Is this what getting old is like?

Kinja'd!!! "Alfalfa" (alfalfa-romeo)
03/20/2019 at 00:49 • Filed to: None

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I have a job interview tomorrow. I currently work a regular 9-5, but the shift for this job would be 3 12 hr shifts fri-sun. At this point in my life it sounds like a fantastic deal. Get all my hours in, in the space of 3 days, then 4 days off where I can actually get shit done when everyone else is open and no craziness of weekend shopping crowds. Not to mention very little overlap with my wife’s job but still having a decent amount of time with the family.


DISCUSSION (11)


Kinja'd!!! CB > Alfalfa
03/20/2019 at 00:56

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Sounds solid. I recommend abnormal shifts because it's so much easier to get things done on your off days. The long days will be tough, but I think they'll be worth it.


Kinja'd!!! Alfalfa > CB
03/20/2019 at 01:02

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I’ve done 50-60 hour weeks in ten hour shifts, so I figure it won’t be too bad to get used too.


Kinja'd!!! ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Alfalfa
03/20/2019 at 01:04

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This sounds awesome. One of the best perks of working for the university is that I have a 4-10 hour day schedule. Three day weekends are damned awesome. I do Monday as my extra day off, as Monday mornings are a fantastic  time to run errands and the golf course is far less crowded on Monday afternoons.


Kinja'd!!! Honeybunchesofgoats > Alfalfa
03/20/2019 at 01:07

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I used to work 10-11 hour days, 5 days a week, and it made me realize  something: there is nothing you can get done in 50 hours that you can’t get done in 3, so do that and spend everything above that fucking off.


Kinja'd!!! Steve in Manhattan > Alfalfa
03/20/2019 at 01:09

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Sounds like a good move - and kid, I’m staring down the barrel of 60 ... go get me a glass of water (George Burns joke, credit where credit is due ...).


Kinja'd!!! Alfalfa > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
03/20/2019 at 01:10

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There’s another big machining company nearby that does 4 10s and that also sounds appealing. It may well be something I shoot for once my son is old enough to be home alone most of the day during  the summer.


Kinja'd!!! smobgirl > Alfalfa
03/20/2019 at 01:32

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That’s sort of how my current schedule is working out. I don’t have set hours, but I’m getting a couple of projects a week that mean 2-3 intense days of work and travel, then I veg and catch up on the world for a day, then 3-4 days off. I like it so far. Going to the grocery store - or COSTCO!! -  at 10 am on a Tuesday is life-changing.


Kinja'd!!! B.Butch > Alfalfa
03/20/2019 at 06:07

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I am doing it since always (working in pubs and restaurants through schools), now in factory I am only have 4 day 10 hrs fri-monday . Best way to work (for somebody) is to have as little days you can there.


Kinja'd!!! MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Alfalfa
03/20/2019 at 08:11

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I wish we could knock it off with the 9-5 shit, especially for people who have no need to work certain hours. As long as my work is done each week it really doesn’t matter when I do it, yet I MUST work 8 hours a day 5 days a week


Kinja'd!!! Tsxtension > Alfalfa
03/20/2019 at 09:40

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I’ve been on a 12 hour Sun-Tue for the last few months. I’m close to 40 yrs old. The long days were a little hard at first but now it’s a breeze.

I've never been happier with my work schedule.


Kinja'd!!! razorbeamteam > Alfalfa
03/20/2019 at 09:46

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Personally, I would love a schedule like that. I work a normal 9 to 5, but every once in a while I take a personal day to get stuff done as most other businesses are, you know, open from 9 to 5 as well.