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    How many hours per week do you work?

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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller
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      One thing that is a big deal is whether your job is one of productivity or one of availability. If your job is engineering or decision making making you a productivity worker, then going to 20-30 hours a week is found to be ideal for getting the best work out of you.

      If, on the other hand, you are an availability worker like a system admin, helpdesk tech or similar then cutting hours reduces your value to the company by making you less available.

      So it really depends. When I was at CitiGroup they offset this by having me be always on call as a system admin but only in the office for 20 hours a week. There are ways to make availability workers valuable without making them "work" too much, but you have to be more creative than just reducing hours.

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      • donaldlandruD
        donaldlandru @scottalanmiller
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        @scottalanmiller said:

        One thing that is a big deal is whether your job is one of productivity or one of availability. If your job is engineering or decision making making you a productivity worker, then going to 20-30 hours a week is found to be ideal for getting the best work out of you.

        If, on the other hand, you are an availability worker like a system admin, helpdesk tech or similar then cutting hours reduces your value to the company by making you less available.

        So it really depends. When I was at CitiGroup they offset this by having me be always on call as a system admin but only in the office for 20 hours a week. There are ways to make availability workers valuable without making them "work" too much, but you have to be more creative than just reducing hours.

        How do I get this????!! I am in the office 40-50 hours and then on-call for the other 150 or so hours

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller @donaldlandru
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          @donaldlandru said:

          How do I get this????!! I am in the office 40-50 hours and then on-call for the other 150 or so hours

          Um... work for a more enlightened company that takes its IT more seriously? 😉

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          • JaredBuschJ
            JaredBusch
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            I generally put in 40-45 billable hours a week. Billable hours = hours I get paid for.

            I also put in 5-10 hours of time doing things to improve my skills for various pieces of our business. This is not paid for directly.

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            • s.hacklemanS
              s.hackleman
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              40, I work 40 hours and then have a hard cut off. I came from a company that used to push me 45-55 every week to get their money's worth. I am much happier overall now than I was before, and makes me more likely to pick up skills at home and learn again vs coming home drained and wanting to unplug from all tech.

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              • dafyreD
                dafyre @s.hackleman
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                @s.hackleman This is where I am at too. I was the on call guy... and boy did I get the calls... My new employer is great and being just one of the minions low on the totem pole, I don't have to worry about too much like that.

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                • MattSpellerM
                  MattSpeller
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                  I used to bust my butt and do tons of OT - when I stopped and everything kept working....

                  37.5h/wk, occasionally an extra hour here or there, but it's rare.

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                  • stacksofplatesS
                    stacksofplates
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                    4 10's, and then I have my own business so I work in the evening until about 9-10 and then usually doing stuff for that on Friday as well.

                    Plus, I feel like a moron reading stuff on here so I'm always trying to learn things.

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                    • dafyreD
                      dafyre @stacksofplates
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                      @johnhooks Try, not! Do, or do not. There is no try! (sorry... I couldn't resist)... But seriously, I learn more by doing, so when somebody says hey I want to do $project -- If I have the resources in my system at home to set it up myself, then I do so.

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                      • stacksofplatesS
                        stacksofplates @dafyre
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                        @dafyre said:

                        @johnhooks Try, not! Do, or do not. There is no try! (sorry... I couldn't resist)... But seriously, I learn more by doing, so when somebody says hey I want to do $project -- If I have the resources in my system at home to set it up myself, then I do so.

                        Lol, I'm the same way. I have a hard time learning if I don't do it myself. Watching other people do it helps (much better than reading) but doing it is always the best for me. I just never feel like I'm not behind on stuff (if that makes sense).

                        I wish I was paid based on the number of VMs I've created and destroyed in doing projects.

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                        • dafyreD
                          dafyre
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                          If you ever feel like you are caught up... then you should worry, lol.

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