How much of your work day do you actually work?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: I just stare at my desk, but it looks like I'm working. I do that for probably another hour after lunch too, I'd say in a given week I probably only do about fifteen minutes of real, actual, work.

I see what you did there. And I laughed!

Heheheh!

Where's my stapler?

[Anonymous]

HS teacher
In my case about 99% of my day is all about work.

no exaggeration

[Anonymous]

Seinfeld

Seinfeld - George sleeping under his desk

a classic

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:HS teacher
In my case about 99% of my day is all about work.

no exaggeration

Plus 1
Montessori teacher

[Anonymous]

4 hours now that I'm on am open floor plan. I have constant interruptions and am unable to concentrate to perform real work. Most of my day is now talking to my coworkers or attempting to concentrate. When my coworkers are speaking loudly on the phone I usually surf the web.

Before an open floor plan, 7 hours.

Ha! I wonder if you work where I work!

In Hyattsville, perhaps??

[Anonymous]

I work part time (30 hrs a week). I work the full 30 hours. I am beginning to think I am getting screwed because I work every second so that I can go to the office early and leave early. If I leave early, I make up the work later. I am basically getting paid part time for full time work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Reading your responses, I get jealous. Lol.

I am a nanny to a very active toddler who is starting to skip his nap, so I work ten hours straight on the clock with no 15 min. or lunch breaks.

I am constantly in motion, engaging him. I even have him follow me into the restroom. Sorry TMI!!

I wish I had a 1/2 hour dedicated lunch break or anything break to rest up, but I do not.

I miss having a job like that where I could move around. Like when I nannied and worked in restaurants. I used to be much slimmer until I started sitting at a desk 40-45 hours a week. On the bright side, I do make a lot more money.

On busy days I work 7-8+ hours. Slow days can be as little as 1-2. I work in staffing so there's not much I can do without coordinating with other people, so I spend a lot of time waiting around.

[Anonymous]

Healthcare, 12 hour shift, maybe 11 hours and 45 minutes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Reading your responses, I get jealous. Lol.

I am a nanny to a very active toddler who is starting to skip his nap, so I work ten hours straight on the clock with no 15 min. or lunch breaks.

I am constantly in motion, engaging him. I even have him follow me into the restroom. Sorry TMI!!

I wish I had a 1/2 hour dedicated lunch break or anything break to rest up, but I do not.

I miss having a job like that where I could move around. Like when I nannied and worked in restaurants. I used to be much slimmer until I started sitting at a desk 40-45 hours a week. On the bright side, I do make a lot more money.

On busy days I work 7-8+ hours. Slow days can be as little as 1-2. I work in staffing so there's not much I can do without coordinating with other people, so I spend a lot of time waiting around.

Have you seen those desks that have walking treadmills attached to them? I have seen the Editor of Cosmo magazine in an issue with one in her office. Looks like a cool idea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:HS teacher
In my case about 99% of my day is all about work.

no exaggeration

And that 1% of time you are not working is when you finally get to the damn bathroom- and that's if it is FREE when you are FREE to go.

I know you are not exaggerating because I also teach. I rarely even sit except when I am at a mindless meeting or, of course, when I get to go to the damn bathroom. Oh wait, I can't really sit because I have to keep my hand on the door because the lock is broken. So I kind of perch and hope I can aim well. Yeah...I work the entire day...every solid minute.

[Anonymous]

Ahh..forgot to mention...the teacher here....I also work when I GET HOME!!Yes- approx 3 hours each and every night. 4-7 hours on the weekend. But I can sit there. And I can use the bathroom whenever I want.