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Hey all,
My dads a aircraft engineer, now works on a contract basis (ALOT more money). Hes just started with a company, whos paying him a crazy amount to work for them, anyways, he works 16 days straight then has 16 days off! Thats mad huh? Could you do it? I suppose you have to think about them 16 days off all the time, i reckon i could do it quite easily. Anyone else have a shift pattern like this? Or has done that in the past?
Its comon to work like that when your on building sites. 7-20 days on, svamped with work that hafto get finished, you make a ****load of money. But it isnt something you can do for a long period of time, you get burned out. Backs brake ;)
Plant workers near me who work at oil refinieries work shift work, they are usually 7 days on 7 days off. I think by law they wouldnt allow 16 day in US. But they do make incredible money for being high school graduates and many of them can barely put together a sentence. But due to their high risk level and shift work and being away from family they pull in 70-100K.
Yea 16 days if fine in the UK as long as there is a certain amount of time between each day shift. Hes done this kind of work for about 4/5 years now, he says its the best move he evermade to leave the company he was with and go at it on a contract basisQuote:
Originally Posted by Be Real
I couldnt do that kind of work becuase i'm the person who needs to do work and have breaks. The long periods of work would get extrememly tedious for a while and eat at me. Then on the flip side the long breaks would get extremely boring after 4-5 days and I'd want to get back to work.
We get that all of the time in Construction,
During the busy times of the jobs, we will work 7 days a week, for months at a time,
But it pays very well.
Well hes got three little ones so.. enough to keep him busy. Hes earning the type of money to go on vacation once a month though, and hes got 16 days to have that vacation! Imagine working for 16 days, then going to any country in the world for a 2 week holiday. I do see what you mean though, 16 days is a hell of alot of time to be working in a rowQuote:
Originally Posted by Be Real
I dunno personally I would think that would rock! I could pull it off depending on how long the shift was each day
Rock on brotha!Quote:
Originally Posted by needmorestrength
Differs, he does Days/Evenings/Nights it changes, but theres enough time to sleep etc inbetween them. Its a year contract, he usually does 1 year contracts, then auctions his skills off to the highest bidder.Quote:
Originally Posted by needmorestrength
Used to work like that. Worked 12 hour days at a soda company loading trucks 5 nights ( 10:30 - 11:00) 5 days week. Worked weekend at auto shop. Sucked ass....did nothing....and sucked ass.... I did what I had to...did it for 5 months...never again.
I know what you mean, MessyUK. When I was in law enforcement in New Orleans, we were always "forced" to work 12 hour shifts for 10 days during the Mardi Gras seasons. IT SUCKED!!!
But ****, I miss The Big Easy.:wg:
I thought I had it tough working 9 days a month then again I work a 54 hour wk. But then again I get paid to sleep and surf on AR.