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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it depends on the field. That's very much possible in the medical field. Doctors in training, residents,  have to work long hours, especially surgical residents. They are on-call around the clock. Nurses have to work mandatory overtime. That's after a 12 hour shift! [/quote]

[b]I worked 5 X 12 hour shifts as an RN last week.  One of my techs worked 6 X 12 hour shifts.[/b]

My dad ran his own business. He worked from 6:30 in the morning until 9:30 at night M-F.  He worked "only" 6-8 hours on Saturday and about 4 hours on Sunday night. [/quote]

wow, this is brutal as an RN.  I'm also a nurse and maybe did that once or twice in my 20's.  A 12 hour shift turns into 12.5 or 13 in the hospital (with report on both ends) plus commute time.   When you're away from home for 14 hours there's nothing left to the day, assuming you sleep for 8 hours.

My husband is a physician in IT and he's in the office for 9 hours a day plus he works 2-3 hours each night at home.  Goes to bed at 1am and is up at 7am every day. 
He trained before the residency hours were restricted and when he did months in the ICU he easily worked 100 hours plus.  36 hours on at the hospital (awake), 12hours off at home to sleep.  Repeat for a month.   
Now THAT was nuts. [/quote]

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