Do you work 40 hrs/week regardless of how much work you have

Mel&Jason · July 2009

I do. I am required to work 40 hours/week. Some days I get sooo bored. I sometimes wish I could leave after I get all my work done ... but I guess I should be grateful I dont work more than 40 hours/week.

massdreams · July 2009

Yes. Even when it's slower, I have to put in the time and hours, which can be frustrating. There are times I work more than that though if things are busy or there are evening/weekend work related things I need to do.

FloF9 · July 2009

This is me. I have to work 40 hours.

AmyCC1980 · July 2009

Yes. I have to be here whether or not I have work to do. But on the flip side I flat out refuse to work more that 40 hrs. I am salaried so I don't get over time for working more and my company has put us through pay cuts, furloughs, loss of vacation and benefits, etc. So I figure if I can't get everything done in 40 hours then too bad. I am not going to loose my time with DD to be here more than I have too.

nmr79 · July 2009

Yes, and I hate it! My boss isn't willing to adjust it either, and I've volunteered to take a pay cut after LO arrives. I could seriously get the same amound done in 30 hours, and would rather have the time with LO than the money. Annoying!

dpdw · July 2009

No, but more times than not I have more then 40 hrs/wk worth of work and I do it after the kids go to bed -- and I'm salaried, so I don't get extra $ for it.

flyer23 · July 2009

My old job was like that. I had to account for a minimum of 40 hours/week, and I got dinged on my reviews if I didn't do it.

My current job isn't, and I love it. I work from home, so no one even really knows what hours I work. As long as my work gets done, I show up for all my meetings, and I'm reasonably available during core business hours, I'm fine.

Sam78 · July 2009

flyer23:

My current job isn't, and I love it. I work from home, so no one even really knows what hours I work. As long as my work gets done, I show up for all my meetings, and I'm reasonably available during core business hours, I'm fine.

Yup. Most weeks it doesn't take me 40 hours, sometimes though it takes me more.

lewis514 · July 2009

Sam78:
flyer23:

My current job isn't, and I love it. I work from home, so no one even really knows what hours I work. As long as my work gets done, I show up for all my meetings, and I'm reasonably available during core business hours, I'm fine.

Yup. Most weeks it doesn't take me 40 hours, sometimes though it takes me more.

Same for me. Some days I'm not as busy but others, like today, I'm on the phone all day doing calls.

shouldbeworkin · July 2009

The way I see it, some weeks I win and other weeks they win. There are some weeks when I have to leave early b/c of a doctor appointment or come in late b/c of a preschool event and I don't make up my time b/c inevitably the week before I worked more. It always seems to work out.

jennynorene · July 2009

ha, when i read the title i totally interpreted this as "do you have more than 40 hours of work but leave when you hit 40 hours anyway" and my answer was going to be no. i have more than 40 hours of work and almost always work more than 40 hours. i do try to leave early on fridays though....but i make up for it mon-thur. still, way better hours than at my previous company.

Mel&Jason · July 2009

What do you all do??? Awesome schedule!

beckys96 · July 2009

YES - I bet most days I could probably get all my stuff done and leave an hour to an hour and a half early...but then I would have to take vaca or sick time. I wish it was get your work done and you could leave...that would be so nice.

hiltyn78 · July 2009

It drives me nuts that if you have 10,20 or 30 hrs of work a week that you have to stay the full 40 but that's how it's been everywhere i've been. This job has much closer to 40 (+/- 5 hrs) hrs of work to do each week so it's nice. I'm not as bored and I'm not overlwhelmed either.

tosababy · July 2009

I guess I'm a little surprised by this thread and the responses. Are you all paid hourly or salaried? If you're full time salaried, I can't imagine thinking you should work less than 40 hours a week. In fact, if you don't have enough work, that's something you should be addressing with your employer? If you're paid hourly, do you still expect to be paid for 40 hours even if you work less?

I work at least 40 hours every week (frequently many more). I don't ever have the problem of not enough work to do, though.

May524 · July 2009

jennynorene:
ha, when i read the title i totally interpreted this as "do you have more than 40 hours of work but leave when you hit 40 hours anyway" and my answer was going to be no. i have more than 40 hours of work and almost always work more than 40 hours. i do try to leave early on fridays though....but i make up for it mon-thur. still, way better hours than at my previous company.

Same here. Some weeks I work till 7PM, but then the next week I may be leave early or come in late. It always seems to equal out.

tonishep · July 2009

I too interpreted this as meaning do you have MORE than 40 hours of work to do, but try to work only 40 hours.... Big Smile

I try to leave after 10 hours at the office each day, and I take a little bit home to review during my late night pump. There's always too much for me to get across though!! I used to work long hours to get across it all, but now with my little guy, I'm trying to attain more of a 'work-life balance'. Can't say that i've figured it out as I usually work during little man's naps on the weekends. It's never a dull moment.

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