Animal Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 We had to get a full set of steelwork drawings out to tender on monday. It was for a huge college building and took 60 A1 drawings to set out. That meant I did 12 hours lasr friday, 12 hours saturday, 9 hours sunday and 12 hours this monday and the stuff got emailed at 6:30pm. I had to take tuesday off cos my eyes were shot staring at computer screens for that amount of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 Surely these kinds of hours are illegal? There are laws regarding breaks, maximum number of continuous hours worked and the like so if you let your companies abuse you like that then you are fools to yourselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoff Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 I did 18 hours once. A friend did 8AM Tuesday morning through to 7PM Thursday once. But he gets paid mega amounts, so he had no complaints. If he missed the deadline he wouldn't have had the same bonus at the end of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDriver Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 36 hours! We had to finish a movie before the deadline. All went good till a freelance guy showed us his work he did and we all had to do it all over again. What a nightmare it was. On the way home I fell asleep in the car and nearly crashed into a 40ton truck Luckely we all got out without physical and car damage. - P - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLicense Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 I worked 8:30 till 23:00 6 days a week, and 8:30 to 19:00 on the Sunday for 3 straight months. No days off. That was quite a killer. The longest single shift I've done was 27 hours off the back of a week of 8:30 till 23:00's. Absolute killer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 Last time I was in Tokyo on business, I did one day from about 9.30am to 3am. Even the "short" days were from about 9.30 to 1am, and that was for 7 days a week for 5 weeks. There was only one day in that period that I didn't go to work. I've never been so tired as I was when I flew back that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboBrett Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 omg some of these are realy scary shifts.... i just do the usual 8 or 9 hours a day 5 days week:d but when i was in the army we had a regimental rally wich was was set over 2and half days with no sleep in between think it was in the 50 hour mark but cant exactly call it a shift it was basical plot the points then prep equipment and go was ace like 10 mile long 'convoy' of us tearing through tiny villages most ppl in the smaller villages comming out thinking wtf then cheering us on, got a medal for it too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 I once worked 39 hours straight to meet a deadline. Barely left my desk in that time, I was trying to complete a website for a deadline. As to the legal side, I was a director at the time so it doesn't apply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 27 hours working on Atlantic Conveyor. Fell asleep sitting up, spanners in hand. Apparently the boss came along made sure I couldn't hurt myself and left me to it. Woke up sometime later and carried on. Then the Argies blew all me 'ard work up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 3, 2007 Author Share Posted November 3, 2007 Surely these kinds of hours are illegal? There are laws regarding breaks, maximum number of continuous hours worked and the like so if you let your companies abuse you like that then you are fools to yourselves. You wouldn't expect much career progression if you didn't though? Some jobs it's just unavoidable, and I think the laws are in place to give you a way out if you are feeling exploited..the occasional stint doesn't hurt anyone though. Just want to add, I'm not griping at all about my day, I really enjoyed it. Just got me thinking. I feel lucky in what I do, especially compared to what some of you have to put up with! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 3, 2007 Author Share Posted November 3, 2007 Then the Argies blew all me 'ard work up. This one? http://www.btinternet.com/~philipbparker/CONVEYOR-FALKLANDS_1982-2.jpg http://www.btinternet.com/~philipbparker/CONVEYOR-FALKLANDS_1982-2.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 When i was 18 i used to do 2 days and sleep for one, all while at college, then when i left uni i took 3 jobs on and used to work 16 hour days for around 6 months, paid off my debts though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 Surely these kinds of hours are illegal? There are laws regarding breaks, maximum number of continuous hours worked and the like so if you let your companies abuse you like that then you are fools to yourselves. I do it for the money, not for the love of the job or because I'm forced to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd_t Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 my longest day was 6am to 12 midnight when moving offices, eating sarnies on route, work put me up in a hotel. wasnt too bad. last month i did 28 days back to back 8am to 5ish, i was really looking forward to the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 I'm not sure if this counts but when I was going to taiwan on bussiness I had to fly via hong kong and even after having 8 of so bottles of beer on the plane I couldnt sleep. By the time I had arrived at the hotel I had been up for 36 hours. I then went straight to the office. By the time I had gotten back to the hotel and ready for bed it had been about 45-46 hours since I left the house. I know its not strictly a single working day but it was all on bussiness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 5 days straight with about 7 hours sleep for the duration Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 This one? http://www.btinternet.com/~philipbparker/CONVEYOR-FALKLANDS_1982-2.jpg http://www.btinternet.com/~philipbparker/CONVEYOR-FALKLANDS_1982-2.jpg Yep. Fitted weapons platforms and heating runs. Then they turned into a reef. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 5 days straight with about 7 hours sleep for the duration That must have been brutal. By the end of my 45 or so hours awake I couldnt think properly or anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 That must have been brutal. By the end of my 45 or so hours awake I couldnt think properly or anything. It was worse than breaking my back ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieren1234 Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 When i used to work at McDonalds (snigger) I done open untill close for 6 dcays in a row which is 7 am untill 1 am so 18 hours a day 108 hours in the 6 days that i worked. Was expecting a huge pay check but it was kind of false economy as i spent the next week off ill because i had worn myself out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_blackman Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 Mine was 23 hours when the flooding hit Gloucester I was stuck in Abandoned Traffic in the works Van lol, final got through then had to try and get the Supra home from Gloucester to Hereford got home in the silly hours of the morning - Was still wearing my contact lenses my eyes where so sore but couldnt see shit without em lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 I do 12 hour days (at least that's what my time sheets say ) six or seven days a week, so I'm used to working pretty long hours, but every now and again a 17 or 18 hour night shift will happen due to a fook-up. Unfortunately, I always seem to be on these shifts when I haven't been to sleep in the day so end up being awake for well over a day. Usually seems to be when it's bloody cold or pissing it down as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flukey-lukey Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 I usually work between 10 and 12 hours a day during the week. At weekends it can be up to 15hours. Longest is from 7am till 4pm, home for an hour for a shower then back at it until 10am the next morning. I don't get forced to do it either, I like my job and I love the money. Sometimes my boss makes me have a day off because he's scared of getting into trouble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieren1234 Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 LMFAO at kierans avatar!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 My father in law told me about shift workers in the late seventies that managed to log 72 hrs between saturday morning and sunday night:d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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