What's your ideal 40-hour workweek?

[silasthevillager]

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[Xara]

4 10 hour days sounds like the best option for me - that’s a long workday but at least i get 3 days off during the week

 

[cornimer]

I work 40 hours a week from May-August and I'm allowed to spread it out however I want, and I actually tend to do 5-and-a-bit hours all 7 days of the week! Someone people probably think I'm crazy, but I'd rather work a bit each day than work long hours in one day. I lose focus pretty easily, and I also get bored if I don't have any work to do on weekends I have no social life so it works haha

 

[LaBelleFleur]

I work five 8-hour workdays, but I'd love to try four 10-hour workdays. I think I'd be OK working a couple more hours a day to have a three-day weekend.

 

[silasthevillager]

I like 5/8. A three day weekend sounds nice, but 10 hour days don't leave me enough time in the evenings

 

[MapleSilver]

3 days seems like something I could do. I'm quite good at focusing on something all day if I have to, and I have the rest of the week off.

 

[LadyDestani]

I usually work a 5 day/8 hour work week and I honestly don't like it at all. The week drags by and the weekend goes way too quickly. However, twice in the past I have had the opportunity to work a 4 day/10 hour work week and I loved it. We weren't allowed to take our extra day off on Monday or Friday, but I chose Wednesday and that worked out just fine for me. It felt like a mini-weekend in the middle of the week. Because I have extreme anxiety every Sunday before going back to work, knowing I only had to work for 2 days before getting a break made things a lot easier on me. I wish my current job would offer that option, but I know that's not happening.

 

[Midoriya]

Five eight hour days to be honest. Though with the amount of stuff I could be doing as three careers, I would probably be working 24/7. Just depends I guess.

 

[silasthevillager]

I usually work a 5 day/8 hour work week and I honestly don't like it at all. The week drags by and the weekend goes way too quickly. However, twice in the past I have had the opportunity to work a 4 day/10 hour work week and I loved it. We weren't allowed to take our extra day off on Monday or Friday, but I chose Wednesday and that worked out just fine for me. It felt like a mini-weekend in the middle of the week. Because I have extreme anxiety every Sunday before going back to work, knowing I only had to work for 2 days before getting a break made things a lot easier on me. I wish my current job would offer that option, but I know that's not happening.

Sounds nice to be able to space out your workdays like that

 

[Snowesque]

Five eight-hour weekdays would be ideal for me currently, it is fairly accessible here thankfully.
As long as I am moving around, I can typically handle long hours. Largely depends on the type of work.

 

[Halloqueen]

Four days of work with ten hours of work per day is definitely the sweet spot for me. Seems like a good work/life balance to have three days to yourself. Hopefully I can make that happen in the future.

 

[dizzy bone]

In my previous job I worked 6 days a week (Monday off) 11am-8pm, sometimes longer if there’s an event in the weekend. It was exhausting. I moved back home to help out my parents and while I technically don’t have a day off, I only work 3-4 hours and the rest is freelance work from home. It’s easier and flexible for me, but I miss my old job even though it was tiring. It was at least interesting. My ideal would be to have a 3-day off and pack the rest of the hours in the remaining days though, or 4 ten hour days like the poll (if I wasn’t in my flexible situation right now lol)

 

[Alienfish]

Eh not sure how the last one are phrased cause they don't make sense, but honestly 6 hours is def enough.. maybe 8 could work depending on what job i have with enough breaks, but yeah.

 

[Jacob]

4 days of 10 hours would probably make a world of difference, having a 3rd extra day in the week for just two more hours of work a day sounds amazing.

Honestly I pull so many long days now that I would even like 2 days of 20 hours- work on Tuesday, sleep all day Wednesday, and work Thursday and have 4 days weekend : 0

 

[Romaki]

Here 10 hours days are pretty common, so I'd love it if it was only 4 days a week.

 

[Stella-Io]

I already work 5 days a week with anywhere from 6 to 9 hour shifts. I've done 10 hour and 12 hour work days and I don't like it. Mostly cause I hate my job, maybe if I had a job I enjoyed then I would be able to spend longer work hours there without wanting to climb up the walls and scream.

It really depends for me thou when I'm working, so that I can make time in my day to do things as well.

 

[Corrie]

I'd love to have a 6 hour day instead of 8. I feel like the last 2 hours of my shifts I'm braindead anyway lol.

 

[John Wick]

30 hours of lovin' and eating, and the rest in sleep.

 

[Oldcatlady]

Can I choose to work less hours lol

I’d pick either 5x8h or 6x6h. I can’t stand for more than 8h and the jobs I’ve had always require me to stand the whole shift so those shifts are tiring. But if it’s a desk work job then definitely 8-10h would be great

 

[Rasha]

I work a six 9-hour workdays, I absolutely despise working the sixth day because only having one day off just isn't enough to re-energize me physically and mentally and I'm always exhausted. I'd love a 5 days 8 hours instead.