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In consulting, 40 hour week means only one thing - a lie.
You folks are all slackers - I knock out 40 by mid morning Wednesday and then start on my next 40. Then I knock out another 20 after that over the weekend. Rinse and repeat. Then I post my humblebrag on LinkedIn about my side hustles.
Rising Star
40 hour work week means billing 40, working 60. Schedule the hours as needed
Amazon1, thoughts like these are toxic? It is the reality, people don't work 40 hours a week it is either much more some weeks or much less some weeks. Just sitting in front of the laptop is not considered working. Atleast you got the sarcasm. I have done my fair share of industry and consulting, it is the sam everywhere.
You can never get a straight answer from consultants...
This cracked me up !
It generally means 9-5, technically 37.5 hours (30 min lunch).
ONlY 30 minutes?!?! wtfff
Chief
Who starts work at 9am? 🤣🤣
Even when I commuted I was at my desk by 7:30am.
Chief
Pass. Sorry for your situation.
Do you take a lunch break?
I would think you can do that math on this one?
My impression is that it means 9-6 if you take an hour for lunch.
40 hours means you put at least forty hours in your timesheet. nobody is keeping scores, it’s all about how happy the person paying the bill is. Sometimes you meet 70 hours, sometimes 30 is enough, sooner you find out where slacking is possible, happier you’ll be.
Chief
6-3
There are people who get 1 hour lunch???
Not get, take. Honestly, try it, it makes everything so much more bearable
It's a part time job when you clock 12h a day.
Rising Star
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Chief
I vary my hours based on what I need to do that week. Usually I work 9-10 hours on weekdays starting at 6:30am and then I work a shorter Friday. Of course that's when I'm only doing a 40 hour work week.
Lunch break is not part of 8hrs you can do the math now
Rising Star
Listen to dolly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbxUSsFXYo4
10am to 6:30pm. Take 2-3 hours in middle for breaks
To answer your question in specific - 9-6 without lunch is your 8 hr work routine
Chief
8-5 is my schedule for 45s. Take an hour lunch and you’ve got 40s. I only eat the souls of my coworkers so that’s not an issue for me
It means 7am-8am to 6pm-7pm. It’s never exactly 40hrs.
I’m industry & my “40 hour work week” is 8:30-5:30, and taking a 30min lunch on 90% of days