w0rkiNg 6 daYs a weeK...do you still have time for yourself?

[aajao]

time management. but do you have enough time for yourself, including rest? :|

[BabyFATS]

When I was working 6 days, I still had time for myself, kaso kahati na yung time for rest. Kulang.

Buti na lang 5 days na workweek ko. Ngayon nga 4 days na lang eh, longer hours nga lang, but at least I have an extra day off for rest. :)

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[guwapig]

right now (since first week ko pa lang sa first job ko) ... parang wala! since 6:30 am i wake up and then mga 8 am to 9:30 am commute (from antipolo to makati cbd), then from 6:30 to 8 commute naman pauwi, so i have 8:30 to 10:30 pm lang of rest. haaaaay.

pero hopefully either i'll get accustomed to make the most out of my saturdays or sundays, or (God forbid) i resign and either take a sabbatical of sorts (again) or apply in a nearer company. pero like ko na sa company ko now eh... decisions decisions :confused:

[rains_delight]

Juice ko, I had 2 employers na may work every saturday, though half day lang ng sat pero nakakabato.

Wala na kaming pahinga nuon.

[beefeater]

I work 5 days a week (the last day being a 12-hour shift) I still have time for myself kahit papaano; the thing is, I'd rather spend it either by myself by sleeping or hanging out with friends. Nakakabagot rin kasi trabaho ko esp. sa gabi.

[tina11]

I work 5 days a week and have pager duty every alternate weekend, but I love the people I work with, so when I'm in the office, it feels like I'm with my barkada as well. And I work from home 2 days a week, so that helps a lot :) I can clean and do the laundry, and do other household chores in between checking email, preparing reports, and answering trouble tickets.

[SILENTMAX]

i work 24/7
when i think i work. sounds funny at first but thats what i do.

"the secret of hapiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does." -james m. barrie

[zschownhe]

....ako sometimes i work 7 days a week...depende sa project....but most of the times....6 days a week...but still i have time for my self....its just a matter of time management...

[Gabriela]

sunday is supposed to be rest day but i'm not getting any of it. :(

[aajao]

i really prefer working for only 5 days/week that's why i miss my former job. :( now i'm working 6 days/week and saturday's work time is still 8AM to 5PM. sheesh... didn't even consider a half-day.

[BabyFATS]

Hanap ka na ng ibang work, Jon. :D

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[j3n9]

i work from sunday to fri...

then my "supposedly" rest day...i spend it in school... how's that? :bungi:




time for myself.... wala na ata :( .... imbis na gumimik ako, i'd rather stay at home and rest. *sigh* pero paminsan minsan nakakalabas pa din ako, like watching movies or dining out... ok na ko dun. d naman ako gimikera eh.

pero ok na din...iniisip ko na lang kung matapos ko ang school ko, mas gaganda buhay ko...

i'm thinking of looking for a job na pang-graveyard shift lang ang sched... para gawin kong weekdays ang school ko.. para madali kong matapos ang skul ko. nde ko lang alam kung saan ako hahanap ng ganon... may marerecommend kayong company? i will really appreciate it. thanks :D

[monsterboy]

just quit work, and i guess i shouldve been thankful na halfday lang work pag saturdays.


nevertheless, i hated 6-day work days. really do. no time to gimik with officemates on friday (because of saturday work), tapos malabo naman kung saturday lunch...uwi na lang ako para magpahinga.

i agree, time management lang yan, pero iba pa rin kasi yung required ka na pumunta sa work station mo pag sabado.

[aajao]

monsterboy indeed, indeed. i could work for the company on Saturdays but i don't want to be obliged. i could do volunteer but i don't want the company requiring me to work. hey, its goodwill offering your "personal" time once in a while. its enough. :)

BabyFATS soon, friend, soon. ;)

[monsterboy]

aside from no gimmiks, medyo restrictive din sya if i want to study masters or take up self improvement classes. but then, ive already stated my point. galit lang talaga ako sa sabadong may pasok :)

[saywhat]

I have been working for the whole straight week, Friday (June 13 ~ holiday), Saturday and Sunday included. Almost 12 hours each day. Ganito hanggang next week. I might resign soon.

[kixter]

I work six days a week and hight shift at that.... but I do still have quality time with my family and still be able to go out with my friends and still be able to drink to death..... :vomit:

its hard the first time but when you get used to it, its alright since your system will get used to it.....

k!xT3r!!!
:hiphop:

[diugun_oirasor]

I used to work 6 days a week. Saturday was usually half-day.

Nasanay din ako. But then I missed out on the gimmiks and photo shoots/seminars that were usually scheduled on Saturday mornings. :( Hay!

I soon quit my job. Now I'm working in Makati 5-days a week. Mas ok na for me and I have a whole Saturday again for my hobbies. :D

[Hentai_Yin_Moko]

maswerte kayo at mahal nyo ang trabaho nyo kaya walang problema.

Ako i love to work.
pero di ko mahal ang curent job ko.
I work from 10pm to 6am.
monday to saturday.
day off ko is sunday... ..sunday ng gabi.
Daming bawal.
Bawal mag txt.
Bawal makipag kwentuhan.
Bawal mag surf ng unrelated sa job <to think im a webmaster>
Bawal naka cap.
Bawal naka shorts or naka slippers kahit bagyo at baha.
Bawal mag lagay ng baso sa mesa mo.
Bawal kumain sa mesa mo.
Break is just 30 minutes.
Kinuha ko itong job kasi nagugutom na ako.
Panawid gutom baga.
Right now im still looking for a new one.

yun lang.

ay sya nga pala....
kulang na kulang ang time.
mawawalan ka ng social life, love life, pati na din sex life.

[bronze_freak]

im working 5.5 days a week...half day every Saturday. So i usually spend most of my time resting sa haus pag Linggo...no gimiks, no shopping. Just attend the Mass and sleep. Thats all. Been working for 4 years na ren...ganito *** scenario. Sanayan lang yan. *okay*

[aajao]

5.5 days a week is better than 6 days a week. at least you have a half day for yourself, aside from the Sunday which usually is a day for your family. :)

[ansons]

halos wala ng time para sa sarili.

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[paotsy_]

Originally posted by Hentai_Yin_Moko
maswerte kayo at mahal nyo ang trabaho nyo kaya walang problema.

Ako i love to work.
pero di ko mahal ang curent job ko.
I work from 10pm to 6am.
monday to saturday.
day off ko is sunday... ..sunday ng gabi.
Daming bawal.
Bawal mag txt.
Bawal makipag kwentuhan.
Bawal mag surf ng unrelated sa job <to think im a webmaster>
Bawal naka cap.
Bawal naka shorts or naka slippers kahit bagyo at baha.
Bawal mag lagay ng baso sa mesa mo.
Bawal kumain sa mesa mo.
Break is just 30 minutes.
Kinuha ko itong job kasi nagugutom na ako.
Panawid gutom baga.
Right now im still looking for a new one.

yun lang.

ay sya nga pala....
kulang na kulang ang time.
mawawalan ka ng social life, love life, pati na din sex life.


:eek:

Grabe sked mo a! For 1 and half moths I worked on a night shift (10p-6a). Pero hindi naman ganon karami `yung bawal and plus 5 day work week lang (Monday night to Saturday morning). Pwede ba malaman kung san ka work or `yung nature ng company niyo. Baka kasi same company lang tayo.

:)

[jaz_dancer]

I work 7 days a week to 9 days straight ( i've tried 10 days straight as well and tell you, it was hell!). Night shift, 8 hours everyday with OT almost everyday (min of 2 hours to max of 6). I am basically asleep the entire morning that no one is able to reach me on my cell or landlyn (coz I wake up around 3 hours before my shift, just about enough time to get me fixed for work plus travel time).

Ok lang naman, masasanay ka rin. But of course I lose out on a lot of gimmicks and stuff with my barkada and spend so little time with my bf. And then whenever we get the chance to go out I'm either stressed out or kulang sa tulog. We would end up fighting during the first few months (he works regular hours-8 to 5) and ruining the entire day for both of us, but now I guess we learned how to handle it better. Its just a matter of adjusting and making compromises and of course a lot of sacrifices to be able to spend quality time.

Before feel bad pa ko whenever my friends wud go out on a saturday night and I'm stuck in the office till 5 am. Super hirap magadjust (most esp for a gimikera like me), pero lately, ok na naman. I guess it's just a matter of setting your priorities right. I mean i already gimmicked my whole college life, so I guess eto na *** kapalit.

The pay is really good and it helps me save (no more paying 500 bucks every saturday for 4-5 hours of fun, not to mention food and transpo expenses--toll, gas).

Its actually nice if you look at it from a different perspective. It made me realize the value of the littlest things.

TV - super saya ko kapag nakakita ko ng bagong commercial, hehehe,

my bed - masarap pala siya higaan kapag walang kalat (coz I don't stay there often anymore that's why its always clean)

time with my BF- before whenever we get to see each other its like ok, bye, tom ulit, but now I get to appreciate every second (and since we missed each other so much the past days, sarap ng feeling kapag nagkikita :*) ) and i guess the whole set up has made us more mature in dealing with our relationship.

sleep - used to be my last priority (syempre una sa list ko ang gimmick before, kahit na puyat puyat na ko) but now its on top of my list!! Sleep = heaven!!!!!

vitamins - gets you going talaga! My dad used to scold me for not taking my vitamins coz i'd always tell him that these are non essential stuff - oops, mali pala, hehehe.

and a lot more things!!

5 months and still surviving :D. I guess I can say that I like my work (otherwise I wouldn't sweat my a$$ of this much!!!)

Just take the time to adjust, appreciate the things that work is able to give you and of course treat yourself every once in a while for a job well done. :)

[Hentai_Yin_Moko]

Originally posted by paotsy_
:eek:

Grabe sked mo a! For 1 and half moths I worked on a night shift (10p-6a). Pero hindi naman ganon karami `yung bawal and plus 5 day work week lang (Monday night to Saturday morning). Pwede ba malaman kung san ka work or `yung nature ng company niyo. Baka kasi same company lang tayo.

:)

hahay.... sinabi mu. Hay... kung may ibang trabaho lang dyan eh tagal ko nang iniwanan ito. Also sabi nila eh "bayad" ang sundays ko kaya pag may OT or Night Differential eh mas maliit kasi divided by 30 ang sweldo mo so maliit ang per day mo.

Hay..... So webmaster ka din before?

[cutiegreyt]

me ****, 6 days a week ang psok nmin. hul day yung 4 saturdays pro we have 2 days off per month. kumbaga kapalit nung 4 half days nming pnasok. *** *** once a month din meron kaming pasok na isang sunday for our openhaws. ot charge dun kaya *** kakatamad gmising ng maaga e...

imbes na gmimik pa me sa day off ko e gnagawa kong tulog day yun. tpos nakakausap ko nlng friends ko thru emails, and sa chat. nde ko na sila nakikita.

[paotsy_]

Originally posted by Hentai_Yin_Moko
hahay.... sinabi mu. Hay... kung may ibang trabaho lang dyan eh tagal ko nang iniwanan ito. Also sabi nila eh "bayad" ang sundays ko kaya pag may OT or Night Differential eh mas maliit kasi divided by 30 ang sweldo mo so maliit ang per day mo.

Hay..... So webmaster ka din before?

Nope. Di ako webmaster. I do Marketing stuff pero graveyard shift ako...well dati...nagbago na sched ko 2-10 p na. Dami ko rin kasi naging problem nung graveyard shift pa ko. Hindi ako makatulog ng maayos so kahit 5 days a week lang work ko kulang pa rin time ko for myself and my family. Sa weekends lang kasi ako bumabawi ng tulog.

;)

[garbled]

medyo erratic ang work schedule ko... most of the time 5 days a week lang. pro pag may project 6 or 7 days a week. there was this one time n straigth 2 days ako sa office... 48 hours badtrip!

but i still make it a point to go out of town or whatever gimick from time to time. yari yari nga ang leaves ko e =)...


*** lang na isip ko.. paano na kaya if i start my own family?

... definitely a job change needed =)

[aajao]

would any of you settle for a much lower salary but only 5-day work schedule rather than a much higher-paying one with a 6-day work sked?

for me, i'd settle for a five-day working schedule as long as i'm not underpayed. i mean the employer compensates me according to the workload i do. :)

[garbled]

if any of you find an employer who doesn't underpay their employees let me know =)

"back! back to where you came from foul beast (core dump)!"

[frenchkisser]

Akala ko lang meron ...pero WALA! WALA! WALAAAA! (ala Carlo Aquino in Tanging Ina) :weg: .

[vandarkala]

Lemme see, I work six days a week at around 9 - 10 hours a day. Yep, in fact I do still have time for myself. Though mostly at night. And it takes a ****in' toll on me as well. I go out almost three to four times a week...that means I barely get enough sleep. It's all about taking the effort to go out if you want to. Life's not about work, nor is it about getting enough sleep...it's about making the most out of it.

[pauster007]

bump

[sherlockholmes]

I did that on my first job. I hated it. For a fresh grad, Friday nights usually is the time to unwind with friends and schoolmates. Then if you stayed too late, you'll be too wasted to force yourself to work on Saturdays.

I still hate that company, slave drivers.

[JoYcE`TiK]

i work 5 days a week 6:30 am-3:00 pm and i go to school on the weekend and monday nights so i have one day that i get out of the house at 5:45 am and go home at 9:30 pm. still, not so bad. ok naman, i'm almost done with school so i guess i'm hanging in there!! i hardly see my friends, i hardly talk on the phone. my free time mostly i spend with my kids. and i just sleep early, 10-ish. i just take advantage of the long weekends. yun na lang bale bakasyon ko, when i have no work and no school for 3 days katulad next week walang pasok sa school at walang pasok ng monday sa trabaho!! yehey!!

[White_Lavander]

i worked 6 dyas a week? and no problem at all? its better to work than to stay home with nothing to do but eating and sleeping without any damn income.... bi da?

[White_Lavander]

i worked 6 days a week? and no problem at all? its better to work than to stay home with nothing to do but eating and sleeping without any damn income.... bi da?

dito sa company namin bawal ang chicks pero exception to that wala ng bawal and were very greatful kasi were compensated in guidance with the LABOR LAW...

malas nyo lang siguro, di ba?

[_patricia97_]

i work 9-6 mondays-saturdays and it sucks big time! sometimes i'm at the office around 8am, i extend until 7 or 8pm and bagsak na ko sa bed when i get home. since my office is quite far from the gimmick places and the malls, i rarely go out nowadays. they say i now look 4 years older than my real age huhuhuhu....

unahan na lang kami magresign ng friend ko next year hehehe...

[ayu00]

whether working day or night shift, I'd prefer a 5 day workweek...

I've tried working 6 days before, it wasn't fun.... my body took a beating and soon enough, I got sick. ='( I'm currently working a 5-day workweek but i work anywhere from 8-14 hours in a day... 0_0

I'm trying to manage my time to lower those hours down to 8-11 per day ... ^_^ its all about time mgmt

[josh21]

Originally posted by Hentai_Yin_Moko
maswerte kayo at mahal nyo ang trabaho nyo kaya walang problema.

Ako i love to work.
pero di ko mahal ang curent job ko.
I work from 10pm to 6am.
monday to saturday.
day off ko is sunday... ..sunday ng gabi.
Daming bawal.
Bawal mag txt.
Bawal makipag kwentuhan.
Bawal mag surf ng unrelated sa job <to think im a webmaster>
Bawal naka cap.
Bawal naka shorts or naka slippers kahit bagyo at baha.
Bawal mag lagay ng baso sa mesa mo.
Bawal kumain sa mesa mo.
Break is just 30 minutes.
Kinuha ko itong job kasi nagugutom na ako.
Panawid gutom baga.
Right now im still looking for a new one.

yun lang.

ay sya nga pala....
kulang na kulang ang time.
mawawalan ka ng social life, love life, pati na din sex life.

pre same sched tau ah, 10-6 am din mon to sat, pareho din taung webmaster and pareho din *** bawal sa office natin. hehe. baka same company natin?! ortigas ka ba?

[deepSubmerge]

parang alam ko kung saan kayo josh21 at hentai_yin_moko.

[vandarkala]

the more i work, the more i play.

[trizfores]

i work in a comapny. it's not exactly 6 days a week but, it is a part of me. if i have to go to work on sundays, i do. plus, there's school and some of the freelance work that i do. it is hard to balance at times, but i try to do get a little time for myself. if i didn't, i think that i'd go crazy! it's important to get some peace of mind and some breathing space at least once everyday. :)

[TheDreamer]

I work 6 days a week too and my day off is on a Thursday. Weekends are killers because there's so much to be done on those days since I work for a supermarket chain and I'm store-based.

It really boils down to .. yep, time management. My point here is that I do go for the extra mile in my job but when day off comes, I alienate and pamper myself. If on workdays I have time to go out at night, I chill out with friends. At first, I couldnt really keep up with the work pace.. I even got pimples! But now I've adjusted ... it's also a matter of acceptance :)

Live life diba?

[aajao]

very optimistic. :)

[Ladydredd]

swerte ko pala, i got a 4-day work week, 3 days, rest days. yun nga lang, 11 hours ako per day. pero ok lang, instead of spending an hour or 2 on traffic, eh di, ipag-trabaho ko na lang. at least, matagal ang pahinga every week, hehehe =)

[sleep]

a 6 day work week really sucks, wala ka na time para sa sarili mo at family mo.... parang alila ka na nun... kasabay mo mag dayoff si inday :D

6days a week din pasok ko dati pero hindi ako pumapasok pag sabado :D

[ice_demon]

in my last project, i worked 7 days a week (9 months straight and a day or 2 per month for rest) and average of 10 hours a day... but now i still work 7 days a week (weekdays office, weekends sidelines). damn, my life really s*cks... :(

[treefingers]

i work 6 days/week. dami pa travel sa provinces. enjoy din sana kaya lang im attending graduate school. minsan sa bus nalang nag-aaral o nagsusulat ng draft para sa papers. :glee:

[Tri[p]nautic]

I work 6 days a week, almost 7 pa dahil ang saturday inoovernight namin. In 6 days, di bababa sa 10 hours ang work namin. Totoo, nawalan na ako ng family life, social life, at kung papabayaan ko baka pati lovelife. Ok lang sana kung at least wala ng overtime at wala ng overnights eh. Konting konti na lang, bibitaw na ako dito.

[sizzling]

Originally posted by Tri[p]nautic
I work 6 days a week, almost 7 pa dahil ang saturday inoovernight namin. In 6 days, di bababa sa 10 hours ang work namin. Totoo, nawalan na ako ng family life, social life, at kung papabayaan ko baka pati lovelife. Ok lang sana kung at least wala ng overtime at wala ng overnights eh. Konting konti na lang, bibitaw na ako dito.

Wow! ang lupit naman diyan, saan ka nagwowork?
Curious lang ako, ano ang pumipigil sa iyo sa pagbitaw diyan?

[ice_demon]

Originally posted by Tri[p]nautic
I work 6 days a week, almost 7 pa dahil ang saturday inoovernight namin. In 6 days, di bababa sa 10 hours ang work namin. Totoo, nawalan na ako ng family life, social life, at kung papabayaan ko baka pati lovelife. Ok lang sana kung at least wala ng overtime at wala ng overnights eh. Konting konti na lang, bibitaw na ako dito.

mmm... guess you're working at... accenture right? accenture is very popular in overworking employees, a corporate slave company and i'm a corporate slave of it. :~(

[corcor]

Accenture? Whoa! Yeah I hear the same thing too, they work you like a dog but they pay you well too right? Plus you get sent abroad for training or to work on certain projects? Me too, am part of Recruitment (hR department) in a call center-- and all I can say is I have never worked this hard in my entire life..l. supposedly it's only 5 days a week BUT there's no way you can finish your work within that time frame. I work an average of 12 hrs/day...perhaps it's coz' am not used to this kind of a work load? I definitely have NO SOCIAL LIFE whatsoever, I don't even have the time/ebergy to hit the gym during the week =( I have zits, I look horrible & am a cranky b***! Gotta get myself outta here fast...

[GeT`PSyCHo]

i work 6 days a week from 10pm upto 6am. i still manage to have time for myself and to my girlfriend. it's just a matter of self descipline. everything is!


:beg:

[ice_demon]

Originally posted by corcor
Accenture? Whoa! Yeah I hear the same thing too, they work you like a dog but they pay you well too right? Plus you get sent abroad for training or to work on certain projects? Me too, am part of Recruitment (hR department) in a call center-- and all I can say is I have never worked this hard in my entire life..l. supposedly it's only 5 days a week BUT there's no way you can finish your work within that time frame. I work an average of 12 hrs/day...perhaps it's coz' am not used to this kind of a work load? I definitely have NO SOCIAL LIFE whatsoever, I don't even have the time/ebergy to hit the gym during the week =( I have zits, I look horrible & am a cranky b***! Gotta get myself outta here fast...

damn, really? well... accenture is really one of the best IT company, lots of benefits & superior in training employees, very nice people. i learn a lot from it, still learning... but after my 2 years contract. it depends if i'll stay, i'll think about it.

yah, it's like i go to gym during lunchtime (one and half hour break, 1 hour gym and 30 mins lunch). mse building is really the best in all accenture building! free gym, free badminton, free basketball... mmm... what else....

[ice_demon]

Originally posted by corcor
Accenture? Whoa! Yeah I hear the same thing too, they work you like a dog but they pay you well too right? Plus you get sent abroad for training or to work on certain projects? Me too, am part of Recruitment (hR department) in a call center-- and all I can say is I have never worked this hard in my entire life..l. supposedly it's only 5 days a week BUT there's no way you can finish your work within that time frame. I work an average of 12 hrs/day...perhaps it's coz' am not used to this kind of a work load? I definitely have NO SOCIAL LIFE whatsoever, I don't even have the time/ebergy to hit the gym during the week =( I have zits, I look horrible & am a cranky b***! Gotta get myself outta here fast...

damn, really? well... accenture is really one of the best IT company, lots of benefits & superior in training employees, very nice people. i learn a lot from it, still learning... but after my 2 years contract. it depends if i'll stay, i'll think about it.

yah, it's like i go to gym during lunchtime (one and half hour break, 1 hour gym and 30 mins lunch). mse building is really the best in all accenture building! free gym, free badminton, free basketball... mmm... what else....

[ice_demon]

Originally posted by GeT`PSyCHo
i work 6 days a week from 10pm upto 6am. i still manage to have time for myself and to my girlfriend. it's just a matter of self descipline. everything is!


:beg:

oh nightshift, where do you work?

[Tri[p]nautic]

I work in a encoding/research company. Our project is still in its "adjustment" stage so there are a lot of problems and missed projections. We work almost non-stop from monday to saturday. We're forced to work overtime at least for 12 hours. 30 minutes breaktime for every 3 hours. Our sunday is supposed to a restday, but we're obliged to go to work if there's a shipment the following day. The last two saturdays we worked from 10 am to 6 am the following day. I didn't report today since I have this feeling that they would either force us to work for 16 hours or they'll ask us to work tomorrow.

The pay is quite unforgiving especially for a highly skilled staff. I this doesn't improve till December or January, I might bolt out of the company by february.

The problem is that we are extremely understaffed for that kind of project. Nagdagdag nga sila ng tao, but in my projection, we'll still short of people. What worries me is what if those who are new decided that they feel exploited, what if we resign all at the same time.

I'm seriously weighing my options. I just want to have extra money this christmas, afterwards I'd review my employement there.

The work itself is cool. It's their labor practices that is intolerable.

[Super Vegetto]

yun una kong trabaho, mon to sat 8-5pm. di masyadong enjoy ang weekend. then nagbago sked ko, mon-fri 8-6pm tapos half day pag sabado 8-12nn.

ok na rin pag half day sabado.

pangalawa kong trabaho mon-fri lang 9-6pm.

ngayong kelangan na uling maghanap ng malilipatan (folding up na company eh) naghahanap ako ng trabaho na at least half day lang ang sabado.

[Tri[p]nautic]

I did adjust in the end. Tiba tiba na rin sa sweldo kahit paano.

[corcor]

Finally resigned from my toxic job-- no way am I gonna work this hard unless it were my own business! My social life, spitirual life, & health is waaay more improtant than the salary!