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« Reply #15 on: August 26, 2009, 04:15:38 pm » |
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I'm in the U.S.
I have a a 35-hour work week. My hours are 9-5, which I hate. I'd much rather work 8-4, like everyone else in my department. My boss doesn't care and would gladly let me change hours, but her boss wants me here until 5. So, I sit in a totally quiet office for an hour after everyone else has left. Don't get me wrong, it's a great time to get stuff done without interruption, but I'd rather come in early and leave early, so that I still had time in the evenings to do stuff around the house. I really function much better in the morning, so by that time of the day I'm pretty much doing filing and no-brainer type stuff. No one comes in after 4 and no calls come in after 4, so the support I provide to the department during that hour is nil, except for my own tasks, of course. I could easily work 8-4, without any hardship on the department at all. But alas, I am stuck with it.
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Leprakhauns
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« Reply #16 on: August 27, 2009, 06:44:29 pm » |
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I work whenever I have a client to work for. Sometimes it is 12 hours a day, sometimes it is 1 hour a day.
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sanpet
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« Reply #17 on: August 31, 2009, 08:51:30 am » |
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US - My official hours are 8 - 5 but I am in many days at 7 am. My job has evolved and I work until the work is done. Many times my boss needs after hours help and we have developed a partnership where I am there for him. I do get compensated for any over time regardless of the hours. If you have watched the Devil Wears Prada, it is a toned down personal time version of that. (and my boss is a really nice guy!)
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Katie G
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« Reply #18 on: August 31, 2009, 08:59:41 pm » |
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US -- I work from 8:30AM to 5PM with 1/2 hour lunch -- which I usually end up working through since boss' schedule can vary so much. But they're really good about leaving at 5PM on. the. dot. I can count on one hand the number of times I've had to stay after. Working through the lunch also affords me some leeway if traffic is REALLY bad in the morning.
So far, it's been on the "honor" system, and I've never been one to abuse it. We're moving to a system next month where our attendance will be measured by what time you log on to your computer. Which is going to be interesting because there are times my workday doesn't start off in the office! Sometimes I need to be at offsite meetings at 8AM, or, heaven forbid, the system is being cranky and it takes me 30 minutes to get on the system. I can see a lot of problems with this system already, but it's what The Powers That Be have decided so, we'll just have to see how they deal with the issues.
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Leprakhauns
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« Reply #19 on: August 31, 2009, 09:35:42 pm » |
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US -- I work from 8:30AM to 5PM with 1/2 hour lunch -- which I usually end up working through since boss' schedule can vary so much. But they're really good about leaving at 5PM on. the. dot. I can count on one hand the number of times I've had to stay after. Working through the lunch also affords me some leeway if traffic is REALLY bad in the morning.
So far, it's been on the "honor" system, and I've never been one to abuse it. We're moving to a system next month where our attendance will be measured by what time you log on to your computer. Which is going to be interesting because there are times my workday doesn't start off in the office! Sometimes I need to be at offsite meetings at 8AM, or, heaven forbid, the system is being cranky and it takes me 30 minutes to get on the system. I can see a lot of problems with this system already, but it's what The Powers That Be have decided so, we'll just have to see how they deal with the issues.
Maybe what they will do is have you log on from somewhere out of the office through a remote desktop kind of thing? |
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rondort
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« Reply #20 on: September 01, 2009, 04:59:54 pm » |
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I am in the US. I work 8 to 5 with an hour lunch. I work from home 2 Fridays a month and have been able to keep the "set 8-5" time when I am at home as well.
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Cozwaz
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« Reply #21 on: September 05, 2009, 04:02:20 pm » |
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I am in the UK and my normal working hours are 8.30am to 4.30pm with half an hour for lunch.
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Jackie G
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« Reply #22 on: September 05, 2009, 04:50:15 pm » |
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We do 37 hours a week and work flexi. So provided you're in any time from 8 - 10 and between 2-4, you can make those hours up as you and the work dictate. I generally end up doing a few more than that, especially on Board meeting weeks where the hours rise!
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Trish Johnson
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« Reply #23 on: September 07, 2009, 04:57:42 am » |
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Hi Susan, for the last 10 years or so, my hours have been 8:30-5:00pm, with an hour for lunch and a morning & afternoon 'coffee' break, here in Vancouver, BC. Those hours are pretty much standard for the downtown core offices. However, now that we have a school in Canmore Alberta on a 4 day school week with longer days and shorter lunch times etc., this will also affect the offices and force them to also take on a 9-10 hr. day 4/wk so parents can take care of and take advantage of the Friday off. For all the business associates I know in Vancouver, this will not go over big, if it goes over at all! Hope this helps with the discussion. Cheers!  |
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rose.winter1980
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« Reply #24 on: September 07, 2009, 11:56:05 am » |
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My hours are 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. I work from home sometimes. I also occasionally work late and very exceptionally have a weekend thing to attend (usually a Board meeting when we decide to decamp to another part of the country, or an awards dinner or some such.
Although I try to keep to my hours, I am flexible about when I leave at the end of the day if I need that bit of extra time to complete something or do something that is urgent. I work for a good company and there is give-and-take on both sides. They're great about my having to take time off to deal with urgent personal matters so I reciprocate.
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Chatham Lady
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« Reply #25 on: September 07, 2009, 12:16:10 pm » |
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Hi - I have a 27½ hour week as I work part-time - from 09.30 - 15.00 each day with half an hour for lunch. When my children are on holiday I usually come in a bit earlier and stay later (unpaid overtime) if I am busy and there are things to be done. ChathamLady
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mnott001
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« Reply #26 on: September 08, 2009, 08:46:36 am » |
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US - 8am to 5pm with an hour lunch. If I need to leave at 4:30 I am able to only take a 30 minute lunch.
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gee4
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« Reply #27 on: September 17, 2009, 03:34:27 pm » |
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So far, it's been on the "honor" system, and I've never been one to abuse it. We're moving to a system next month where our attendance will be measured by what time you log on to your computer. Hi Katie, Just wondering if your company might be better having a clocking system the way mine does. Any discrepancies eg. late starts, holidays or flexi days are added to a separate form, signed each week and faxed to payroll. Not sure measuring attendance by logging on time is the right way to go. Let us know how the new system works. |
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Katie G
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« Reply #28 on: September 18, 2009, 06:13:21 pm » |
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Oh, it'll be interesting for sure. Personally, I don't like it because there are days where the computer is not my first order of business. Which means I'll have to put off doing what I NEED to do first to go fool around with the computer. I think it's silly.
Part of this idea is punative -- to "catch" those who are habitually late or habitually sneak out early. I feel like I'm in elementary school again where the whole class loses recess because of a few "bad apples." I'm also a little miffed because it makes the rather antiquated assumption that an admin's job is strictly a "desk" job.
Unfortunately, we're so huge that arguing the point is...pointless. I'm sure we're not the only department for whom this system will be a problem. That's the worst part around here. Sometimes you have to let the train wreck happen for something to change.
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