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_testify_ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-05-07 03:36 PM
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Anyone else here that doesn't get two days off a week?
Let's commiserate.
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-05-07 03:38 PM
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1. Well
I get zero days off per week (two jobs, running a rescue).
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_testify_ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-05-07 03:39 PM
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2. Dammit.
You win.
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TK421 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-05-07 03:45 PM
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3. I got everyone beat here
trust me...I'm surprised I have time to even type this...shit, gotta run!!
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triguy46 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-05-07 04:39 PM
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4. Can't imagine it at my age. I once worked 41 days in a row...
Edited on Fri Oct-05-07 04:40 PM by triguy46
8 hours a day plus was on call each of those days. I was bonkers at the end.
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skygazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-05-07 04:42 PM
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5. No days off here
Full-time school, full-time work.

Between the ages of 17 and 26, I did not have one day off. Or a sick day. Except when I had my kids - and I worked all day the day I had my oldest. I was out of work 3 days with each of them. I worked at a racetrack - animals don't understand the concept of a day off. :hi:
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Cobalt Violet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-05-07 05:24 PM
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6. Not 2 days in a row.
But I do get 2 days. It's not enough.
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sir_captain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-05-07 05:27 PM
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7. i haven't had a full day off in about 2.5 months
a couple half-days here and there.

not a lot of fun.
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-05-07 05:27 PM
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8. I get around 7 or 8.
I've lost count now.
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-05-07 05:55 PM
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9. I am a mom - that is 24/7
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BarenakedLady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-05-07 05:55 PM
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10. You totally took my answer.
x(
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philosophie_en_rose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-05-07 06:22 PM
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11. I technically have weekends off.
But I have to take work home with me, so it really doesn't count.
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femmocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-05-07 09:18 PM
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15. Same here.
I can count on doing work at home at least one of the weekend days. The other day is spent cleaning, doing laundry, all that other "good" stuff. I really need a vacation. Bad.
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Callalily Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-05-07 06:54 PM
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12. My workload lately
has been insane. I put in approximately 10 hour days, and yet I go in on Saturdays too. Soon to stop though. I'm salary, so I don't get paid. Right now I'm keeping track of my hours, and going to (ahem) insist on comp time. We'll see where that goes. :rofl:
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DarkTirade Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-05-07 08:14 PM
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13. I have two days off at my current job
but my last one... not so much. I averaged six days a week, but then there was that month when the boss got himself arrested for drunk driving... seven days a week, minimum of 8 hours a day, averaged around 10. Got plenty of overtime that month.
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Fox Mulder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-05-07 08:25 PM
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14. I work six fucking nights a week and it pisses me off.
After tonight, I'd have worked 24 out of the last 28 days. :grr:
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Mojambo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-05-07 09:23 PM
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16. I'm supposed to get Mondays and Fridays, but I rarely get Friday. n/t
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