Tell us about your work schedule. Is it easy or does it suck? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

joshibahn · 05-22-2003, 07:19 AM

Give some funny details, let us into your day! Tell us how F'd up your boss is, how hot your secretary is, etc.

rogue49 · 05-22-2003, 08:13 AM

It sucks.
I work the job of about 3 to 4 people.
And while my normal schedule is a cozy 12 - 8p
I have to do many overnight projects of long hours,
and I'm called in on weekends
and I'm called even on vacations.

well, I guess this is why I get paid the "big bucks"
I don't think so, money ain't everything
besides there are many of my skill level that do much less for way more.
If it wasn't for the fact I'm buying a home, I'd be out of there in a split second.
I can't wait til it happens.

/whining & bitchin'

fhqwhgads · 05-22-2003, 08:29 AM

My schedule rotates every week. One week I'm working during the day, the next week I'm working during the evenings, and the third week I'm working overnight shift. Just when you get used to one sleep schedule, the week is over.

Plus I'm on call 24/7 via a pager. Yippee...

Glory's Sun · 05-22-2003, 08:35 AM

Nothing bad here.. just 8-5 everyday.. same ol same ol.. it's pretty boring though.

clavus · 05-22-2003, 08:49 AM

show up when I want. I leaqve when I want. I vacation when I want. I travel for business when and how I want. - AS LONG AS EVERYTHING GETS DONE

In other words - I work all day at the office and into the night at home. I work some weekends too.

godowomen · 05-22-2003, 09:51 AM

On the weekdays I wake up at 6am go to school until 4. I work from 5 to 10, 3 out of the 5 weekdays. On the weekends I have one day 11am to 11pm.

Midnight_Son · 05-22-2003, 09:56 AM

I'm at work right now.....what do you think!

soccerstudpc20 · 05-22-2003, 01:06 PM

during school i had terrible shifts, but after being promoted and with the coming of summer I get the good ol' 9-5 monday through Friday. I basically dont do much, just tell others what to do, its lovely. Of course, since im a full time student, going to work every day for 8 hours is getting really old really fast

Liquor Dealer · 05-22-2003, 01:15 PM

My work schedule sucks. I work all of the hours that no one else want's to work. I have to work all of the holidays so they can go home and see their momma. I work for a total asshole! Oh Yeah! Did I tell you I'm self-employed.

ganon · 05-22-2003, 01:52 PM

i work when i want to, pretty much. I gotta make the appearances and all, but it's pretty laid back.

DEI37 · 05-22-2003, 02:44 PM

I'm 8a-5p, Mon - Fri, no weekends, paid holidays, 2 weeks paid vacation per year...yeah, I dig it.

remiel · 05-22-2003, 02:49 PM

I'm not working right now thanks to the *incredibly long string of expletives deleted* Immigration and Naturalisation Service. Bastards. My wife is American, we married over here, but it's been 7 months since out wedding and I haven't got my employment authorisation yet. I've been offered a $31,000 a year job and had to turn it down because I couldn't legally work.

So yeah, that's my work situation

cheerios · 05-22-2003, 03:12 PM

i work anytime between 5 am and 10 pm, for any length shift between 4 hrs and 8, plus one for lunch, for something between 10 and 20 hrs a week, hopefully more for now. I go to school full-time during the school year, and am in summer school right now. only perk: I can tell them when i can't work, easily, and have flexible hrs. They work around my classes nicely.

TaLoN · 05-22-2003, 03:22 PM

i would work from 7am-3pm but i usually sleep in an hour or so over that. my family owns the business so i don't have to work when i don't want to. a few of the secretaries are really hot and it would be pure easiness hooking up with them but i don't bother with them because i don't have the time to waste on female bs right now.

as for "funny" details: there are around 130 employees, 5 of which are named mike, and 5 others are named dan. since it is hard to differentiate between them, most of them have nicknames such as fabio (has long hair and hits on the office girls), the worm (looks like a worm), sawed-off (pretty short guy), macaroni (mike arnone; rhymes), big dan (the guy is huge), little abner (another big guy, called "little" similarly to "little john" from robin hood), there are others but i can't remember them all off the top of my head.

BigJayz · 05-22-2003, 03:38 PM

I love my schedule, I work 4/10 hour days and have 3 days off a week. I come in at 6:30 and leave at 5. The hours are long, but my job is easy, mostly sit here and talk to people all day.

Kllr Wolf · 05-23-2003, 10:14 AM

I work a minumum of 12 hours a day for at least 5 days a week (sometimes all 7 days).heck if I was married I would be collecting a wefare check. And then have to listen to people tell me I am over paid. Yes I am in the Military working on electrical systems for fighter jets. Heck I have thrown bad parts away that cost more than I could make in a lifetime.

bullgoose · 05-23-2003, 10:54 AM

I calibrate gages for an aircraft hydraulic control system manufacturer. I work second shift (it's a LOT easier measuring to 0.000005" when there's not a lot of people around to distract you). Nominally, I work 4- 10 hour days, but I usually end up with 50-55 hours a week; the job is pretty tedious, and because you're working with aircraft control systems (and devices for the space shuttle) you tend to be somewhat anal about how accurate your results are.

ARTelevision · 05-23-2003, 11:27 AM

ah, up to 16+ a day on 2 technology companies, up to 4 hrs a day on 2 web sites.
sleep is cool for dreamwork.
I also take off sometimes.
I love it!

platypus · 05-23-2003, 11:57 AM

Well, I work for my own company, so I don't have a time clock to punch, real or figurative. My hours are dictated by the status of any current project(s), and by how much work I have to do to fix code written by our off-shore labor pool.

I always start my day early, as I go to the gym first and prefer to miss the morning rush. I will trade sleep for a smooth ride in. I am usually the first in the office, which gives me time to leisurely sip my caffiene juice and check the latest TFP posts.

I work until I'm done, where <b>done</b> means "finished the bitch", "sick of the shit", or "my daughter's softball game starts in 30 minutes". Not having a time clock also means there is no magic "Get the Fuck Out" hour. Unlike in previous jobs, I never watch the clock. Sometimes <b>done</b> means "Hello? ...Hello? Anybody here? Holy shit, look at the time!".

There are no "sick" or "vacation" days to accrue or keep track of. If I'm sick, I stay home. If I want to leave early, I do. If I want a day off, I take one. When I want a week off for vacation, I let my partners know my plans ahead of time.

Another benefit of working for yourself is...Boobies! No one is looking over my shoulder or logging my surf destinations. On a slow day I can cover a lot of boobage. ;-)

Glad-I-Ate-Her · 05-23-2003, 06:50 PM

I set my own work schedule. I come and go as I want. I work about 15 to 20 hours a week. The company I work for only see's me once a year. Also, I work out of home. I love this job. What's not to like?

Glad

05-22-2003, 07:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
joshibahn Psycho Location: portland, or	Tell us about your work day. Is it easy or does it suck? Give some funny details, let us into your day! Tell us how F'd up your boss is, how hot your secretary is, etc. __________________ TFP=heaven Heaven, n 1: the abode of God and the angels and the souls of those who have gained salvation 2: any place of complete bliss and delight and peace [syn: eden, paradise, nirvana, promised land, Shangri-la] Last edited by joshibahn; 05-22-2003 at 12:16 PM..

05-22-2003, 08:49 AM	#5 (permalink)
clavus pow! Location: NorCal	show up when I want. I leaqve when I want. I vacation when I want. I travel for business when and how I want. - AS LONG AS EVERYTHING GETS DONE In other words - I work all day at the office and into the night at home. I work some weekends too. __________________ Ass, gas or grass. Nobody rides for free.

05-22-2003, 09:51 AM	#6 (permalink)
godowomen Upright Location: nowhere special	On the weekdays I wake up at 6am go to school until 4. I work from 5 to 10, 3 out of the 5 weekdays. On the weekends I have one day 11am to 11pm. __________________ If God does not exist, then man must invent him - Francois Marie Arouet (Voltaire)

05-22-2003, 09:56 AM	#7 (permalink)
Midnight_Son The Cover Doesn't Match The Book Location: in a van down by the river	I'm at work right now.....what do you think! __________________ SWM, tattooed, seeks meaningful tits and beer. Enjoys biker mags, pornography, and Sunday morning walks to the liquor store. Winners of erotic hot dog eating contests given priority.

05-22-2003, 01:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
Liquor Dealer Super Agitator Location: Just SW of Nowhere!!! In the good old US of A	My work schedule sucks. I work all of the hours that no one else want's to work. I have to work all of the holidays so they can go home and see their momma. I work for a total asshole! Oh Yeah! Did I tell you I'm self-employed. __________________ Life isn't always a bowl of cherries, sometimes it's more like a jar of Jalapenos --- what you say or do today might burn your ass tomorrow!!!

05-22-2003, 08:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
rogue49 Loser	It sucks. I work the job of about 3 to 4 people. And while my normal schedule is a cozy 12 - 8p I have to do many overnight projects of long hours, and I'm called in on weekends and I'm called even on vacations. well, I guess this is why I get paid the "big bucks" I don't think so, money ain't everything besides there are many of my skill level that do much less for way more. If it wasn't for the fact I'm buying a home, I'd be out of there in a split second. I can't wait til it happens. /whining & bitchin'

05-22-2003, 08:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
fhqwhgads Junkie	My schedule rotates every week. One week I'm working during the day, the next week I'm working during the evenings, and the third week I'm working overnight shift. Just when you get used to one sleep schedule, the week is over. Plus I'm on call 24/7 via a pager. Yippee...

05-22-2003, 08:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
Glory's Sun Registered User	Nothing bad here.. just 8-5 everyday.. same ol same ol.. it's pretty boring though.

05-22-2003, 01:06 PM	#8 (permalink)
soccerstudpc20 Insane	during school i had terrible shifts, but after being promoted and with the coming of summer I get the good ol' 9-5 monday through Friday. I basically dont do much, just tell others what to do, its lovely. Of course, since im a full time student, going to work every day for 8 hours is getting really old really fast

05-22-2003, 01:52 PM	#10 (permalink)
ganon Insane Location: in my head	i work when i want to, pretty much. I gotta make the appearances and all, but it's pretty laid back. __________________ "My give up, my give up." - Jar Jar Binks

05-22-2003, 02:44 PM	#11 (permalink)
DEI37 Go faster! Location: Wisconsin	I'm 8a-5p, Mon - Fri, no weekends, paid holidays, 2 weeks paid vacation per year...yeah, I dig it. __________________ Generally speaking, if you were to get what you really deserve, you might be unpleasantly surprised.

05-22-2003, 02:49 PM	#12 (permalink)
remiel Insane Location: Gastonia NC	I'm not working right now thanks to the incredibly long string of expletives deleted Immigration and Naturalisation Service. Bastards. My wife is American, we married over here, but it's been 7 months since out wedding and I haven't got my employment authorisation yet. I've been offered a $31,000 a year job and had to turn it down because I couldn't legally work. So yeah, that's my work situation __________________ "Then said Joseph to St. Mary, henceforth we will not allow him to go out of the house; for every one who displeases him is killed." Gospel of the Infancy of Jesus Christ, 20:16

05-22-2003, 03:12 PM	#13 (permalink)
cheerios Banned Location: 'bout 2 feet from my iMac	i work anytime between 5 am and 10 pm, for any length shift between 4 hrs and 8, plus one for lunch, for something between 10 and 20 hrs a week, hopefully more for now. I go to school full-time during the school year, and am in summer school right now. only perk: I can tell them when i can't work, easily, and have flexible hrs. They work around my classes nicely.

05-22-2003, 03:22 PM	#14 (permalink)
TaLoN Loser Location: MI	i would work from 7am-3pm but i usually sleep in an hour or so over that. my family owns the business so i don't have to work when i don't want to. a few of the secretaries are really hot and it would be pure easiness hooking up with them but i don't bother with them because i don't have the time to waste on female bs right now. as for "funny" details: there are around 130 employees, 5 of which are named mike, and 5 others are named dan. since it is hard to differentiate between them, most of them have nicknames such as fabio (has long hair and hits on the office girls), the worm (looks like a worm), sawed-off (pretty short guy), macaroni (mike arnone; rhymes), big dan (the guy is huge), little abner (another big guy, called "little" similarly to "little john" from robin hood), there are others but i can't remember them all off the top of my head.

05-22-2003, 03:38 PM	#15 (permalink)
BigJayz Crazy Location: Sunny So. Cal.	I love my schedule, I work 4/10 hour days and have 3 days off a week. I come in at 6:30 and leave at 5. The hours are long, but my job is easy, mostly sit here and talk to people all day.

05-23-2003, 10:14 AM	#16 (permalink)
Kllr Wolf Psycho Location: Lubbock, TX	I work a minumum of 12 hours a day for at least 5 days a week (sometimes all 7 days).heck if I was married I would be collecting a wefare check. And then have to listen to people tell me I am over paid. Yes I am in the Military working on electrical systems for fighter jets. Heck I have thrown bad parts away that cost more than I could make in a lifetime. __________________ Caffeine - the molecule of life.

05-23-2003, 10:54 AM	#17 (permalink)
bullgoose Insane Location: Central N.Y.	I calibrate gages for an aircraft hydraulic control system manufacturer. I work second shift (it's a LOT easier measuring to 0.000005" when there's not a lot of people around to distract you). Nominally, I work 4- 10 hour days, but I usually end up with 50-55 hours a week; the job is pretty tedious, and because you're working with aircraft control systems (and devices for the space shuttle) you tend to be somewhat anal about how accurate your results are. __________________ "If I had it to do all over, I'd do it all over you."

05-23-2003, 11:27 AM	#18 (permalink)
ARTelevision I change Location: USA	ah, up to 16+ a day on 2 technology companies, up to 4 hrs a day on 2 web sites. sleep is cool for dreamwork. I also take off sometimes. I love it! __________________ create evolution

05-23-2003, 11:57 AM	#19 (permalink)
platypus Essen meine kurze Hosen Location: NY Burbs	Well, I work for my own company, so I don't have a time clock to punch, real or figurative. My hours are dictated by the status of any current project(s), and by how much work I have to do to fix code written by our off-shore labor pool. I always start my day early, as I go to the gym first and prefer to miss the morning rush. I will trade sleep for a smooth ride in. I am usually the first in the office, which gives me time to leisurely sip my caffiene juice and check the latest TFP posts. I work until I'm done, where <b>done</b> means "finished the bitch", "sick of the shit", or "my daughter's softball game starts in 30 minutes". Not having a time clock also means there is no magic "Get the Fuck Out" hour. Unlike in previous jobs, I never watch the clock. Sometimes <b>done</b> means "Hello? ...Hello? Anybody here? Holy shit, look at the time!". There are no "sick" or "vacation" days to accrue or keep track of. If I'm sick, I stay home. If I want to leave early, I do. If I want a day off, I take one. When I want a week off for vacation, I let my partners know my plans ahead of time. Another benefit of working for yourself is...Boobies! No one is looking over my shoulder or logging my surf destinations. On a slow day I can cover a lot of boobage. ;-) __________________ Out the 10Base-T, through the router, down the T1, over the leased line, off the bridge, past the firewall...nothing but Net. Last edited by platypus; 05-23-2003 at 12:00 PM..

05-23-2003, 06:50 PM	#20 (permalink)
Glad-I-Ate-Her Junkie Location: 1 mile from Ground Zero	I set my own work schedule. I come and go as I want. I work about 15 to 20 hours a week. The company I work for only see's me once a year. Also, I work out of home. I love this job. What's not to like? Glad __________________ I'm "Glad I Ate Her" because the payback was worth it!!