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jema
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Still in Swindon
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 Posted: Mon Nov 09, 09 7:13 pm Post subject: How many hours a week are you working? |
 
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I'm feeling pretty jaded at the moment, just a non stop list of things needing doing and no means of getting away from it 
How do others running small businesses control the hours? |
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sally_in_wales
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Joined: 06 Mar 2005
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Location: sunny wales
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I refuse to count the average hours per week I currently do, it would make me feel more tired than I already am |
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tahir
Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 38250
Location: Essex
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From when I leave home to when I get home, excluding time spent working from home 72-80 hrs p.w. I'd be happy with 60. |
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vegplot
Joined: 19 Apr 2007
Posts: 11138
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What's 7 x 12? |
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tahir
Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex
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half of 7 x 24 |
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arvo
Joined: 04 Dec 2006
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Location: Somerset
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| vegplot wrote: |
| What's 7 x 12? |
1...2...many! |
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Rob R
Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: York
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I don't count the hours, 'officially' it's 56, more or less depending upon what you call 'work' and what needs doing. No point killing yourself to enjoy the good life. |
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Bernie66
Joined: 14 Jan 2005
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Location: The Wirral
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so the obvious question is- is it better than working for someone else?
I work 5 days, including travelling 11 a day, but I dont have the stresses that running your own business bring. I do have the frustrations of working for a plc and the nonsense that that brings though. Its easy for me to say that I wish I worked for myself but I bet it brings stresses. |
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RichardW
Joined: 24 Aug 2006
Posts: 5724
Location: Llyn Peninsular North Wales
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At the min not enough due to health problems.
So thats the answer, get ill. |
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Rob R
Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: York
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| Bernie66 wrote: |
| so the obvious question is- is it better than working for someone else? |
Most definitely, for me, flexibility is everything. |
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Penny
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We could never work for anyone else again. Shop is open 42 hours a week, sometimes we work late into the night when we're busy. Soon we'll be working 7 days a week so 52 hours a week. Bah humbug
Then whilst I do all the dometic/chicken stuff, Steve does the financial paperwork for another about 2 hours a day.
Even so, it still is far far better than working for a boss - even though you are still in effect working for your landlord if you rent, and the taxman. |
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Cathryn
Joined: 16 Jul 2005
Posts: 13239
Location: Ceredigion
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| Posted: Mon Nov 09, 09 8:58 pm Post subject: Re: How many hours a week are you working? |
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| jema wrote: |
I'm feeling pretty jaded at the moment, just a non stop list of things needing doing and no means of getting away from it
How do others running small businesses control the hours? |
Take on staff?
Drop some bits that don't make you enough money?
Take proper time off from it regularly?
Don't want to be annoying because I do know how difficult running a small business is. I also know that most of you are planning ahead for a quieter time. And it helps just to have a moan. |
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vegplot
Joined: 19 Apr 2007
Posts: 11138
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| Posted: Mon Nov 09, 09 9:13 pm Post subject: Re: How many hours a week are you working? |
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| jema wrote: |
I'm feeling pretty jaded at the moment, just a non stop list of things needing doing and no means of getting away from it
How do others running small businesses control the hours? |
Don't let jaded turn to illness. |
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12Bore
Joined: 15 Jun 2008
Posts: 818
Location: Be vewy quiet....
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September and October, total days off = 5, some days worked 12hr+ mileage 5k+. Now having week off to sleeeeeeep 
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earthyvirgo
Joined: 24 Aug 2007
Posts: 1915
Location: in the loft, Gerlan
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Now that I'm working for myself again, I probably do around 10hr on a normal day, more in the run up to an exhibition, where weekdays might be 12 hours plus much of Sat and Sunday.
It does get very tiring at times - for instance, this past weekend has been a frame making marathon and still more to do before exhibition deadline a week tomorrow.
Would I have it any other way? Nope. No way
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