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Old Feb 11, 2007 | 08:30 AM
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My most hours I worked in a week is 98h. this was 10 years ago.
BUT last week I beat my old recored at this company I working for now, my old 1 is 56h and new 1 that I did this week was 74h.
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Old Feb 11, 2007 | 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by pinguhk' post='390163' date='Feb 11 2007, 06:30 PM
My most hours I worked in a week is 98h. this was 10 years ago.
BUT last week I beat my old recored at this company I working for now, my old 1 is 56h and new 1 that I did this week was 74h.
74h is quite much working for someone else. But it's nothing is you have your own firm.. Ok, to be fair, there is weeks with almost no work at all .
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Old Feb 11, 2007 | 09:36 AM
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LOL pingu by working time you mean real working time?? If yes i'm amaized of your big presence here on the forum and still 14h on average of...work.
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Old Feb 11, 2007 | 09:40 AM
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ive done 22 hours straight in the emergencyroom.. in one day....with only close to 1 hour break...
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Old Feb 11, 2007 | 02:42 PM
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i work for myself.100hrs average per week 9 am till 9/11.30pm season dependant.no sit down at all,on the move .in heat of kitchen,from march---june 6 days per week june ------october 7 days per week.
labour of love? or suicide?
have done that for over 30years
by the way i lose 45lbs in sweat and blood,need summer and winter clothes,haha.
you do what you gotta do!

but i have to do paperwork before i go to bed everyday.when i get home.thats the worst part.
but my time is my own in the winter,boy does it flybye.
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Old Feb 11, 2007 | 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by ipp' post='390200' date='Feb 12 2007, 02:07 AM
there is weeks with almost no work at all .
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Old Feb 11, 2007 | 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by BetterMakeWay' post='390231' date='Feb 12 2007, 02:36 AM
LOL pingu by working time you mean real working time?? If yes i'm amaized of your big presence here on the forum and still 14h on average of...work.
yes itis real work, had to do 3 x 3D renders and aload of photoshop work last week.
it was a projet in Dubai for a 5 star hotel only had 1 week to do it.
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Old Feb 11, 2007 | 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by ericdbs' post='390234' date='Feb 12 2007, 02:40 AM
ive done 22 hours straight in the emergencyroom.. in one day....with only close to 1 hour break...
22h in the emergency room
I love you guy you are the best worker in the world.
keep up the good work
I did 38h straight when I was young but I will not do that now max for 1 day is 15h and 8h sleep or I will be dead in 20 years time
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Old Feb 11, 2007 | 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by radioham' post='390337' date='Feb 12 2007, 07:42 AM
i work for myself.100hrs average per week 9 am till 9/11.30pm season dependant.no sit down at all,on the move .in heat of kitchen,from march---june 6 days per week june ------october 7 days per week.
labour of love? or suicide?
have done that for over 30years
by the way i lose 45lbs in sweat and blood,need summer and winter clothes,haha.
you do what you gotta do!

but i have to do paperwork before i go to bed everyday.when i get home.thats the worst part.
but my time is my own in the winter,boy does it flybye.
I know what you mean itis the hardest work being a boss or work soho.
I used to do it and did over 100h a week so now I just work for some company and get more time to play with my 2 babys, xbox360, my cars. but I have not been watch TV wast of time, do this at work at lunch time
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Old Feb 11, 2007 | 09:00 PM
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I remember a +140 hour week...investment banker
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