I work from 9 to midnight about 3 days a week, to 2-4am one night, to 7-9pm on Friday every other week. Saturdays are mostly off, then Sundays work from 11am for another 10-14hrs. This was pretty much from June - October. In November was working 80-100 hrs a week, but things are calming down post Thanksgiving. Is this a sweatshop?
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I’m guessing this might be like 60-75th percentile hours but not close to the sweatiest group on the street.
I’m in a top group at a mid tier BB and I work from 9 to 2-3 about 3 days a week, with maybe one night done by 11:30 or 12, and usually work until 7-9pm on Friday. Saturdays are off like 70% of the time, and Sundays are usually 12pm - 12am. My average is 85-90 hours, with a decent amount of 95-105 hour weeks as well. I just want to squeeze in going to the gym 1-2x Monday to Thursday but it’s impossible most weeks :(
sounds very similar...
How possible to slip downstairs to the gym for 45min during the weekday would it be for your group?
Probably possible once every other week on Monday to Thursday for 45 minutes. Sunday to Wednesday this week I couldn’t leave my desk for more 10 minutes and it wouldn’t have been possible to go.
I consider sustained (months) of 80+ to be sweaty
I haven’t had a single month where I wasn’t below an 80 hour average 😭 even my 4th of July week (55 hours) was followed by back to back 100,105.
having four 75 hour weeks in a row feels like a distant fairy tale to me tbh
No these aren't sweatshop hours. Imho sweatshop is Mo-Thu 09:00 - 2:00 - 3:00, Fr 09:00 - 08:00 with full sunday work.
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Always feel these posts are trying to flex hours…
As someone who works at a group that's commonly regarded as sweaty, getting off at midnight would feel like a dream.
The fact you get off at midnight most days and even have some Saturdays off sounds incredible.
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