Ewen Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 LMFAO at kierans avatar!!! :dAmerica summed up in a 1" by 3/4" rectangle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKEYmark Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 my longest shift in a while was 13 hours doing paper cutting. handle up to 10 tons of paper a day.most i worked was an 84 hour week doing my 36 hours and 36 hours holiday cover and sunday 12 hours overtime then straight back onto 36 hours of my next weeks shift. aint it illegal now to work more than 12 hours shift now without time away from work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RickTT Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 i've done - 48+ hours - i work as web developer, deadlines suck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 The longest day as per title of thread I have worked was on 15 May 2001. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flukey-lukey Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 Yes its illegal to work more than 12 hours without having 12 hours rest iirc. Also, you're only allowed to work 13 days in a row, then you have to take one off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 LMFAO at kierans avatar!!! Good isn't it? Craig-mkiv sent me that. Yes its illegal to work more than 12 hours without having 12 hours rest iirc. Also, you're only allowed to work 13 days in a row, then you have to take one off Yeah, when we go over 12 hours or 13 days in a row, it all has to get authourised by someone right at the top with it being safety-critical work (railway), but sometimes there's no way around it because the job's got to be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flukey-lukey Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 Yeah, when we go over 12 hours or 13 days in a row, it all has to get authourised by someone right at the top with it being safety-critical work (railway), but sometimes there's no way around it because the job's got to be done. That law may only apply to us then? I'm based on the railways too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 As far as long hours = progress through the rank then I don't think I'd want to work for any company like that. Doing those kinds of hours (unless you really want the money) smacks to me of a company with not enough staff or one that cannot schedule work in a proper manner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 That law may only apply to us then? I'm based on the railways too Could be. The job I do now is the only proper one I've ever had, so I haven't got any experience of other jobs to go by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 As far as long hours = progress through the rank then I don't think I'd want to work for any company like that. Doing those kinds of hours (unless you really want the money) smacks to me of a company with not enough staff or one that cannot schedule work in a proper manner. I think sometimes it's a bit more complicated than that. In my example, I was in Tokyo because a potential customer had basically said : pass all of these tests with your product by date and we will order of them. Most companies are not going to say : "OK, but it doesn't really fit in with our schedule", or "well, we'll have to employ some more staff - give us a few months". I did actually have the choice to stay out there less time and for other people to replace me, but - although it was tiring - I enjoyed it. I've often done long hours in my career but it's more to do with who I am than the companies I've worked for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soop Dogg Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 I did some really long hours in the RAF and the in the Police. But I think my worst (although maybe not my longest stretch of straight hours) was when I did 27 hours straight as a motorcycle courier. I covered over 1,250 miles, including 2 trips to London from where I live in Norwich, a ride to somewhere just outside Chester to deliver flight tickets and then ended up posting some share options stuff through someones door at 3am in Glasgow before riding home again. The trouble with that job was that if you did fall asleep, you'd almost certainly die. Simple option! I remember sitting in a Little Chef near Kings Lynn at 8am having a bacon bap and looking out at the rain with that feeling of being warm but still shivering with the tiredness. Then having to put on a damp crash helmet to ride the last hour or so home through rush hour traffic in the wet. Never again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathew Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 mine was a few weeks ago. the last week before project completion and hand over of a new morrisons store in llanelli i worked 15 hour shifts all week then went into work at 6.30am thursday and worked straight through until 10.30am friday morning. went out on the works piss up then at 2.00pm on the friday. that lasted until 3am saturday morning. to say i slept after that week is a huge understatment!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creative Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 worst thing is even after doing silly hours..... why do relatives.... namely mums, feel the need to ring you at 9am the next day to see if your ok as you happened to mention it in a conversation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 longest I did was a HUGE database release for one of my previous companies... Started work at 9am Friday, finished at 4pm Sunday 1 hours sleep and the bloody upgrade did not work, so had to do it again 2 weeks later, DOH!! Was back in on Monday at 9am... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nodalmighty Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 72 hours straight with one hours sleep while making the final master CD's for "Rollcage" on the PS 1 to hit our XMAS launch window. I had what felt like jet lag afterwards, Lyndon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMiFFAD Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 18 hours for me. It was mid harvest time when i worked on a farm, we'd had weeks of rain followed by a few good days to get all the grain harvested so were going hell for leather. Red bull and pro-plus was the order of the evening think i started at 8 in the morning, and we called it a day about 2 the following morning when we started falling asleep between runs and it got damp. Never want to do it again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranz Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 I managed 7am on the friday morning to 1pm on the saturday, then drove home from Milton Keynes to Bristol and got to bed about 4.30pm. Nearly T-boned HRH The prince of Wales on the way too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattanna Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 Worst for me was when i was an organ donor co-ordinator(transplant co-ordinator) was up for 43 hours solid but having to deal with grieving relatives as well as get retrival teams sorted out and stand in theatre and pack organs etc, and make sure donors did not have hiv, hep b etc etc, no mistakes allowed, was physically sick when i got back home:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 4, 2007 Author Share Posted November 4, 2007 Worst for me was when i was an organ donor co-ordinator(transplant co-ordinator) was up for 43 hours solid That's crazy. You can see why mistakes do happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 I worked a total of 36 hours. Done a days work, drove to Norfolk and Norwich hospital spent night upgrading their system in A&E and then drove back, wont be working that long again as I didnt get a chance to agree terms before and got jack crap for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 39 hours solid then a 2 hour drive back, and when i got to bed could i sleep:rolleyes: could have been the 18 cans of red bull i suppose:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jive Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Longest I've done is a 27 hour shift, did a normal day then went to one of our buildings we looked after and did a complete rewire of patch cabinet and a reconfig of approx 50 pcs, finished .. well got sent home at midday. Didn't have to come in for the next 2 days Was a complete 1 off and I'd never make a habit of it for sure, it's a killer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Blimey you lot do some hours:blink: i rarely work past lunch time, even then its not really working:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStormRising Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 37hrs for me over a weekend server problems and then a power failure in the building even with Pizza and lots of Red Bull was knackered afterwards. Never Again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzeh Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Sort of 40-48 hours... I had to fly to Athens, to go to Skai News channel (got there about 6pm). Had to listen to customer's tv graphics/computer/server issues and observe problems until 2am-ish, talk to customer and say I'd be back in at 5am for their morning news. Slept for 2 hours, woke up, was at studio for 5am until 3pm-ish, then go back to airport to fly back to London. =\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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