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Community => Recreation Commons => Topic started by: Unorthodox on December 03, 2015, 01:56:51 PM

Title: Preferred Work Schedule
Post by: Unorthodox on December 03, 2015, 01:56:51 PM

Yes, I'm blatantly just trying to generate content through polls, but I'm not going to promise daily. 

This keeps popping up at work.

Traditional 5 days 8 hours a day:  Uno's view:  Good for families on a schedule.  Depending on hours, some shifts can suck.  My schedule years ago.

9-80:  This may be a Military contractor thing, never saw it outside that context.  9 hour days, except Friday is 8 hours one week, and off the next week.  80 hours over the 2 week pay period.  This is my present shift, and my preferred one.  Can schedule vacations around the off Friday, or flex time as needed elsewhere. 

4-10:  Uno's View:  Good for singles, or families that don't have daycare or other expenses.  3 day weekend every week. 

12 hours/3 days.  Uno's View:  hEt's schedule, mine years ago.  Tough schedule with kids.  But, maximum off days make up for the rough schedule. 

Title: Re: Preferred Work Schedule
Post by: Yitzi on December 03, 2015, 02:54:55 PM

Whatever fits into all other scheduling needs, which would depend on the situation but probably usually be 5 of 8.

Title: Re: Preferred Work Schedule
Post by: gwillybj on December 03, 2015, 03:35:51 PM

5x8 was less stressful, but might be disappearing as a reality. When I was a printer, I worked 80 or more hours or more a week when demand was high, or the basic 5x8 otherwise.
My brother-in-law, a pharmacist, works alternating weeks: one 7x12 week, then a week off. He doesn't mind it because the first day off is usually a recovery day, then there are 6 days to do "whatever."

Title: Re: Preferred Work Schedule
Post by: Rusty Edge on December 03, 2015, 07:51:22 PM

I was never on a family friendly schedule. I was a farmer most of my life. Full days might go 16 hours seasonally, "off" days only 4. After that it was a sales job. 6 X whatever... say an average of 10 hours including travel. Then it was an insurance job, which varied widely between busy work, interstate travel and emergency overtime.

I said 4X 10 . It's the schedule I'd always envied. One less commute, one more day off than a standard work week.