Does anyone here work full time?
Hey all.
Ive started an apprenticeship on Monday and so far ive felt like ive barely been at home. When i get home i feel like im awake for 10 mins and then im at work again. I spend 5 hours awake once ive finished for the day.
So does anyone else work full time and expereince this?
Does it become better over time?
Thanks
Ive started an apprenticeship on Monday and so far ive felt like ive barely been at home. When i get home i feel like im awake for 10 mins and then im at work again. I spend 5 hours awake once ive finished for the day.
So does anyone else work full time and expereince this?
Does it become better over time?
Thanks
Original post by fefssdf
So what hours do you work ?
Mon-Fri: 8:15am - 5pm
I usually arrive at 8am and leave around 5-5:15pm
Original post by FireFreezer77
Hey all.
Ive started an apprenticeship on Monday and so far ive felt like ive barely been at home. When i get home i feel like im awake for 10 mins and then im at work again. I spend 5 hours awake once ive finished for the day.
So does anyone else work full time and expereince this?
Does it become better over time?
Thanks
Ive started an apprenticeship on Monday and so far ive felt like ive barely been at home. When i get home i feel like im awake for 10 mins and then im at work again. I spend 5 hours awake once ive finished for the day.
So does anyone else work full time and expereince this?
Does it become better over time?
Thanks
Welcome to the working world
I was like this with my first job, you'll get used to itOriginal post by Hamo2509
Welcome to the working world I was like this with my first job, you'll get used to it
I was like this with my first job, you'll get used to itThanks!
I like the job so far so its not too bad. Just wish i could appreciate the time at home!
I hope so! How long did it take you to adapt?
Original post by FireFreezer77
Mon-Fri: 8:15am - 5pm
I usually arrive at 8am and leave around 5-5:15pm
I usually arrive at 8am and leave around 5-5:15pm
Oh god that's bad :/ my part time job is only one day a week but I get tonnes of overtime and have just increased my hours from 4 to 9 so I'm working 11-8 each Saturday now .... It'll be awful but I really need the cash TBH
Original post by FireFreezer77
Thanks!
I like the job so far so its not too bad. Just wish i could appreciate the time at home!
I hope so! How long did it take you to adapt?
I like the job so far so its not too bad. Just wish i could appreciate the time at home!
I hope so! How long did it take you to adapt?
Hmm.. maybe 2-3 weeks? When I first started I felt like I was continuously at work.
Being an adult sucks, but you get used to it.
However, one thing I've always noted is the trade-off between money and time.
Part-time work:
- More free time.
- Less money to spend during your free time.
Full-time work:
- Less free time.
- More money to spend during your free time.
Speaking from second-hand experience, it sucks working part-time because although the free-time you get is great, your financial situation limits what you can do during it. And speaking from first-hand experience, having more money is great but I'd be a lot happier if I had more time with which to do stuff that required spending money.
It's a double-edged sword no matter which way you look at it, and I realise this has little to no impact on your actual question but I felt like digressing.
But to reiterate: you do get used to it. It doesn't become better. It never gets better. You merely... adjust.
However, one thing I've always noted is the trade-off between money and time.
Part-time work:
- More free time.
- Less money to spend during your free time.
Full-time work:
- Less free time.
- More money to spend during your free time.
Speaking from second-hand experience, it sucks working part-time because although the free-time you get is great, your financial situation limits what you can do during it. And speaking from first-hand experience, having more money is great but I'd be a lot happier if I had more time with which to do stuff that required spending money.
It's a double-edged sword no matter which way you look at it, and I realise this has little to no impact on your actual question but I felt like digressing.
But to reiterate: you do get used to it. It doesn't become better. It never gets better. You merely... adjust.
I work 7 or 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, and even then I'm drained
It is rather draining to be honest, I'm 5 weeks in on a 9 to 5. I think it's a must must must to get the right amount of sleep you need (varies slightly from person to person, but look around 8 or 9 hours.. you probably know best for that one). and to have regular sleeping patterns on the weekend too, even if you want a lie in. Like say, waking up at 7:30 Mon-Fri and then having a lie-in until 11 on the Saturday because you're knackered (which is fair enough) is probably risky, I'd get up at like 9 or half 9 or something.
Original post by fefssdf
Oh god that's bad :/ my part time job is only one day a week but I get tonnes of overtime and have just increased my hours from 4 to 9 so I'm working 11-8 each Saturday now .... It'll be awful but I really need the cash TBH
Its not that bad. The job is really enjoyable and the people are great too!
Well 1 day a week is alright! You do 9 hours a week? Thats nothing!
Well 9 hours so its the same as me! And im doing it 5 days a week!
Original post by Hamo2509
Hmm.. maybe 2-3 weeks? When I first started I felt like I was continuously at work.
Ah well thad not too bad then! Plus i go on holiday for a week in October so that will be nice!
Yeah thats how i feel now!
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