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Fee
Joined: 21 Mar 2005
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Location: Surrey Heath
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It has worked for me. |
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Nick
Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 17567
Location: Hereford
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For yourself, yes, I'm assuming Vegplot has employed help he's cutting back on. It may be just what they want, don't get me wrong, I was just curious. |
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Nat S
Joined: 15 Aug 2008
Posts: 3635
Location: York
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| sally_in_wales wrote: |
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I made the mistake of calculating, on a good week its about 80 hours at the moment, on a bad on its about 90ish, and I'm still not fitting in any time to do research  really really wish I hadnt added it all up |
why? I like working all hours I can...as long as I'm doing what I want I'll work 24/7 and just break for sleep and food. I get bored otherwise....
I love being self employed - nearly a year now - would never want to go back, even though I'm much poorer now. |
Its just a matter of proportion I suppose, I have no objection to working hard, but its not being able to stop when I'm tired I think thats currently the problem. As an example, I've not long got in from a really long day at work, and I'm still looking at two or three hours work here before I can stop for the evening if I want to get everything done that must be done this week. Selfishly, I'd like to be able to find time for frivolous things as well as just working all the time.
Ignore me, I'm just being a misery guts this evening, I'm not in a position to give up the day job yet so I have no-one to blame but myself for trying to fit a business and research interests in as well. |
ah, day job is different - once that's gone you'll be flyin'  |
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vegplot
Joined: 19 Apr 2007
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| Nick wrote: |
| For yourself, yes, I'm assuming Vegplot has employed help he's cutting back on. It may be just what they want, don't get me wrong, I was just curious. |
Staff have asked for it. We have 9 now, 4 are part time and most of the rest would like 4 day week. I'd like a 4 day week. |
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Fee
Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 14019
Location: Surrey Heath
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| Posted: Thu Nov 12, 09 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Nick wrote: |
| For yourself, yes, I'm assuming Vegplot has employed help he's cutting back on. It may be just what they want, don't get me wrong, I was just curious. |
Missed your post after his veggienesses, mine was in reference to his  |
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Nick
Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 17567
Location: Hereford
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| Posted: Thu Nov 12, 09 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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| vegplot wrote: |
| Nick wrote: |
| For yourself, yes, I'm assuming Vegplot has employed help he's cutting back on. It may be just what they want, don't get me wrong, I was just curious. |
Staff have asked for it. We have 9 now, 4 are part time and most of the rest would like 4 day week. I'd like a 4 day week. |
Excellent.  |
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Dr Rob
Joined: 04 Sep 2008
Posts: 273
Location: Moylgrove, nr Cardigan, Pembs
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Sorry to state the obvious but it all depends on what you mean by 'work' -and also very much on the employer. Research/writing on subjects in which you have a personal interest is not work to me - and that's what I do mostly for the Council (law) and in my (recently increased) spare time (history). Surprisingly, I do more research now than I did at the University - and the Council is the better employer, and very relaxed as to when I come and go.
So, no complaints (I can just hear M-J's *snort*). |
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sally_in_wales
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Joined: 06 Mar 2005
Posts: 13944
Location: sunny wales
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I'm classing at work any activity one does that ultimately translates into a wage, fee or equivalent (so self sufficiency farming would count even though money isn't directly involved, it puts food on the table that would otherwise have to be paid for in cold hard cash)
Research for me would be fun, even if it eventually led to a paid-for book, hence it falling off my to-do list at the moment, commissions are taking precedence. |
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Barefoot Andrew
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Joined: 21 Mar 2007
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Location: Floating away on a sea of R&S
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| Posted: Thu Nov 12, 09 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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| his veggienesses |
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VSS
Joined: 14 Jan 2007
Posts: 2222
Location: Llyn Peninsula, North Wales
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Well, using Sally's definition an average week is probably about 75 - 80 hours for Tim and about 40 for me.
At lambing time - about 140 hours! 20 hours a day working, 1 hour eating, 3 hours sleeping. |
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The.Grange
Joined: 13 Sep 2009
Posts: 962
Location: Derbyshire
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| Posted: Sun Nov 15, 09 12:43 pm Post subject: |
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I learnt to work to live not live to work |
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thewoollyshepherd
Joined: 21 Nov 2006
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Location: Somerset
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I reckon I work about 70-80 hours per week.....but I wouldn't do anything else! |
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