stan_the_man
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Registered: 14th Feb 07
Location: Perth, Western Australia
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Since coming to Oz, doing 14 hour days is fast becoming normal. It makes an 8 hour day like most in the UK seem soooo easy!
Also i did 69 hours in a week and then did 12 days straight.
Whats the most youve worked?
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stan_the_man
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Registered: 14th Feb 07
Location: Perth, Western Australia
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You've
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Nath
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: MK
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7am-10pm, thats about it really.
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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18 hours 2 days in a row
usually do 60 hours a week
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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7.30am to 4pm the following day. Never again, thought I was dying.
Test drove a customer car too, don't know how I didn't crash it.
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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Quite often do 8-4 at work then 4:30 till 11:30+ elsewhere
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Hammer
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Registered: 11th Feb 04
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I stayed an hour late once, so half 8 until 6.
Felt like I was going to die, so stressful.
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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I'd love to work half 8 til 5 normally.
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spencer88
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Registered: 6th Oct 08
Location: cornwall
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
I'd love to work half 8 til 5 normally.
It's shit.
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fazza
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Registered: 7th Feb 08
Location: Plymouth
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8.30 - 5.30 6 Days a week for the past few years.
Miss my weekends tbh
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
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Probs about 30mins or so then I go for a cig break.
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Dave
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Registered: 26th Feb 01
Location: Lancs
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I once did 38 hours as an apprentice. Working 5pm-8am in Manchester but had to go to college inbetween.
When we were working away from home on price work we'd sometimes do 7am till at least midnight, might as well be earning as sat in a travelodge.
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RichR
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Registered: 17th Oct 01
Location: Waterhouses, Staffordshire
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I've done some horrendous days in my current job especially during sea trials. The worst few days was staying in the office from 0830 until 0330 the following morning, going home which takes an hour, into bed at 0430. Up at 0700 to drive to Southampton, working all day on a boat to then drive back to collect an urgent part from the factory, getting back to the factory at 2030 and then driving straight back to Southampton to fit it. Getting to the hotel at 0200 and up for acceptance with the customer at 0630. Full day of trials and then driving home at 1630. The work wasn't that bad but driving 1000miles in that short a time scale kills me these days.
Got bullshit for the rest of this week too and driving up to Greenock at lunchtime for a few days
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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Actually the worse was when I worked an event at the Monaco GP this year in May.
Worked 8-3 at work, knocked off an hour early, taxi to Gatwick, flew to Monaco, got to the apartment we were using at about midnight? Apartment looked like a drug dealers place, so didn't really sleep, just kipped on the sofa, up at 4 across to beach to start setting up, event started at 10 that evening, went on till 4 the next morning. Finished at 5ish, had some chips at a local hotel, taxi back to the airport and back in the UK Sunday 11am ish.
Slept for 2 hours, had a shower, went to the missus house like nothing had happened 
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Gary
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Registered: 22nd Nov 06
Location: West Yorkshire
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I think i managed a couple of hours a bit back. I try not to push myself.
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DanCobb
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Registered: 14th May 11
Location: Lewes/Brighton
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4:30am to 8:30pm everyday for me. No work at weekends though which is nice .
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Recaro1
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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When I was young, I did a few 20 - 23 hour days when things when tits up and needed to be fixed.
But now, barely do 8 hours. Sometimes a few extra hours in the evening but thats it.
Missus works 11 hours a day, 6 days a week as an estate agent. I thought it would kill her, but 10 years down the line she still doing the same hours - says she is used to it.
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JaffaTB
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Registered: 7th Oct 09
Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire
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8am to 4 30pm monday to thurs, then 6am to 11 30am fri then the wkend begins 
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random dav
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: NSW
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If i was going to be working long hours in Aus I'd be doing FIFO.
What are you doung btw?
[Edited on 27-11-2012 by random dav]
WRLFC !
Project cars
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Eck
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
Location: Lundin Links, Fife
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Depends on my shift pattern, but 19:00 - 07:00 Monday - Friday, then 13:00 - 21:00 Saturday, 07:00 - 15:00 Sunday, then 07:00 - 19:00 Monday - Friday isn't very uncommon.
[Edited on 27-11-2012 by Eck]
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Bprice91
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Registered: 2nd Oct 12
Location: Swindon
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8-5 monday to saturday for the last 4 years bit shit for the weekends tho
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Jamie Walby
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Registered: 15th Nov 04
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quote:
Originally posted by fazza
8.30 - 5.30 6 Days a week for the past few years.
Miss my weekends tbh
Similar to this. I get every other Saturday off though so not quite as bad.
Theres a lot to be said for being self employed
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Tomnova16
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
Location: Gerrards Cross Drives: Porsche 911
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done 7 am - 2am then back in at 6am - 7pm before
and worked all wek including weekends a few times, try not to do it now though
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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BeetleGav
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Registered: 27th Jun 10
Location: lancashire, nelson
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Glad I don't work weekends or lates anymore. 8-4.30 mon-thurs 8-12 Friday cushty
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James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
Location: Surrey
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Probably 9am - 1am the following day.
Although once I was in Singapore and had to work all day and then through the night to coincide with London hours. That was probably about 25 hours straight.
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