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Asked by data1vet on 8 Mar 2024. This question was also asked by base1sap.
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Martin McCoustra answered on 8 Mar 2024:
I generally work in my office from 8.00 am to 6.00 pm Monday to Friday. I made the decision long ago not to work much at the weekend and reserve that for me time. However, I sometimes sneak in work activities over the weekend if they are really necessary.
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Jayne Roberts answered on 8 Mar 2024:
I work from around 9 am to 5pm from Monday to Thursday. I don’t work on Fridays. This is a choice I made a few years ago so I could have extra time at the weekends to spend with my family.
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Michael C Macey answered on 8 Mar 2024:
A very good question and it depends! I work two science jobs, a lecturer, which is full time (37 hours a week) and an associate lecturer (3 hours a week). In the first role I write papers, teaching materials, go on fieldwork to other countries, go to conferences and support my PhD students. In the second role I give monthly tutorials and mark exams. In theory it could fit into a normal 9-5 and then the odd bit of work in the evening but with some weeks it can become a lot more.
For example, I was recently on fieldwork in Botswana collecting samples, so my day started at 7 am and ended quite late. For me, I try to keep balance by not working TOO much on the weekend and locking out time for things I like e.g., walking my dogs and playing on the Switch with my wife.
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Ravindu Ranaweera answered on 8 Mar 2024:
It depends on the workload and how close I am to deadlines. It is hard to switch off sometimes but I generally work from 10-4 and then a few ours on my own at night (hence the late start in the morning).
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Isabelle Luk Hang answered on 8 Mar 2024:
I work from 09:00 to 06:00 or 08:30 to 05:30 from Monday to Friday but my work is flexible and it depends on complexity of projects and requirements.
Sometimes I do also work more than that.
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Ryan Durnall answered on 10 Mar 2024:
I work Monday – Thursday and I alternate between day shifts and late shifts each week.
Day shift hours are 07:00 – 16:45
Late shift hours are 16:30 – 02:15Having a 3 day weekend every week is a huge bonus that doesn’t come with many aircraft engineering roles, so I’m extremely lucky with my working pattern.
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Sandra Robertson answered on 10 Mar 2024:
I work from 08:30 to 16:30 Monday to Friday, with 30 minutes for a lunch break and two 10 minute tea breaks.
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Lauren Graham answered on 13 Mar 2024:
I work 9-5 in the lab and from home on Fridays. Sometimes if it is busy I will work overtime and I also work a standby pattern to respond to emergency samples.
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Zoe Vance answered on 13 Mar 2024:
I usually work about 10-6, Monday to Friday. Might occasionally work a little later if I’m in the middle of something and on a roll at the end of the day, especially if I’m working from home that day. I might also do some bits outside of these hours if there’s a deadline to be met but for the most part there’s no reason for me to work long/weird hours with the kind of work I do, so I don’t.
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Gemma Chew answered on 13 Mar 2024:
I work Monday to Thursday 8 am to 4 pm, so about 30 hours.
I don’t work on Fridays so I can spend time with my family. -
Priscilla Tng answered on 14 Mar 2024:
I think it depends on what stage of your career you are at. I typically do about 8-10 hours Monday-Friday in the lab and then another 10 hours a week from home.
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Festus Ejikemeuwa answered on 15 Mar 2024:
I work 37.5 hours a week but in most days, I end up working more than my contractual hours.
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Christie Waddington answered on 15 Mar 2024:
On an average week, 36 – 40hrs. Sometimes I may do a little more on an evening if I have a big presentation the next day or an important meeting.
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Michael Schubert answered on 15 Mar 2024:
It varies, because I choose my own jobs and hours. I usually work about eight hours a day, but sometimes I work longer during the week so that I can take part of the day (or even the whole day) off on Friday. I have to work long hours when things get busy, but for the most part, I like choosing my own schedule!
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Katie Spencer answered on 20 Mar 2024:
I’m contracted for 35 hours a week – my working hours are flexible (which I LOVE!) but I try to work around 9.30 to 5.30 Monday – Friday. However, if I wanted to work 11am – 7pm that would also be fine, or I could take a big break in the middle of the day and adjust by start and finish times.
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Hayley Pincott answered on 22 Mar 2024:
I’m very lucky that my full time hours are Monday-Friday, 8:30-5pm. I sometimes need to work through breaks, come in a little earlier or leave a little later but I’m luckier then some of my other colleagues who work on-call and have to cover a service that runs 24hrs a day 365 days a year.
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Amy Stockwell answered on 23 Mar 2024:
32 hours per week. I only work Monday – Thursday, because I have a long term illness and need a long weekend to rest and still have time for fun
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Sharron Kenny answered on 4 Apr 2024:
i work 37.5hrs a week. this is generally split over monday – fridays
ill work from 8am-4.30pm mondays tuesdays and thursdays are in the lab days and wednesdays and fridays i work from home writing up the reports
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Gemma commented on :
I usually work 8am till 4pm Monday to Thursday. I don’t work Friday’s so I can spend more time with my children and have a good work life balance, which is important.
Alexander DB commented on :
I’m contracted for 37.5h a week, generally I work Monday to Friday from ~0800 to sometime between 1600 and 1700, this depends on meetings and traffic though
Charli commented on :
I work 35 hours a week, with two days slightly longer so that I can leave early on a Friday (in Edinburgh the schools finish at 12pm on Fridays). I also work one or two weekends every month outside my regular hours.
Edward commented on :
37 hours a week, which I try to stick to. Work pays bills, but you also need time for your hobbies and relaxing.
Graeme J commented on :
I am usually at work between 08:30 and 17:30 , on site during weekdays. Some of that time is spent in meetings or working at the computer. Most of that time is spent in the lab
Amy commented on :
I normally work 08:00-16:30 Monday to Thursday which totals 32 hours per week. But my hours are flexible.
Sharron K commented on :
i normally work 8am-4.30pm mondays – fridays
but i work from home on wednesday and friday then the rest of the days i am in the lab
Samantha commented on :
I’m very fortunate – I have been able to work part time since my daughter was born, and then when she started school I was able to get a term-time contract, so I work 30 hours per week, but I don’t work in the school holidays. And I get to work flexibly so that I can often work the hours that suit me, though I tend to work from about 9am to 4pm.
Thomas commented on :
I have a 9 to 5 job most days – although I am only ‘in the lab’ 2 or 3 days a week, so those days tend to risk being longer and other days I can log off early and relax. My schedule is very flexible, so I can schedule as much or little as I need to
DrLukeF commented on :
I try to work 9-5 Monday to Friday, but as a plant scientist I often have long experiments running that I have to check over the weekend. Intensive days in the lab can mean I don’t leave until much later, but I try to make up for this by finishing earlier on other days.
Katherine W commented on :
I work around 37 hours a week, which is usually about 9-5 Monday to Friday. My hours are quite flexible though, so I can work a bit longer Monday to Thursday so I can have a shorter day on Fridays!