrow is no work Wednesday

"Actioning"? And murdering the English language.

Yes, my work's business policy makes vague aspersions against compressed hours, but when pressed by my line manager, they begrudgingly approved it.

I do opt to do one hour in the evening of my "off" day so that I hit the ground running on Tuesdays, and can take a long lunch one day, but I've been pleasantly surprised how easy it's been.

I used to do 8.45 to 6.15, it was fine. 5 days a week.

My husband does Mon-Fri 7.30 to 5.30/6 most days or until 8pm a few times every 6 weeks. He doesn't get a lunch break. He also works at home. He's tired but ok.

Was meant to say pregnant not of . What's wrong with working on your feet at 6 months anyway She has no problem with it. Had promotion since last baby so more office time this time doing paperwork

And yeah I was working as a care assistant for the elderly when pregnant with my 2 eldest. Up to 38/39 weeks each time.

I work 7-6pm so 11 hour days 4x a week. 42 hours total as have 30 min lunch each day I always feel free hours are super long

9 hours is really no problem. It may take some adjusting around family life and expectations if people are used to having you around.
It’s not a race to the bottom but I generally do a 12hr day 5 days a week for about 9 months of the year. Although last week I worked 50hrs in 3 days. Absolutely exhausted!! Three primary age kids at home too…

I do 9-6 with an hour for lunch. Worth it to get a four day week in for me.

Sorry that’s 8-6 so 36 hours a week.

For me it depends. I do a mixture of field work with paid travel and office days in my job and the field days tend to be quite long but pass really quickly, I work 9/10+ hours those days without it feeling like a long day. Desk based days absolutely drag by, I have a headache by lunch time and I’m counting down the minutes until 5pm, I would really struggle with and extra hour of it 4 days a week! So I guess it really depends how much you like your job!

my manager would approve it, but it’s a long slog to do every day. I reduced my hours to 90% then compressed the rest into 4. because higher rate tax and still paying student loan the reduction didn’t really reduce take home pay very much (certainly offset by not needing nursery and after school clubs that day).

Only did 1 epic longer day rather than have all 4 days slightly longer though as otherwise it was too depressing. I do less now as my husband earns more.

Ours too. And we get paid for breaks (because we don’t actually get proper breaks) so that’s ten hours of paid work.

That means you won't be taking your break until after you've completed six hours.

I don't think they'll approve that if it's made obvious that's what you're intending to do.