Okay, I can understand your point since you've gone from 0 hrs/day to 8 hrs/day. It sounds like the bigger problem is that you're bored enough that you're watching the clock. You've got to start somewhere, so this is fine for now, but it sounds like you may want to look around for other opportunities where you're not as bored.
My first job was 8 hrs/day shipping boxes. I had full control of the radio and that made it bearable.
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When i first started working 8 hours day, id come home from work and just crash out, youl get used to it after a while...unless of course you really hate your job.
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i only work 7 hours a day... and thats flexi-time... so i can pretend i was there even longer than that and then take a flexi-day off every month.. you know.. like when its sunny and stuff
oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
I tend to think the 8 hr plus work day is normal, especially in North America. I work 8 hour days, M-F, thats enough for me, any job where they ask people to work longer is just crazy, but to each his own.
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i only work 7 hours a day... and thats flexi-time... so i can pretend i was there even longer than that and then take a flexi-day off every month.. you know.. like when its sunny and stuff
Cool, I hear Europeans are more when it comes to hours of work, any truth to this?
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Two years ago I started at a gas station where me and this other girl practically ran the whole station, the boss never showed up so we'd take care of things ourself. I came in at 4pm after I'd been at school since 8am, then worked until midnight. It was incredibly hard, but I loved it! I've "officially" (not in my mum&dads company) worked since I was 13 so I was used to the 8 hours shifts, though.
When I moved to the city I had to start all over in a new job in a grocery store and I hate it! I check my watch several times an hour, and when I'm done working 8 hours I just wanna get home to bed. It has never felt so boring to be at work! Hopefully it'll get better after I graduate from uni. So I can understand where you're coming from, and if you weren't used to work at all it's probably difficult to adjust. But i'm sure it'll get better. You'll probably never find a job where you're able to work less than 8 hour day anyway:p
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I work full time as a Radiographer. ( aka = " xray tech " )
The Union is pretty strong so my 8 houirs on the clock really turns into 6 1/2 .
1 hour lunch ( off the clock )
2 (15 ) minute breaks ( on the clock )
i work 6-2 and being only 4.9 miles from home, i am home in my oceanside oasis by 2:20 pm .
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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,
for a first job....absolutely understandable that it would feel so long.
i'll even say that for me it sometimes feels long. i taught for 10 years and my workday was 8:30 AM - 3 PM. granted, lots of *work* on my own time...but the time i actually had to BE in school, 6.5 hours a day. so other jobs i've had that required 8 hours, totally felt about 1.5-2 hourds too long. you do get *used* to it though, absolutely.
nowadays, i am to WORK 40 hours a week, so including lunch - i only take a half hour, my choice, it's really an 8.5 hour day. add in my commute...and yea......tis LONG. only perk, non-stressed and ZERO work outside of my office hours. so it works for me.
and yes, as others have said.....8 hour day is pretty standard, many, many jobs require even MORE....so adjust, get used to it....life is a long and bumpy ride.
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,
Ridiculously long? Please. It wasn't long ago that people had to work in the fields from the time they got up until the time they went to bed. Eight hours is hardly "ridiculously long." So stop being such a little bitch, stop complaining, and get your work done.
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,
WHAT????
WHAT????
I only wish I work 8 hour shifts.
Ha! You wuss, get some balls would ya!
I work 70-75 hours per week sometimes.
8 hours.....Hahahaha
Let me guess, your off Saturday and Sunday too right?
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When I moved to the city I had to start all over in a new job in a grocery store and I hate it! I check my watch several times an hour, and when I'm done working 8 hours I just wanna get home to bed. It has never felt so boring to be at work! Hopefully it'll get better after I graduate from uni. So I can understand where you're coming from, and if you weren't used to work at all it's probably difficult to adjust. But i'm sure it'll get better. You'll probably never find a job where you're able to work less than 8 hour day anyway:p
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then of course all the stuff i do at home or on the weekend to augment my office work such as research on the internet etc.
I wish i could do my job in 8 hours it just doesn't happen.
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I work full time as a Radiographer. ( aka = " xray tech " )
The Union is pretty strong so my 8 houirs on the clock really turns into 6 1/2 .
1 hour lunch ( off the clock )
2 (15 ) minute breaks ( on the clock )
i work 6-2 and being only 4.9 miles from home, i am home in my oceanside oasis by 2:20 pm .
That it ain't no sin to be glad you're alive
ORGAN DONATION SAVES LIVES
http://www.UNOS.org
Donate Organs and Save a Life
for a first job....absolutely understandable that it would feel so long.
i'll even say that for me it sometimes feels long. i taught for 10 years and my workday was 8:30 AM - 3 PM. granted, lots of *work* on my own time...but the time i actually had to BE in school, 6.5 hours a day. so other jobs i've had that required 8 hours, totally felt about 1.5-2 hourds too long. you do get *used* to it though, absolutely.
nowadays, i am to WORK 40 hours a week, so including lunch - i only take a half hour, my choice, it's really an 8.5 hour day. add in my commute...and yea......tis LONG. only perk, non-stressed and ZERO work outside of my office hours. so it works for me.
and yes, as others have said.....8 hour day is pretty standard, many, many jobs require even MORE....so adjust, get used to it....life is a long and bumpy ride.
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Ridiculously long? Please. It wasn't long ago that people had to work in the fields from the time they got up until the time they went to bed. Eight hours is hardly "ridiculously long." So stop being such a little bitch, stop complaining, and get your work done.
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WHAT????
I only wish I work 8 hour shifts.
Ha! You wuss, get some balls would ya!
I work 70-75 hours per week sometimes.
8 hours.....Hahahaha
Let me guess, your off Saturday and Sunday too right?
Sweep the Leg Johnny.
welcome to the real world!