How much do you work "effectively" per day? Office work rel.
Mjukis
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Just curious - my job right now is very independent. Often I sit in front of my computer with 2-3 collegues (or zero, as the case today is) in the same office (though not in the same room) and a couple of workish things that need doing some time soon. Contrary to what Prince and the thread about Internet will have you believe, the internet isn't boring at all and I'm always drawn to its lure. So - if you have a similar work situation, how long is your EFFECTIVE work day?
Plaese to use Office Space jokes about "Spacing out" and working fifteen minutes per week sparingly.
Plaese to use Office Space jokes about "Spacing out" and working fifteen minutes per week sparingly.
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Big fan of snacking myself
I will say that even during the busy season, a lot of time is still spent on sites like Facebook, promoting the event as a whole and all the individual films.
In an 8 hour workday I work maybe 1-2 hours so that statement seems pretty close to the truth. I guess it depends on what kind of business you're in. In my case it's not due to lazyness rather than the work coming in though.
The rest of the time is killing time on the internet, playing games on the phone, chatting with co-workers and drinking alot of coffee and tea.
I should clarify that what I do isn't very glamourous and I don't get paid much to do it. It's just the situation right now. I'm moving on soon and I look forward to it.
Word, that's what I find too, I can bash out a load in an hour or two and then that's the whole days workload done, so it's cool
At a previous internship, I probably consistently worked 5 out of 7.5 hours. I never went on any fun websites, took no more than 30 min for lunch and didn't speak unless spoken to. That was actually my best internship.
I'll be honest, I work my ass off!!! I have a lot of responsibilities to various stakeholders, so I grind like a muthafucka. :real_headz: That's why I'll be going up for Full Professor in a year or so and I've only been a Associate Prof. for 2 years. Hard work has been very rewarding to my career, and my father (RIP) instilled me with a strong work ethic. I should earn my money!!!
Peace,
Big Stacks from Kakalak
Most educators work their asses off; glad to hear you're one of them. If I ever have a career in teaching, I don't think I'd mind the long hours as much as if I worked for some private, profit-oriented enterprise.
Hey Almond,
Your last statement rings true as I left the corporate life (as an HR consultant for 5 years) to become an academic. I find my work so rewarding that I feel I was born to be in this career, my "calling" of sorts. I'm passionate about my scholarship, teaching, and service to the field, so I put my all into it for my students and my other constituents (e.g., department, university, employers, editors, practitioners, etc.).
Peace,
Big Stacks from Kakalak
This sounds about right - I've found ways to do what I do efficiently, but part of the motivation that made me do that was so that I could slack off at least half the day. Then again, that may change if my work gets more intense - the summer slows a lot of things down, not just me.