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How many hours a week would you say you do of real, actual work?

>20 to 25 here

>> No.13281631
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>>13281613
>How many hours a week would you say you do of real, actual work?
Teacher here. I delegate to student so I'd say less than 15 hours of actual work per week. I sometimes teach 48 paid hours a week.

>> No.13281653

>>13281613
idk like 3 hours
i work overnight security at a hotel. i don't really do shit i just watch anime on my phone

>> No.13281657

5-10
And /g/ said web development is shit.

>> No.13281674

>>13281631
Blows my mind that teachers browse /biz/. But then I remember the "early education" whores on Tinder and it's not so surprising anymore.

>> No.13281676

>>13281657
Same

t. sharepoint dev

>> No.13281704

>>13281613
real actual work

>about 7 hours a week

i rarely work over 40 hours

>> No.13281745

I'd say about 8-10 if I tallied up all the actual work time, although I'm in my job 40 hours a week.

>> No.13281752

>>13281745
work in government in an admin type role.

>> No.13281753

>>13281613
this year it's about 40-50 hours per week, pretty brutal since we're going through a large acquisition. previous years it was 15-20

>> No.13281766

60 hours a week at the minimum

>> No.13281781

like 45. business owner. busy as shit

>> No.13281809

Maybe 38/40. Actually keeping busy as my coworkers laze about has gotten me a newer position where I work by myself in a secluded part of the company with a computer and AC. I can sense the hours of work going down.

>> No.13281850

Seriously a robot could do my job so much more efficiently and quicker.

If I could program one into doing my job and sell it to the government, I'd definitely do it.

>> No.13281867

POG Officer in the military here. I’d say 10-15 hours of actual work per week. And that is mostly just delegation.

>> No.13281868

Run a small saas company. 25 hours

>> No.13281876

7 or 8?

>> No.13281885

probably about 15-20

>> No.13281894

8-10 for ~45hr weeks. Partly because I'm lazy, partly because I automated my tasks without telling anyone, and partly because my boss assumes I'm retarded and gives me all week to do 30min things. I spend more time job hunting after work than I do working at my current position.

>> No.13281907

>>13281894
I've also considered applying for work at home jobs, then outsourcing them to freelancers.

Cold calling jobs is the first one I thought off.

>> No.13281919

>>13281613
Literally 40

>> No.13281960

Maybe...three?
And that time is spent making work for others. I mean “delegating”.

>> No.13282191

>>13281613
I used to do like 10, but they moved me to a different division where I have to do 30.

>> No.13282211

30 maybe

I work 50 hours a week on average

>> No.13282575

>>13281613
120

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>>13282575
Jesus Christ. What are you, a resident?

>> No.13282605

>>13282592
I do research at the library

>> No.13282615

>>13282605
For the purposes of this discussion, being homeless and jacking off doesn't count as work.

>> No.13282616

15-20 plus 5-8 hours of meetings

>> No.13282617

>>13281613
2-3

>> No.13282719

>>13281613
15 hours

>> No.13282945
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>>13281613
I was hired to work 40 hrs, so that's the amount of hours I work. I want to make sure and make my boss happy. She hired me for a reason and that reason is because I'm the best worker. I'm not some lazy bum who wastes corporate time. I've actually reported some of my coworkers or doing that. You go to work to work and make your employer happy, not jerk around acting like a bunch of dumb fucks.

>> No.13282948

>>13281613
40 but I spent most of it on 4chan on my phone

>> No.13282965

>>13282575
Are you fucking Japanese?

>> No.13282992

stuck at the office for 45 hours but i do about 4 hours of work total. The rest is watching baseball on my phone and shitposting here

>> No.13283003

>>13282948
This but replace 4chan with final fantasy tactics

>> No.13283006

>>13282945
if the organization does not hold itself accountable to it's own Code of Conduct at the managerial level and turns a blind eye to corrupt practices, why should I care?

work in health industry. its fucked beyond repair.

>> No.13283040

>>13281657
>>13281676
What do you dev anons think about learning JS, HTML, CSS, node.js as a newb in order to get a dev job. I have a good self learning plan set and have started my studies.

>> No.13283076

>>13281676
>t. sharepoint dev
Overwhelmingly based. Worth even touching? I've heard stories

>> No.13283092

>>13281613
Probably about 1-3 hours per 8 hour shift

>> No.13283136

>>13283076
If you're fine with most jobs being in govt consulting, yeah. I've also gotten pretty good at front end web dev, since SP can be used for building full scale apps if you know your way around JavaScript and stuff

>> No.13283140

>>13281613
0

>> No.13283145

>>13282948
>>13283003
So 0 hours a week? You literally never do any work, at all?

>> No.13283152

>>13281613
I work 40 hours a week, I generally ddo actual tasks maybe 20 hours a week.

>at least 1.5 hours a week is spent taking a shit
>about 6 hours a week researching and buying crypto
>4.5 hours spent cocking around on the internet
>5 hours spent eating lunch
>the rest bullshitting with co-workers and ducking out earlier than scheduled

However, Ive earned a promotion so I have a feeling Ill probably be getting closer to about 30 hours of actual work a week.

>> No.13283215

>>13281613
Like 60 hours. I'm a business owner so it makes no sense not to do actual work when I'm working. My work hours are slowly decreasing as my business is becoming more stable. I'll probably be working 50 hours in one year. I could hire someone to take care of some of my management work but I haven't found anyone who's talented enough and I feel like I can trust.

>> No.13283235

Literally 1-2 hours a week. More than $130k/yr salary + bonus.
I feel like I'm wasting my life, every time I try to actually do some work, nobody cares or uses it.

>> No.13283239

50 at least, do 60-70 a week

>> No.13283251

>>13283235
Oh, I'm in the office probably 30 hrs every week. Just sitting around in an open space in front of a screen.

>> No.13283254

>>13283235
What's your job? Or what work do you do that nobody cares about or uses it?

>> No.13283291

>>13283254
I'm supposed to be a data scientist. But got hired because some high up boss thought that it's good to have one around. I'm in a "business development" department of a huge company.

>> No.13283338

This thread depresses me and makes me realize what a mistake I made in my career choice

t. A resident who worked non stop for 12 hours today and didn’t eat my first meal until 7 PM

>> No.13283377

>>13283338
1) People do appreciate what you do. Even shitbag GOMER patients.

2) Hours drop after residency and, if that's not enough, you can always switch to non-practicing medicine-related stuff.

3) You're frontloading work hours. Barring crypto moon missions, most people ITT will work for decades longer or be more than a million dollars poorer than you.

>> No.13283898

>>13281653
get back to work ronnie

>> No.13283923

>>13282945
there was only one person I've ever worked for that was actually worth doing that for. I feel like it depends.

>> No.13283942

80 to 95

>> No.13283961

I'm at my office 45-50 hours a week, but spend about 3 hrs a day dicking around. So 30 work hours per week, 15-20 dicking hours to keep up appearances. And then about 10 weeks a year are trips to customer sites where I actually have to work 50 hr weeks. Healthcare software company.

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topkek@people adding descriptions
>>13281613
Freelance writer
30-40 hr over 5 week days but 25-30 actual work

>> No.13284022

>>13283942
What do you do? 12.4 hrs per day every day. Do you pick fruit on the family farm?
captcha: tractors o_o

>> No.13284035

>>13284022
I work in a pizzeria

>> No.13284066

>student
>11 hours of classes
>30 hours of homework
>40 hours of shitposting mandatory

>> No.13284070

>>13281613
Work for my employer? Like 4 or 5 hours a week. Work on my house? Like 30 hours a week.
I make $120k a year in a low cost of living area. Life is good bros.

>> No.13284079 [DELETED] 

>>13282592
Residents only do about 42 hours of work a week, they're just pussies.

>> No.13284098

Around 2

>> No.13284264

>>13281613

I have to do the work of 2 people, so 70-80

>> No.13284820

>>13281613
Probably like 15 out of the 40 I'm supposed to work. I made a lot of macros and scripts unlike the brainlets I work with.

>> No.13284891

>>13281613
i would like to say 20 but it's more like 10

>> No.13284932 [DELETED] 

>>13281613
10 minutes/week
I'm a IT in a school. I really don't do nothing all day. I browse biz, trade crypto and play videogames. For real.
I get called like once a day for jobs like "my internet is not working" so I plug in the ethernet cable. Or "the sound of the PC doesn't work", so I go there and turn on the speakers.

I seriously tought about killing myself but in 2 years hopefully this hell will be over. It's just an apprenticeship

>> No.13284939

>>13281613
10 minutes/week but I work and I'm paid as I do 40.
I'm a IT guy in a school. I really don't do nothing all day. I browse biz, trade crypto and play videogames. For real.
I get called like once a day for jobs like "my internet is not working" so I plug in the ethernet cable. Or "the sound of the PC doesn't work", so I go there and turn on the speakers.

I seriously tought about killing myself but in 2 years hopefully this hell will be over. It's just an apprenticeship

>> No.13284944

>>13281613
0

>> No.13284956

>>13284939
you could learn coding and freelance as a sidegig if you hate doing nothing

>> No.13284997

>>13281613
Wagie job is 28 hours/week. Removing naps, official breaks, unofficial breaks, trading on my phone, reading, uh, maybe 6 good solid hours of actual work per week? Part of that is just the nature if the job. I have to be there in case of problems. Problems are rare.

My income consists of this part time wagie thing and part time trading (both stocks and crypto).

>> No.13285015

>>13281613
30-40
overnight stocker

>> No.13285062

>>13281613
exactly as many as im getting paid for, and im considering myself underpaid

>> No.13285075

>>13284939
you want to kill yourself when you are living the fucking dream?

just do online courses until you are marketable - 2 years of coding 2-3 hours a day is enough to set yourself on a 150k+ salary path

>> No.13285130

>>13285075
living the dream?
600$/month to be in a office browsing this retarded board? for 5 fucking years, just to be able to have a job when I'm done with this?
Your dreams are very poor anon

>> No.13285147

Busy week probably 15-20 hours.

Quiet week like this week and the last few? Probably less than 4.

This week I've worked for about 1 hour but that work was really mostly just being present on a call.

Business analyst, €500/day

>> No.13285149

>>13284939
Can you code? If not learn how to and write yourself a crypto trading bot or some utility for yourself you can shill to others. Hell make a simple game and put it online, profit from ad revenue or sell microtransactions.
Look for other ways to make money while "at work". Are you trading stocks/indices? Learn how to invest into bonds etc.
You have the fucking dream dont waste it by playing shitty games all day. If I were in your place I'd bring my guitar to the office and record an album demo there.

>> No.13285152

>>13285130
? I never said working a shitty IT job is a dream, I said you're in a position to spend all your time building marketable skills while getting paid to do so

didn't know your salary was third world tier though

>> No.13285154

>>13285130
Retard the dream is that you're paid for doing nothing. You can "reinvest" that time into other source of revenue.

>> No.13285164

>>13281613
Uni student, so I’m talking about studying not work. On an average week I’d say 2-3 hours (not counting classes). During exam session about 30 hours.

>> No.13285703

50

>> No.13285858

>>13281613
Today nigger

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>>13281613
>"heh, work? My mom pays for everything.

>> No.13285905

>>13281613
Less than 10 probably. I get paid $70k.

>> No.13285914

>>13281613
28 probably

>> No.13285922

>>13285152
normalfags need guidance and structure in their life, so this doesn't help him. if you give a normalfag freedom he unironically reaches for the rope

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>give all my work to interns
>sit on 4chan all day
>HR says if i keep visiting "offensive websites" I will face "severe punishment"
>quit the next day

>> No.13286038

>>13281674
Early childhood Ed thots are second only to nurses in slutty professions.

>> No.13286043

>>13281613
same

>> No.13286080

>>13282945
Imagine being this indoctrinated. You’re a weak minded cuckold.

>> No.13286107

Probably 2-3 hours of tech support.

>> No.13286398

>>13286080
well at least I'm not a lazy incel. If I was your boss, I'd have you fired.

>> No.13286475

I used to do maybe 3-4, but I got a new job and now I'm doing a good 30. I don't even hide in the toilet for three 20min shits per day any more, and I actually feel like I have more energy after work.

>> No.13286529

>>13286475
20-25, part of the downtime is because our company data infrastructure is so shit & the sections relevant to my job are so neglected that any scripts I have to run end up taking 40+ minutes just to query all the relevant data.

>> No.13286672

10 hrs a week
I work 50-60, eventually 60-70

Document control for a gas construction site

18/hr 27/hr overtime, plus a benefit of 90 per day.
So really, technically 27/hr 36/hr

I just shitpost play vidya, and do reports.

>> No.13286678

>>13281613
50-60

>> No.13286690

>>13281613
2 tops in peacetime
100 when shit hits the fan
t. press officer

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like 15 or something
its the only way to deal with this fucking circus

>> No.13286912

>>13281613
16 max. Some days 0. Many days less than 2. I have automated my own job.

>> No.13286940

>>13283040
Learn react.js and php-laravel if you want access to easy web jobs. If you learn node, you might end up working at a startup that has expectations.

>> No.13286966

>>13286940
Thank you anon, Should I add those two and continue learning node? I know it goes hand in hand with javascript. So far I'm having fun learning JS

>> No.13287014

32-35 which is less than everyone else but they spend work time talking and end up doing unpaid overtime to make it up.

>> No.13287017

>>13284939
which IT job have you in that school?

>> No.13287097

>>13281613
2 maybe 3, 40-50 hours a week here depends on schedule

>> No.13287146

>>13285075
>just do online courses until you are marketable
how do you realize to be ''marketable'' ?

>> No.13287154

10 if they’re lucky

>> No.13287160

>>13287146
keep sending resumes, when you get a job you are marketable

>> No.13287210

>>13281613

around 20 to 25 too. i W@H so it's pretty chill. probably even less

>> No.13287228

35

>> No.13287324

>>13287160
I don't have a degree, I have just made a Cisco course, no one will hire me as coder, even if I learn web dev coding by myself

>> No.13287362

Depends. I take on projects and consult companies. I do the work I need to do when I want and/or when it needs to be done. In the mean time I do whatever I want basically.

>> No.13287591

>>13281613

Pipeline, so literally 100 hours a week.

>> No.13287883

>>13282945
fuck you

>> No.13287916

literally 5. jobs a joke. its full-time

>> No.13287945

>>13287591
How do you like it?

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>>13287945

>> No.13287980

CEO of crypto startup aiming to solve the oracle problem here, maybe 2-3hours average, more when I actually have to travel to do a speech I’ve memorized. Usually browse biz and eat bigmacs

>> No.13287994

>>13282945

>she

Never going to make it. Women only care about what you've done for them in the past 3 minutes.

>> No.13288022

>>13281657
It is, Pajeet now get out of my office

>> No.13288074

>>13284956
Facts

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I got a minimum wage job at a fast food place, hired part time 20 hrs/week. I work almost all of those hours, there rarely is time for idling around as they often make me come there only for 2-3 hours a day only.

Wishing I finished my training already and could get a real job.

>> No.13288399

>>13287945

It's not too bad, days are long and you destroy your body but $600 a day is $600 a day.

>> No.13288400

>>13286398
We will both die one day:
You’ll have wasted your life with misplaced loyalty.
I’ll have lived on my terms, and refused to be cuckolded.

Whatever though have a great day....sir (lol)

>> No.13289027

>>13281631
why are you here? hardly any money to be made in teaching

>> No.13289135

60