How many hours per week do you work? How many hours do you spend at public meetings/hearings?
How many hours per week do you work? How many hours do you spend at public meetings/hearings?
We have had threads about this -
2006-06-16
http://www.cyburbia.org/forums/showt...ght=work+hours
2006-03-03
http://www.cyburbia.org/forums/showt...ght=work+hours
2005-08-31
http://www.cyburbia.org/forums/showt...ght=work+hours
Oddball
Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves?
Why don't you dig how beautiful it is out here?
Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?
From Kelly's Heroes (1970)
Are you sure you're not hurt ?
No. Just some parts wake up faster than others.
Broke parts take a little longer, though.
From Electric Horseman (1979)
I'm sorry for repeatedly posting questions that have already been answered on other threads. I searched the threads for the answer to this question, but didn't find anything. That's why I asked. Thanks so much!
I work 50+ hours/week and that doesn't include 4+ community meetings/month....it is the most demanding job I have EVER had.
private sector: 8-5 monday-friday (1 hour off for lunch), flex time, very very little comp time (usually only happens in those rare emergencies with really really large renderings/graphics preparation for final presentations that might keep one or more of us up past 2-3 am, in which case we can sleep in the next morning, don't know if you can really call this comp time though).
I have the option of going to evening meetings, not too may to go to (most of our work is done with the client, aka public sector planners, during the day). Only have to stay for our presentation then we can leave.
Hasn't changed much since I posted this last March:
Originally posted by NHPlanner
40 regular hours, on weeks with night meetings, add 3-8 hours.
Local government.Do you work for a locality or a private firm?
Though I'm an exempt, salaried employee, I do get what is called "Administrative Time" at a 1 to 1 basis for night meetings, which can be used for time off.Do you get comp time if you have a night meeting?
In a typical month, 2 Planning Board meetings, one additional meeting. In a busy month (like this month) I have 8 night meetings (2 Planning Board, 1 Town Council, 1 Heritage Commission, 1 Conservation Commission, and 1 advisory committee meeting).How often do you have to cover night meetings?
"Growth is inevitable and desirable, but destruction of community character is not. The question is not whether your part of the world is going to change. The question is how." -- Edward T. McMahon, The Conservation Fund
7:00 to 4:00, one hour off for lunch. That's 40 hours a week, not including any night meetings, the number of which fluctuates from month to month.
Maintaining enthusiasm in the face of crushing apathy.
Betweem 50-60 hours with approximately 2-3 evening meetings.
This is my downshift job.Currently working for a City
The most that I have worked was a few years ago when I worked for a city where my normal work week was four fourteen hour days and one nine hour day with occasional weekends. It paid very well, but the leadership was dysfunctional.
I have worked in both the private and public sectors
Public sector. The time sheets show my time as 40 hours per week, but I generally work 50+. I am a salaried employee that does not get comp time and being in management, I am not covered by Civil Service. The other planners in the office (non-management) work about 45 hours a week, get comp time at time and a half, and are covered by civil service after one year of employment. Its a good gig, no complaints here. Ever since I entered professional planning in the public sectorm, I have enjoyed what I do; therefore I do not mind putting in the necessary hours to get the work completed.
Satellite City Enabler
Was about 55/week until OT got cut. Now its 40 on the nose.
I am limited to working no more that 40 hours per week... if I work late one night, I have to work less hours on another day within the same week.
I personally don’t like the limit. If given the opportunity, there are a few projects that I would work 60 to 70 hours per week on. Even if I did not get paid for them, it would still help me advance in my career (which seems to be limited with my current employer, regardless of how hard or how many hours I work).
When compassion exceeds logic for too long, chaos will ensue. - Unknown
Whoah, I work for an agency that pays me for a 37.5 hour week, but expects me to put in a 45-50 hour week! I want your job!
We hope for better things; it will arise from the ashes - Fr Gabriel Richard 1805
roughly 40+ hours a week - 8-4:30 - ½ hour for lunch that I skip home for[advantage of being 4 blocks from work!]. I also have 2 council meetings a month, 1 plan board, 1 Island re-use board, 1 design committee, 1 design and preservation commission, plus another one or two irregular meetings. Then there's the meetings I have at regular occurances during the day. That ads another 4 to the mix.
You're more boring than you know.
45 hours a week 7:46-6:30. 1 Planning Commission meeting -usually 3-4 hours.
2 City Council meetings usually 3-4 hours
Right now about 44-50 hours for the city of Los Angeles. With a average of 2 community meetings a month at about 4 each.
It is so much more humane than when I had my own buisness which accounted for 80+
40 hrs a week is pretty regular, with perhaps 1 meeting or take-home project a month.
Public sector. 37.5 hours per week, comp time at time and a half for anything over that. 2-3 meetings per month.
37.5 hours weekly, no night meetings (perhaps 1 per year). Working at an MPO.
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