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B123
from The wicked underbelly (Australia) on 2007-05-17 10:48 [#02084867]
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Its nearly 3 and I'm still at work trying to get a catalogue out. I've been here since 9am. Probobly the longest I've ever worked, no break.
Once I did a 14 hour shidt at the snow in the kitchen that was ghey.
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Gwely Mernans
from 23rd century entertainment (Canada) on 2007-05-17 11:39 [#02084886]
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when i worked for a moving company, i had a job that started at 8am and ended at 2am. i slept in the truck on some pads and woke up at 7am to start the next job, which wasn't so bad.
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thecurbcreeper
from United States on 2007-05-17 11:53 [#02084889]
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my shoes hurt
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J198
from Maastricht (Netherlands, The) on 2007-05-17 12:04 [#02084891]
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no
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marlowe
from Antarctica on 2007-05-17 12:24 [#02084898]
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I used to do 15 hour shifts at one place for a while til I told them to fuck it.
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mortsto-x
from Trondheim/Bodø (Norway) on 2007-05-17 12:47 [#02084903]
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I've gone directly from evening-shifts to night-shift, and also from night-shift to morning-shift, both about 17 hrs. The first is ok, but working a "normal day" after being at the night shift is pretty fucked up.
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Monoid
from one source all things depend on 2007-05-17 13:02 [#02084904]
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A 14 hour shit...?
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mortsto-x
from Trondheim/Bodø (Norway) on 2007-05-17 13:06 [#02084906]
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:D
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2007-05-17 13:33 [#02084915]
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14 hours.
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swears
from junk sleep on 2007-05-17 13:37 [#02084916]
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About ten and a half hours in the office to make up flexitime.
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Brisk
from selling smack at the orphanage on 2007-05-17 14:58 [#02084930]
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12 hours, then 5 hours sleep, then another 8 hours. That was pretty exhausting.
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Ceri JC
from Jefferson City (United States) on 2007-05-18 07:36 [#02085100]
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I work longish shifts reasonably regularly. 12 hours isn't common, but isn't out of the ordinary, either (did one on Wednesday). I once did a 23 hour shift, but that was a one off in a real emergency and work not only paid me overtime and gave me the following day off, but gave me a fat bonus as a thank you too.
A family member has on more than one occassion done a 36 hour shift.
The people who gripe about 9->5 being knackering have no idea.
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cuntychuck
from Copenhagen (Denmark) on 2007-05-18 07:44 [#02085101]
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i work for a multinational american call center (which sucks, i know) and they keep me here 9 hours a day. its shit. the longest shift i had was 24 hours work on a project which paid me good.
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Jarworski
from The Grove (United Kingdom) on 2007-05-18 07:47 [#02085103]
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Looked about three foot or so
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rockenjohnny
from champagne socialism (Australia) on 2007-05-18 07:51 [#02085105]
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im pretty useless after 12 or 13 hours so i call it quits before then :)
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Sclah
from Freudian Slipmat on 2007-05-18 08:10 [#02085109]
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8 - 23 once, in a summer job. It was mostly light physical work though, I find mental work more exhausting.
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cuntychuck
from Copenhagen (Denmark) on 2007-05-18 08:13 [#02085110]
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which is why you should be a factory worker. and there is a ton of factories in denmark. anyways, if you have qualifications (you'll need to do light physical work, all night long.) ill give you a well paid job within 5 years.
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oscillik
from the fires of orc on 2007-05-18 16:47 [#02085230]
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longest i've worked is 12 hours on an interactive support desk for gaming machine engineers.
i only did it a couple of times due to desperate money situations.
didn't like it one bit.
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vlari
from beyond the valley of the LOLs on 2007-05-18 16:54 [#02085234]
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during the christmas rush i delivered furniture from 7-23. never again
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stefano_azevedo
from Pindorama (Brazil) on 2007-05-18 16:55 [#02085235]
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gerbik
on 2007-05-18 16:55 [#02085236]
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one day 6am-2:30am, on the clock with 30 min for lunch. The commute was 1 hr each way.
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Anus_Presley
on 2007-05-19 01:11 [#02085281]
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rreally, it depends on the job
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Anus_Presley
on 2007-05-19 01:12 [#02085282]
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longest i've everr done is 12 hourrs and frrankly i find worrking long shifts like that soul destrroying.
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Fah
from Netherlands, The on 2007-05-19 02:53 [#02085288]
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18 hours at a festival drinking beer while registering V.I.P's on my laptop
12 and a half hour shifts for 10 weeks in a row
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J198
from Maastricht (Netherlands, The) on 2007-05-19 03:17 [#02085289]
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what exactly is your point in making this thread?
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taking_the_piz
on 2007-05-19 03:37 [#02085290]
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After close examination I've come to the conclusion that this thread has several purposes, being:
1. Self-pity and collective whining 2. Penis measuring device 3. Distraction from boredom, and perverted thoughts It's pretty obvious that most people posting here have two kinds of distraction from their daily life: posting at xlt, and having a go at their Willy.
4. Sincere interest (which is highly doubtful, to say the least)
And that's about it.
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taking_the_piz
on 2007-05-19 03:41 [#02085291]
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O, and I once had 20 hours of paid Tantric sex. Needless to say it was much as exhausting as it was fullfilling. Normally shifts take 5 hours max. My next goal is to reach 48 hours straight.
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mappatazee
from ¨y¨z¨| (Burkina Faso) on 2007-05-19 03:51 [#02085293]
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21 hr, -it was a 12 hr shift and the graveyard guy called out so i covered for him and read most of "Crime and Punishment"
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Sclah
from Freudian Slipmat on 2007-05-19 05:18 [#02085301]
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Are you Santa Claus?
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J198
from Maastricht (Netherlands, The) on 2007-05-19 05:45 [#02085305]
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i don't see any self pity anywhere. people are standing in line to tell everyone how long their shifts are. it's fucking pathetic.
i prefer bullshit threads with absolutely no contents over ones about work.
it's WORK, people. nothing to boast about (penis measuring device i suppose). It's sad enough you all have jobs anyway.
Tell your boss to piss off, then piss off yourself. Wankers.
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pigster
from melbs on 2007-05-19 05:48 [#02085306]
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i didn't think things like that were meant to be declared openly in threads
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HmND
from your mom (Israel) on 2007-05-19 06:33 [#02085317]
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12 hours.
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rockenjohnny
from champagne socialism (Australia) on 2007-05-19 06:57 [#02085327]
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i would say that work is the cause of meaning in life. finding happiness takes hard work. helping others to achieve happiness is an even more demanding job. sure, i disagree with purely material motivations, and i feel that the choices we make should be based on deeper considerations than our own self-interest.
but we cant escape the responsibility we have to our own self-development. work doesnt have to mean entrapment. work can be anything you want it to be. we can continually change jobs and careers, taking what we need from each environment to aid in our personal growth.
we are of a far greater benefit to ourselves and others if we work, with purpose.
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obara
from Utrecht on 2007-05-19 07:34 [#02085335]
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12 hours for 3 days in a row, translating a quality manual from shitty korean english to polish and 15 hours, when everyone at the office were invited to work 2 shifts on a day before an important outside control, when the factory was closed
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J198
from Maastricht (Netherlands, The) on 2007-05-19 07:45 [#02085336]
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while i do think it's great you have a positive outlook on things, i truly believe that work is the source of nearly all the misery in this world (as explained by Bob Black in the link i posted earlier). Telling yourself your job makes you happy is false, humiliating and insulting to your own intelligence.
Dreams make you happy, love makes you happy, friendship makes you happy, certain drugs make you happy.
Doing repetitive tasks day in day out, year in year out, will destroy your mind.
When you have a day off from work, how do you feel? Do you feel it is unnatural not to be working? I don't. It feels normal to me.
I know it can't be changed, but i'm not going to be all passive about it.
Anyway, just my opinion. I can't ever get anyone to even read these anti-work essays and as you can tell that frustrates me somewhat.
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rockenjohnny
from champagne socialism (Australia) on 2007-05-19 18:20 [#02085553]
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i read through part of the essay, but i stopped right after i posted here and went straight to bed, because i had been at work for too long ;)
i think theres a strong argument against repetitive tasks. thats one of the main things which turned me off being a chef. but i think the problem was not so much the task in itself, but my attitude toward it. i really just wanted to learn to cook, and to take that skill home.
a full time artist who paints all day will be happy if they are passionate about their job. a monk who teaches all day will be happy if they have faith in their cause. right now im aiming to work as a nurse because i feel that kind of work would be intrinsically rewarding, even though it would feature a strict routine.
its my day off right now, its going to be great to walk down to the bakery and grab a croissant and some fresh bread. i wouldnt go as far as to day that a working day feels more or less unnatural, because i consciously choose to be there, so i can pay for the bread, my rent, university fees, and a holiday in november.
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B123
from The wicked underbelly (Australia) on 2007-05-20 16:58 [#02085835]
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it was genuine interest, i wanted to get a feel for other peoples work experiences from around the world. many countries have vastly different work ethics.
peace
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