Author Topic: How much free time u get with ur job (Read 780 times)

Creamo · « **Reply #15 on:** August 10, 2002, 04:01:02 AM »

$25/hour, 20 hours a week? Say 30 which is a stretch. Still, yikes.

Man I pity you.

DRipsnore could automate your career, but your right, you'll be 60 and have lotsa money.

capt. apathy · « **Reply #16 on:** August 10, 2002, 05:02:07 AM »

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Wowsers Frenchy. I always said I'd push a broom if it let me live in the USA, but if that's all you make being a flight instructore, maybe I'll reconsider that train of thought.

but thats $20-150 per day in American dollars. thats about 50k a year in Canadian money:D

SC-Sp00k · « **Reply #17 on:** August 10, 2002, 07:11:54 AM »

Senna have you got a line on someone I can contact about them?

BUG_EAF322 · « **Reply #18 on:** August 10, 2002, 08:55:30 AM »

Omg u guys are overworked
and working more than 12 hrs on 1 day should be forbidden

I can only think ur Unions don't protect u enough against overworking

freetime is very important
i guess a lot get sick repeatly
work to live
don't live to work

capt. apathy · « **Reply #19 on:** August 10, 2002, 09:55:40 AM »

long days aren't so bad. depending on the day of the week and the hours worked it can pay 1 1/2 times or double your hourly rate(depending on your union contract).

plus on a 7 day 12 hour schedual with only 1 lunch(they pay you extra not to take your second lunch break) you can make upto 119 pay hours after the premium time is calculated.

at just under 3 40-hour weeks worth of pay and only one weeks worth of hotel, car, and out of town dinning expences, I'd rather work the longer hours and just take 3 or 4 months off throughout the year, on a 40 hour schedual there is hardly time to do anything really interesting after work anyway. this way I get my time off in amounts big enough to take full advantage of it.

if you've shown up at work your days pretty much ruined anyway, you might as well make enough cash while you're there that you don't have to come back for awhile.

the only real draw-back is my check is hit for taxes as if I make that much every week so they take my money at the rate of a guy who makes 3 times what I do anually. ( the first check I recieved where take home was less than half was very hard to swallow)

AKDejaVu · « **Reply #20 on:** August 10, 2002, 10:18:47 AM »

I used to have a sweet shift. I'd work 3 12 hour shifts on Friday, Saturday and Sunday (nights) and would get off from work at 8 a.m. Monday morning and not have to be back until 8 pm Friday night. The pay worked out to 40 hours a week. We also received a 12% shift differential.

I went to a less sweet shift after that, but it payed much better. I worked 3 12 hour shifts one week then 4 12 hour shifts the next. The 4th night was always time and a half. We also received the 12% differential.

When I went to day shift (M-F 7-3:30) I took a 35% cut in pay (not in wage... just takehome). 3 years later and I'm just recovering from that. They keep me pretty busy at work, but perhaps 50% of the job is at my desk writing reports or on phone conferences. I can't say its hard work, but it still manages to be challenging.

I do miss those 3 and 4 day weekends though... but being on a normal shift lessens the pain.

AKDejaVu

milnko · « **Reply #21 on:** August 10, 2002, 07:01:20 PM »

I work in a Paper Mill, my current job pays $18.45 an hour, We work four days on, four days off, 12 hours per shift. So some weeks I work 48 hours, an other weeks only 36 hours.

We get 1.2 times overtime pay for working Sundays.

This schedule is a hell of alot better than the 28 day rotation we used to work til about 2 years ago.

(28 day rotation = 8 hour shifts, 7 days in a row graveyard shift, 2 days off, 7 days in a row swing shift, 2 days off, 7 days in a row day shift, 3 days off)

senna · « **Reply #22 on:** August 10, 2002, 07:41:35 PM »

Sc-spook, I was just joking. Please, never take me seriously.

BUG_EAF322 · « **Reply #23 on:** August 11, 2002, 12:39:00 AM »

ur guys are overworked

i work average 33.3 hrs a week

i get 129% loan for workong in the shift system

it pays well a good netto 1600€ every month not a top salary

but better than working in dayshift plus u have more free time

i can take 4 weeks holyday for just 14 days

and in the winter u at least see some daylight to

btw gotta work one night now than i'm of from monday till friday

love it i can see my baby grow up

sling322 · « **Reply #24 on:** August 11, 2002, 10:17:45 AM »

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Originally posted by AKDejaVu
I'd work 3 12 hour shifts on Friday, Saturday and Sunday (nights) and would get off from work at 8 a.m. Monday morning and not have to be back until 8 pm Friday night.

Deja's schedule sounds a lot like mine. I work 12 hour shifts on Sat Sun and Mon and then I am off for the rest of the week. As long as you put in a full 36 hours you get paid for 40...so its like getting 4 free hours a week just for showing up. Would be nice if we could get a shift differential. I had that at one of my old jobs...it sure was nice. They give us a lot of flexibility with our schedule though. We are allowed to trade days with others if we need a day off during our regular scheduled time. Heck, if you work it out right with the right people, you can work like 6 days in a row and then be off for almost 2 weeks and it doesnt burn up any of your vacation time.

capt. apathy · « **Reply #25 on:** August 11, 2002, 12:24:01 PM »

Milnko-
What mill do you work at? Wauna, Wyerehouser, or Long-fibre?

if you're working at Wauna stop by the new stainless tank (being built between recovery and the digesters) and say hi.

I'll be there 7-5:30 tuesday- friday for the next couple weeks.
I'll be the guy with the long hair and the welding hood or hard hat that says 'capt. Apathy' on the side.