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I have just worked 19 days solid without a day off, my body is kind of drained big time and it ain't no office job neither

The money I have earned is amazing but finding time to spend it?

It can't be good for me.

 

27 days straight and it was all on night shift. It sucked royally.

 

I once worked 9.00am - 8.30pm 6 days a week teaching people who know nothing about computers how to word process, use Excel that kinda thing... it aint bloody easy, you wouldn't believe the stupidity of some people. That was one effin' rubbishy job!

 

I am currently on my 21st consecutive day of working. My next day that I am certain I will be able to take off is Saturday May 1st so that could push it to 75 consecutive days.

Last year I worked every day from March 2nd to May 2nd so that would be 62 consecutive days. In 2002 I worked 54 consecutive days.

 

A friend of mine works off shore, and is always gone for 2 or three months, most of which they're out on the oceans. How's that for working non stop ?

Of course they have their own cabines onboard, but you can't leave the ship. You'll be stuck there untill you reach your homeport again. Of course you get to see new countries and all, but there's not much chance of exploring. Basically you're working all the time, even when you're asleep in your bunk.

 

A week of 7 am - 0/1 am live translating to and from English, also some French plus some organisation, accommodation, guiding and stuff. Usually on several coffees and a piece of cake. Was 15 IIRC, or 16. And no money for that

 

I worked 27 of 29 days last month, averaging 16 hours per day. This is the first weekend I've had completely off in over a month.

 

19 days of drilling, digging, welding, heavy lifting etc(inside/outside) try 27 days in a row of that and see how you feel afterwards

 

I generally work 6 days/week, except in the summer, when I'll take alternate weekends off. A couple of time a year, I'll work right through the weekend.

As far as most consecutive days, that would be in (I think) 1987 when I was still in public practice. I'm not entirely sure how many days in a row, but over about 3 months, I had maybe 2-3 days off. What made it worse was that it was during the summer; what was even worse still was that it was the second year that I was dating my wife; I'm amazed she ended up marrying me.

 

Perhaps she also worked hard and had no time to find a better candidate

 

I once worked a 3 full 8-hour shifts back to back, though it ended up being a big 22 hour shift (they insisted I leave at the 22 hour mark). I was working at an emergency room and I'd volunteered for one shift and assigned another. What can I say, it paid well and I was in college in a town not known for its well paying jobs. The giant sucking sound in my bank account was calling the shots.

 

My dad regularly works 9pm to 9am shifts at his job for weeks at a time. I think his record was 22 nights in a row

 

I usually take a summer vacation job as a tree-planter, puting trees down for 0.35 swedish crowns (I think the course today is 1 usd = 7.5 sek)each. This goes on for one month, starting 7 am, to 4 pm. This is by no means a record, but it is a hard job nonetheless...

It's a tough job, but someone has to care for the forest...

 

This is a complain. But I don't know have to change it.


I am computer programmer. Chief of software quality assurance group. Chief database architect in a computer company making major projects for ministry of ... in our country which will be EU member (there is a relation to this).

My work consists of:

• Analysis reviewing (with hints to analysts, many brainstorming, ...).
• Database designing (concepts and modeling)
• Programing concepts (db procedures C embeded SQL, help to middle tier - java, c#)
• Programing db procedures, support utilities, ...
• DB administration - there is a coworker who should be the main admin - but sometimes it is easier to do things by myself ... (I don't want to argue with him ... he does not want to do some things ...)
• Stuff preparing: got a coworker - I will train him ...
• Managing testing group (for more projects) - I got a deputy - but must train him ...
• Now in phase of taking 10 new employees (got 23 CV's ...) - maybe my deputy will help me with this ...

Yesterday was my FIRST (full) free day in this year. The days before: more then 12 ours on computer, sometimes round around o'clock.

It was the same from october to Christmas.

It will be the same till july.


Got no time. Except sleeping, eating, driving home, driving to work. And some browsing.

It was very similar last 7 years.

(34 years old, no children, no wife)
All started when my last girl friend left. Then one year of doing nothing. Then army service. Then ... programming.

I thing I should go home. (7:20 - 19:34 at work ... ) 12 ours again.


[EDIT]

Longest time I didn't left company area was more than 2 weeks. Meals and clothing were brought to me. Happily there are showers here.

[ March 09, 2004, 13:42: Message edited by: Quicho ]

 

Well, I think the most days I've worked in a row would probably be 26 to 28, not real sure as it was (unfortunately) a long time ago - I haven'y had a job for about 7 years now. The longest stretch in one day though was 12 hours non-stop, no break even for a smoke as a 'Trolley Boy' at Christmas. Now being a Trolley Boy may not sound difficult but try it and you'll see how exhausting it can be. Oh, and at the time I was being paid $6 per hour at age 21, no overtime or time-and-a-half rates either.

 

I'm amazed at you people, your stamina is incredible. I'm also horrified that such things are demanded. If I don't get at least one day a week reliably off I go cuckoo within two months.

 

My first summer at the pizzeria war a pain.
12 hour days, 7 days a week for 10 weeks.
But man, did I have fun

 

Yes, it amazed me as well I thought 19 days solid was pretty tough but obviously not.

 

Last year I went out into the field with my unit (I serve in the German army). We were at "Stetten at the cold market" - very cold week indeed. From Saturday until Friday we exercised from 06 am to 23 pm. We were on the shooting range till midnight on Monday and Wednesday, so those were even shorter nights...