I think that generally it's on our right. I work 8 - 5 ish monday to friday. I get loads of time to spend with Anita PLUS I play in two bands, and help run a bi-weekly jam session, cycle about 100 miles a week and manage to get some swinging fun in most months... not too bad I think
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I work a lot more overtime these days then I ever have but that's because I have things to spend my money on, My social life also I'm currently trying to save more for a mortgage,
But if my employers would let me work a 4 day week I would,
Having a 3 day weekend would make up for the 1 day less in my pay packet. |
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Mine is perfect 
I changed jobs last September to work in a small call centre, previously worked as an optical dispenser. I reduced my hours from 42 per week to just 25, working 8-1. My take home pay is about the same and my stress levels are much lower.
Customer service face to face is so much harder than what I do now. Being nice to a cockwomble who can’t see the hand gestures and facial expressions can be very cathartic at times |
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I changed from being self employed a few years ago as the hours i was working was killing me and i was grumpy a lot of the time. I've got it right now. I work when the kids are at school and never bring it home with me. I'm a much happier person because of it. Life isn't worth the stress. |
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I’m trying to get a better balance. But opening a new business 18 months ago means the graft has to be put in. Plus trying to run a home, look after kids/ dogs etc means very little time for us
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over a year ago
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"Have you got yours about right or are you a slave to the grind stone ?
What about you? "
Thanks for asking, I work between 1pm- 2pm and have an hour for lunch. So I think I’ve got the balance right. |
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Mine's just rubbish at the moment, but I can't blame it just on work, it's been a pretty rubbish year and I spend my life running round after others atm. I can't even fit a holiday in this year, I'm definitely having two weeks in the sun next year and it's only the thought of that which is stopping me flaking out now.
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over a year ago
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I work a hell of a lot more than I play and my work life balance is skewed that way but as the company is my own, I go the extra mile.
Partially to win more work to pay my team but also to live how I want to live when I'm not at work
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Mine is normally pretty good, but work has a tendency to throw a random late day at me like today, and whilst I would have been happier at home celebrating with Jayne as she landed a job, I was stuck in work and didnt get home until 7.45pm.  |
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As much as I don’t like my work infiltrating my outside life, it always does. My job I’m kind of always ‘on’. If I’m in a shop I’m not just looking for me but looking for something for my residents to do or wear, always looking for new activities on Pinterest etc.
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"As much as I don’t like my work infiltrating my outside life, it always does. My job I’m kind of always ‘on’. If I’m in a shop I’m not just looking for me but looking for something for my residents to do or wear, always looking for new activities on Pinterest etc.
Geeky x"
Tonight for example, I helped a resident to get a new bit of tech kit and I couldn’t work it out, so called in tech support (ads) dragged him into work to sort it out for me, he’s still doing it now but at home lol.
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I haven’t worked since the end of January .
I don’t think I will work again , or at least not for a while as I have enjoyed the lie ins , the fact there is no stress , and I can do pretty much what I want when I want .
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To me the hours are fine, it's the company I work for are the problem. I hate it.
There's a plus coming up though, with a minor op coming up shortly, I will have it then move on, so as not to start afresh with any overriding issues.
I'm at an age where I need to be earning more than I currently do, and stick some away regularly, my current job does not allow me to do that.
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We’re both self -employed work is absolutely crazy , can be difficult to balance work with fun times /normal life whatever that is but we do manage to excape. At end of day our choice of career |
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