How many hours a week do you work

[drwelfare]

Self employed. Sometimes I work 12+ hours days, sometimes 6 hours, also work weekends, holidays, etc when its needed.

[Caesonia]

60-75, depends if i can pick up extra shifts or not

[Kavoo]

44 hours/week

[Kyocere]

Can't you make more than $13.50 working in a TA position at your college? $13.50/h is an abysmal salary.

Maybe in Canada, most jobs in the US pay minimum wage. Some states don't even have a federal mandated minimum wage and pay around $5.25 an hour for fast food jobs. Of course skilled job usually pay more, but not much more then minimum wage.

I have a guaranteed 40 hours a week, but my job currently has unlimited overtime for my position, so I normally end the week around 55-60 hours.

[inboundpaper]

Somewhere between 35-45 on average, depends how often I come in early.

[Conspicuous Cultist]

I don't work yet. I'm busy spending my 19th year derping and relaxing until I get really bored or the folks bug me.

Plan on working really soon, just one job so I'm guessing 8 hours (9-5) because all I need to do is chip in on a few bills to keep the folks happy. Way better than working two jobs and paying off a mortgage/college debt.

Maybe in Canada, most jobs in the US pay minimum wage. Some states don't even have a federal mandated minimum wage and pay around $5.25 an hour for fast food jobs. Of course skilled job usually pay more, but not much more then minimum wage.

I have a guaranteed 40 hours a week, but my job currently has unlimited overtime for my position, so I normally end the week around 55-60 hours.

I thought it was 7.25/hr for federal minimal wage. Also your avatar looks so cool.

[anyaka21]

I wait tables. I usually work aorund 25-30 hours a week. It can vary depending on business down to 20ish up to 35+

[Chickat]

Does schooling count? It should count as its work.

Without school, 20-30 hours a week.

With school, 40-50 hours a week.

[belfpala]

When I first started my current business, about 110 hours per week. Once I got things in place, about 80. Now that I found the right people to delegate some responsibilities, between 40-60 depending on the week. So, voted 40-50.

[Pendulous]

25 scheduled, 40 so far each week. Owner of the store with four employees has problems actually showing up the one night he's supposed to work.

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Not to aim shots are you in particular, but I hate people who blow off all forms of work and blame college on it. When people say this, I just think, "So? You can't handle work and a job at the same time?"

Just because you're taking your 12-15 credits, doesn't mean you're entitled to not getting a job. I know many people (including myself) that have taken on part time-full time jobs while in college.

You have people on this thread doing 50-70 hours a week, so there's no excuse besides bad time management.

With that small rant out of the way, the majority of my shifts tend to be 34-40 hours a week.

Nothing wrong with not working while in school, assuming it's a kid still living with his parents. Not having the job gives them more time to focus on the school itself (since in the US it costs a shit ton of money, getting the most out of it makes the most sense).

[Cyberowl]

Not to aim shots are you in particular, but I hate people who blow off all forms of work and blame college on it. When people say this, I just think, "So? You can't handle work and a job at the same time?"

Just because you're taking your 12-15 credits, doesn't mean you're entitled to not getting a job. I know many people (including myself) that have taken on part time-full time jobs while in college.

You have people on this thread doing 50-70 hours a week, so there's no excuse besides bad time management.

With that small rant out of the way, the majority of my shifts tend to be 34-40 hours a week.

Dunno about you, but my subject is about 40 hours in college and +- 20 hours in lab weekly... then you add learning, homework, exercices and protocols. Keep your rants to yourself, not every subject is done with 30 hours weekly...

[PhoenixC13]

I was working around 54 a week but I left 2 jobs to take one that's 32 hours a week and I make more then the other two put together. I am so much happier now.

[belfpala]

Nothing wrong with not working while in school, assuming it's a kid still living with his parents. Not having the job gives them more time to focus on the school itself (since in the US it costs a shit ton of money, getting the most out of it makes the most sense).

When I was at University, we had to take 12 credit hours to be considered "full time" students. 12 credit hours had the expectation of 12 class hours per week, plus 3-4 out of class hours per credit hour. So that would be an expectation of 48 school-devoted hours per week, minimum, to maintain full time student status.

You had to take 15 credit hours to graduate in 4 years in most programs.

This is part of why so many US students fall into crippling debt, but that's another topic completely.

[cheero]

About 50 hours per week. There is usually a lot more overtime if I want it, but I tend to pass it up so others that need it can have it. Besides, I can only take so much of the railroad tracks before I get sick of it.

[Arrkon]

48-72 depending on if I pick up the extra two days or not. I have an odd shift whereas its 4 days on 4 off 18:30 to 0600 on a rotating week by week schedule. Aerospace Manufacturing

[Deleted]

contractually - 37 hours a week
reality - a fraction of that amount

("work" at home day today! \o/ )

[Jester Joe]

I thought it was 7.25/hr for federal minimal wage. Also your avatar looks so cool.

It's $8 for NY now, hence why I said $13.50 is pretty decent.

[Conspicuous Cultist]

It's $8 for NY now, hence why I said $13.50 is pretty decent.

It changes state by state sometimes to reflect the cost of living and stuff. 7.25 here in Texas is a lot more than in New York.

7.25 is just the lowest you can go.

[Deleted]

I wonder... People who work 60h+ a week, when do you live your lives, exactly? Or is the grand plan to make money now, and live some economically rich life later?

[Razorice]

48 hours a week.