8 hour workday

musicismylife78

Anyone else think its ridiculously long? Just got my first job, and it seems like at times, especially near the 6 or 7 hour mark, it just drags on and on! time moves too slowly

but maybe for you longtime workers the 8 hr workday goes by fast,

Jeremy1012

Standard working day my friend get used to it.

Sucks big time in the summer though, I'll give you that. I worked in a garden centre last summer. It was incredibly tiring and busy, couple with the heat. More than once I had to chill out on my heavy duties because I got light-headed and felt faint from not taking enough water etc. Don't overdo it. Even so, 8 hours is standard.

vedder_soup

i do 8.5 a day

Get used to it my friend...
Welcome to the real world!

LikeAnOcean

8 hours is nothing, unless you hate your job.

Brain of J.Lo

radiohead33 wrote:

Anyone else think its ridiculously long? Just got my first job, and it seems like at times, especially near the 6 or 7 hour mark, it just drags on and on! time moves too slowly

but maybe for you longtime workers the 8 hr workday goes by fast,

It'll be better once you're doing something you are really interested in, rather than just a job...ya know? As your career advances, you'll have more to do during your day and your mind and time will be better occupied.

AndyManderson

Sometimes 8 hours doesn't seem long enough, depending on what you do I suppose.

DocChicago

you're complaining about 8 hrs a day? try 13, with the occassional overnight call. That's 36 hours straight without seeing your home.

you'd better find something you like to do.

jamie uk

8 hours too long? I'm just off to work, mine will last 10 hours and in a few weeks will become 12. Once you're there you just as well put in the time, saves on travelling costs.

musicismylife78

but it sounds like you all have had jobs for years. I just got my first job. So 8 hours a day is 8 hours more than I am used to working. You all didnt think 8 hours was a long time for your first job ever? No one really commented on that. I seem to get the sense first jobs for anyone are hard, I am just a newbie, so its all new, I am learning and all that.

I am in the type of job where its busy. Bagging groceries. Its constant stuff. You bag groceries for one person, then their are 3 more people in line behind them. So I work up a lather and sweat in the first hour, doing a ton of stuff, then I peer down at my watch and its only 1 hour into my shift.

So yeah, for me 8 hours is a long time!

Rhinocerous Surprise

radiohead33 wrote:

but it sounds like you all have had jobs for years. I just got my first job. So 8 hours a day is 8 hours more than I am used to working. You all didnt think 8 hours was a long time for your first job ever? No one really commented on that. I seem to get the sense first jobs for anyone are hard, I am just a newbie, so its all new, I am learning and all that.

I am in the type of job where its busy. Bagging groceries. Its constant stuff. You bag groceries for one person, then their are 3 more people in line behind them. So I work up a lather and sweat in the first hour, doing a ton of stuff, then I peer down at my watch and its only 1 hour into my shift.

So yeah, for me 8 hours is a long time!

I found keeping busy was the best way to pass time - it was when the shop was quiet and nothing was happening that time seemed to drag.

musicismylife78

i definitely want to get a job or switch to one in the future that is more in my immediate interests, but I dont get the sense many people's first jobs are the jobs they stick with forever. For me, its more a question of building my resume. When you have nothing on it, the resume that is, its hard to get hired for anything. So I am just wanting to be able to include something on my resume. And people in our generation change jobs something like 14 times before they are 35 or something like that, so its safe to say I have time to change careers.

No one else felt like that at first? Surprised at the long day? I assume I not the only person to ever feel like this, but of the people who responded no one made mention of their own feelings on the work day. 8 hours may be standard and something I need to get used to, but that doesnt answer my question

My question is, is 8 hours a long time, generally? 8 hours doing anything is a long time in my book. 8 hours watching tv, or reading a book is a long time, right!

And secondly, whether its standard or not has no bearing on the question, is the 8 hour workday too long? Should it be shortened?

deadmosquito

8 hours is not bad at all. i wish it was 10 hours a day, 4 days a week. that would be a lot better.

but to answer your question about first jobs, no, i did not find working 8 hour days at my first job (fast food) bad at all. it went by quickly and i was busy the whole time, which was nice. i used to work 6 ten hour days per week over the summer when i was in high school

HushBull

It depends on the day for me.

ryan198

here's a hint...go to school forever, then get a PhD, then you have a job that's is 40-60 hours/wk but spread out to whenever you get to it. In other words, I hated strict jobs whether it be working 4,8,10, or more hours.

samick

radiohead33 wrote:

Anyone else think its ridiculously long? Just got my first job, and it seems like at times, especially near the 6 or 7 hour mark, it just drags on and on! time moves too slowly

but maybe for you longtime workers the 8 hr workday goes by fast,

I have friends put in 12 and sometimes 16 hours a day..........for several days........

welcome to the world

EvilMerlin

I never thought 8 hours a day was a long day. When I was growing up, my dad worked graveyard shift, 12.5 hour shifts, 13 days in a row. Only two days off a month.

So while I was working in a fabrication shop I'd normally work 10 hour shifts and 6 days a week as one of my first jobs. So I got thrown right into the long hour mix.

Now that I'm in an office, and work only 4 days a week, and every other friday, and I'm never there more than 9 hours I think I'm in heaven. I guess it's just all where you come from. Don't worry though, you'll get used to it. I remember when I worked at Knotts, I loved it so much that a 12 hour shift seemed to go by much quicker than a 6 hour shift when I used to work at a jr high.

sponger

I think it depends on the job. I feel bad for people who do manual labor for a living. To them 8 hours takes on a whole new meaning.

They come home with aching muscles and a sore back, while I come home complaining that somebody was slow getting me the reports that I needed.

And while I really don't like the idea of giving people special treatment over others, I do think that people who have children should work less so that they spend time with their kids.

Those kids who grow up in homes where both parents are working all of the time eventually become society's problem, not just their parents' problem.

I'm not saying that all kids who had to raise themselves don't stand a chance to become well-rounded adults, but I think their odds aren't as good as others.

EvilMerlin

sponger wrote:

I think it depends on the job. I feel bad for people who do manual labor for a living. To them 8 hours takes on a whole new meaning.

They come home with aching muscles and a sore back, while I come home complaining that somebody was slow getting me the reports that I needed.

And while I really don't like the idea of giving people special treatment over others, I do think that people who have children should work less so that they spend time with their kids.

Those kids who grow up in homes where both parents are working all of the time eventually become society's problem, not just their parents' problem.

I'm not saying that all kids who had to raise themselves don't stand a chance to become well-rounded adults, but I think their odds aren't as good as others.

Coming from a manual labor, long hour upbringing, and all the kids I grew up with were in that situation, I totally agree with you on that part. While I made it just fine, which I do have an older sister to thank a lot for that, I completely agree. Now that I'm 25 and some of my friends that I knew back then, seeing them at 25 and at a complete standstill in life with no direction and absolutely no clue, I'd say you're right.

Jennytree

8 hours is a long working day?

When I was in college, especially my last year, I worked 12 hours a day in college, then spent all weekend working my part time job to pay rent (I was working weekends since I was 15). I worked all my holidays, mid-term breaks, xmas etc...

.. but now, I get most weekends off, no study to do, paid holidays, and work 7 hour days (prefer to get home early than to take lunch)

given2fly78

samick wrote:

I have friends put in 12 and sometimes 16 hours a day..........for several days........

welcome to the world

That's me, easily! Especially this time of year. 5 PM hits and I don't even notice the time. Only when it gets dark and it's 9 do I realize how late it is and the fact that I've been working since 7 AM.

You'll get used to it. And if you like your job, it's not bad at all!

battan1120

I work a 10 hr. day 4pm-2am.Sat,Sun & Mon. off ,it works for me.