Who works a hella lot of hours

[TexasFool]

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[C.P. Jones]

usually 40-50 and don't get OT when every other tech does.....fair?

 

[armybound]

actual hours or hours I get paid for?

my stipend is a set 15 hours/week, but I actually do MAYBE 7-8 hours of work.

 

[notgettingin]

about 50 hours a week.

 

[mr burrito]

woo woo in with 0

 

[TexasFool]

Put in only the paid hours but it doesn't matter.

Nice to see that SDN members are rather productive members of society,

I pull in at least 75 hours per week nowa days.

 

[TexasFool]

usually 40-50 and don't get OT when every other tech does.....fair?

I don't get overtime pay either for tutoring because I'm self employed but isn't there a law against that if you are employed, I think it's illegal for them to work you more than 40 hours without overtime pay.

 

[DropkickMurphy]

RT job: depends on the schedule and whether I feel like overtime or not, so between 24-60 hrs per week
Continuing education writing job: flexible hours, as it's a freelance gig, but usually <10 hrs per week
Volunteer EMS/Fire: depends on call volume and availability, but I try to be available about 24-36 hrs per week
Research/Writing: depends on what I'm working on but lately, 16-20 hrs per week would probably be pretty close

 

[DropkickMurphy]

I don't get overtime pay either for tutoring because I'm self employed but isn't there a law against that if you are employed, I think it's illegal for them to work you more than 40 hours without overtime pay.

It depends on the type of work you're doing and I believe it varies from state to state as well.

 

[GoGoPandaBot]

someone from Cali does (maybe Oakland) hehe.

 

[future_dr_house]

For those of you with tech jobs, what certifications did you have to get them or did you train/certify afterwards? Did you apply online or ask people you knew?

 

[dantt]

I don't get overtime pay either for tutoring because I'm self employed but isn't there a law against that if you are employed, I think it's illegal for them to work you more than 40 hours without overtime pay.

"Exempt employee" (most salaried employees) are "exempt" from certain wage and hour laws including OT.

 

[armybound]

For those of you with tech jobs, what certifications did you have to get them or did you train/certify afterwards? Did you apply online or ask people you knew?

you talking IT tech or medical tech?

 

[dantt]

For those of you with tech jobs, what certifications did you have to get them or did you train/certify afterwards? Did you apply online or ask people you knew?

Common cert for entry level engineer is EIT. It's not that big of a deal but it gives you a little bit more credibility when applying for a job and maybe a small bonus or raise.

 

[63768]

right now 20 hrs a week as limited by work-study. in undergrad, there were weeks i worked 40hrs with class/assignments/tests as a consultant. when i didn't have school, 50hrs a week.

 

[deleted103730]

full-time undergrad plus 25-hour workweeks (32 last week) plus 8-10 hours doing research each week.

 

[Doc Henry]

Throughout my degree I've worked as many as 32 hours a week while taking 16 upper division science credits. Average is probably around 15 hrs/wk with 15 upper division science credits

 

[Halligan]

usually 40-50 and don't get OT when every other tech does.....fair?

I don't get OT as a tech, it's BS. They took it away to give to the nurses and LPNs!!!!!!!!!!! Bah! I work the same . . . about 50...but I also volly on a fire dpt for about 10 hrs a week..so like murphy said...it seems to be a little subjective.

 

[future_dr_house]

you talking IT tech or medical tech?

medical tech, specifically I'm thinking ER tech

 

[future_dr_house]

Common cert for entry level engineer is EIT. It's not that big of a deal but it gives you a little bit more credibility when applying for a job and maybe a small bonus or raise.

Sorry, not that. I've had a job offer for entry level engineering. I need paid clinical experience

 

[JLT91W]

70 hours in 7 days. 7 on, 7 off.

 

[GIGATT]

50 hours of real work (biopharm. company) and full time Masters program (18 credits) on top of that plus thesis write up. Hubby is a busy guy. At least he's not doing all of that AND studying for his MCAT like last year! Phew!

 

[KaraKiz]

60-64 hrs. over 7 days, so its not too bad, but that just means no weekend for KaraKiz.. more would be nice...