how many hours do you work a week and how do you feel about it?

I get what you mean, im autistic too and was working 46 hours a week for half a year. It was nice that all my socialisation could be done at work and I didn't have much time to feel shitty.

For me I knew that I had to take a step for myself, and I quit my part-time job so I only work 37.5 hours a week now. It's hard to find stuff to do on the weekend and not fall back into bad thought processes, but I think I have to learn. At the moment I just drink a ton over the weekend which isn't so good 😣

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Successful_Movie_723@reddit

30 but I'm paid for 35 (half day on Fridays). It's pretty good since it's fully remote.

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Embarrassed_Load2264@reddit

Contractually 37.5 to get my job done currently in averaging about 44 and still having comments about things not being done.

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Rowanx3@reddit

Between 38-55. Im a sous chef on a 0 hour contract. The hours don’t bother me, its more the shifts. A 40 hour week thats been slow can be more mentally taxing than a 55 hour week thats been busy. Like yesterday i did a 12 hour shift and we got bummed by the ticket machine because we have about 300 seats outside to eat, it was just constant all day, and i find that fun. The shift goes a lot quicker. An 11 hour day when im the only one working and im mostly prepping all day with a few tickets here and there is exhausting

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Impossible_Delay1023@reddit

58.5 a week, 6:30am - 5pm Monday to Friday and 6:30am until midday most Saturdays… I don’t actually mind the hours as I work about a 5 minutes drive from my house and always have a bit of downtime during the day

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vaskemaskine@reddit

37.5, give or take. Enjoy it a lot.

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CheddarPaul@reddit

I do on avg 35 - 60+ hours a week sometimes 7+ days in a row but i actually love my job. Exausting but varied and fun.

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Just-Standard-992@reddit

In another life I was an auditor and travelled for work 3 out of every 4 weeks.

I would basically leave home at 3am on a Sunday, to catch a flight that would take me to a city in one of 3 possible countries. I would rent a car at the airport and drive straight to a factory I had never been to before, and I had to arrive between 8-10am, leave at 5-6pm, drive to the hotel I was booked at, check in and leave bags, drive to a nearby restaurant, order take away, drive back to the hotel, by this point it would be between 7-8pm already, start eating whilst I typed half of my report and checked what else I needed to go over on day 2 of the audit. Bed by 11pm, up at 6am to get ready, pack, have breakfast, check out of the hotel, drive to the factory for the earliest they opened, full audit day again, closing meeting by 5pm or earlier, drive to airport, catch flight to next city whilst finishing report for day 2, new rental car in new city, drive to new hotel, checking, leave bags, find food if available, bed time, 6am again following day, another 2 days of audit in new factory, flight back home on Friday lunch time, and reports sent that night once at home, rinse a repeat 3 times every month. With the last week of the month being for “recovery” in-office either giving or receiving training.

I absolutely loved the job, was earning extremely well, and saved a ton as all expenses whilst travelling were paid and lived with my parents the one week a month I was actually at home, but my mental state was terrible and it took years to recover from the burnout and the physical toll of the extremely long hours.

It was fine and dandy doing that in my 20s, but in my 40s i could never to do that again.

I now have a relatively well paid job (North East based so very good for here, but probably a bit shit for London standards), WFH, supposedly 40 hours a week, but depending on what’s going on, it can be as many as 60 some weeks and as little as maybe 20 some others (balances out in the end, and I’m salaried so don’t worry about hours so much), and despite not loving this job as much, I’ve never had better work-life balance, been in a better mental state, or been happier overall.

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The_Growl@reddit

Up to 72 hours and a day off. I have nothing else to do but stack money so I can have the slightest possibility of getting a mortgage, and I quite like my job for the m,ost part, so I’m ok with it. What I don’t like are the rotating nights and days.

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MrSam52@reddit

37 compressed to four days, fully remote with the exception of like 4 meetings a year that I travel for (and get travel time outside of working hours back as flexible leave).

Feel very lucky to be where I am to the point I’d only look to be promoted in the same organisation as the drop off in time I’d have to give up to commute etc would not match the salary increase.

Every day (unless hot) get to walk my dog at lunchtime and he just chills in my office the rest of the day.

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RevolutionaryTea1265@reddit

32 hours over 4.5 days

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Kapika96@reddit

36 currenty. Wish it were less.

See people talking about 50 or 60 hour weeks and I'd literally kill myself if I had to do that. Not worth living if you're going to spend that much time at work. 36-40 isn't good either, but it's tolerable, for now. Goal is very much to keep getting it lower until I hit 0 though!

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FunkyYoghurt@reddit

I am contracted to 40 hours a week but I do about 60. I'm fine with it. It keeps me out of trouble and I like my payday and savings.

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TheNotSpecialOne@reddit

37.5 but the actual work i do is probably 2 hours a day, the rest is me listening to boring crap in endless meetings.

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zelandofchocolate@reddit

Both jobs are physical..

I get incredibly depressed if mind isn't stimulated..

Make it make sense

Nice try, Capitalistbot 2.0

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Maleficent_Day_3869@reddit (OP)

lol no i’m a real person

i work in a nursery and then in a cafe :) i’m autistic and struggle with depression and it gets real bad if i’m sitting at home doing nothing because i have no routine which sends me spiralling. having work 6 days of the week and then plans on my day off keeps me sane

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Rude-Possibility4682@reddit

Don't sit at home then, if you can plan something for one day off surely you can plan something for another day. Lots of things to do, walking, gym, visit another town, pop to the library or a museum. Just do stuff, don't sit in the house expecting stuff to happen.

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Maleficent_Day_3869@reddit (OP)

there’s only so much stuff you can do with minimal family and two friends. at some point it gets a bit sad going to the same cafe or spot by yourself every weekend lol

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Rude-Possibility4682@reddit

Well you need to break that cycle, and start in small stages, of trying new things that you haven't done before, and finding something you enjoy doing. Could be anything from going for a run, bird spotting, or knitting on a park bench, doesn't matter, what it is, hobbies and things keep your mind active.

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Maleficent_Day_3869@reddit (OP)

i get what you’re saying but it’s not really as simple as all that. working is easier than constantly trying to find the motivation to do something other than drink vodka in my room alone. the extra money certainly doesn’t hurt me

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quellflynn@reddit

play ingress.

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dbxp@reddit

Depends how much I feel like working

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Disastrous-Place-846@reddit

between 40-60 hours, its a bit shit, but need the money

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snarkmaiden5@reddit

Around 26.5 hours. More if overtime is available. It’s alright mostly. I’d happily do a bit more though because overtime money is my fun money 😅

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pu55yobsessed@reddit

40 which honestly sometimes feels like too much lol. But my boss is chill, he doesn’t care if I have to leave early or start late some days. I don’t work weekends and I get bank holidays plus 28 days annual leave.

I suppose the good thing about it is that because I’m there the majority of the time it helps me to spend my wage on useless shit.

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lumixjourney@reddit

getting a decent amount of leave is pretty important - i joined a primarily production based business with 2 shutdown weeks and 2 floating weeks as standard but i managed to get upgraded to 5 weeks so i will need to be careful not to 'boast' about it lol - the person i replaced was a stickler for only working the exact 9-5 hours and taking the full 1-2pm lunch break which was a hopeful sign during the handover period

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Maleficent_Day_3869@reddit (OP)

ooh that’s a good package! you got it good

i hardcore relate to that, i’d spend a lot more money if i actually had time to go shopping lol

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CaptMelonfish@reddit

37.5 and that's fine. Though in fairness I only need to go into the office two days a week.

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Asleep-Software-4160@reddit

Variable, but generally 50+ and I'll do 7 days a week for months at a time. But I take about a month off work in a big chunk, plus the usual weeks off here and there. Self-employed, so the holidays are unpaid.

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TheBristolBulk@reddit

55-60 and not great!

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bonjajr@reddit

35 and I don’t like it

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Velo_Rapide@reddit

When I was younger I worked contracts that involved travelling around and staying in bed and breakfasts in places that I had no interest in being other than to make money. At that time it was quite normal to work 12 hours a day for 7 days and have a long weekend every third week or thereabouts. Pay was by the hour and I wanted £££££

These days I've got a family and even doing 25 hours a week is a massive ballache.

Honestly, the contrast between being young and single and old and married with kids is 100% day and night.

I can't imagine working 37 hours a week now, when for years on ems I did 70 and 80 weeks ....

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Maleficent_Day_3869@reddit (OP)

this is how i feel. i’m young, single and bored so i may as well earn money instead of sitting and twiddling my thumbs. my time is mine and mine only

being a parent seems to take a lot of somebody

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Velo_Rapide@reddit

The time I wasn't working my arse off I was travelling the world, in total I spent years backpacking and cycle touring, interspersed with six month stints of hard graft. Realistically you've got one shot at doing that, and that's when your young. Sure, some people do great stuff in their 50's+ and people's priorities and desires change, but for the most part the wild times are only available once. Of course I was lucky to have a trade that was always in demand so I could easily walk in and out... clearly that's not everyones pathway...

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Sea-Ad-527@reddit

I do 33 hours over 4 days (one day at home with our youngest). I have flex too which really helps.

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lumixjourney@reddit

35 is more than enough for me - i swapped a walkable 37.5 for a 35 with a 20 minute motorway commute, but being on a motorway 100% beats being in an office

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OrangeBeast01@reddit

37 over 5 on a flexi time basis, as long as I'm more than 2 days over or under each month, I'm good.

I like it. I've done 36 over 4 days before, but I really like the flexi time so prefer what I have now.

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Knightoftherealm23@reddit

35 8 til 4 with an hour for lunch Occasional over time but rarely No commute as I work from home

Id like to work 4 days a week in a few years but for now this is all good..

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BoopingBurrito@reddit

I do 37 hours a week, averaged over every 4 week period. So in reality some weeks I'm 25-30, other weeks I'm 45-50.

I like it, it means I get a real benefit from those days where I've got a bunch on and need to stay late to get them done. Or days where I have to travel to other offices and I'm starting early and finishing late.

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Maleficent_Day_3869@reddit (OP)

more power to you, i don’t think i could work with such an inconsistent schedule!

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MumblingMak@reddit

47.5 hours. One job, 8-5:30 with an hour lunch break. I’m knackered by the time I get home.

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Ok_Promotion3591@reddit

Technically 37.5 but there are many 9pm-midnight finishes - I think I average 50-55 hours per week. I get paid a "bonus" but I think that's just because my average hourly salary falls below minimum wage if the overtime is counted.

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No-Snow-9605@reddit

Zero, retired st 59 . Bliss.

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Viking-Bastard-XIV@reddit

I do 35 which is good enough considering I have to commute.

It’s the least I’ve done in years, as was previously running my own businesses.

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