What is a "normal" work week?

[Sandbagger]

45-50 hrs . Commision Body tech . Its a dying proffession . Large high prodution shops continue to give the work away and kiss the insurance companies ass . so the rates are the same as they were 8-9 years ago
Another local 30 year shop just closed up .
I look for something else everyday .
I make the same as I did 10 years ago when there is work .
State Farm has Five yes Five corporate jets ...wtf

[John510]

When I first opened my store I was there 7 days a week 12+ hours a day. That sucked!

Now Im at 2-3 hours a day about 5 days a week running around getting supplies, making sure stores are clean, collecting deposits, etc.

[Beegs]

Originally Posted by John510

When I first opened my store I was there 7 days a week 12+ hours a day. That sucked!

Now Im at 2-3 hours a day about 5 days a week running around getting supplies, making sure stores are clean, collecting deposits, etc.

I'm curious.....what type of store?

[John510]

Originally Posted by Beegs

I'm curious.....what type of store?

Restaurants

[slck6t9]

Mine is unusual also. After retireing from the Air Force (flightline maintinance) where you worked whatever hours it took to to get the jets ready. Now I am a contractor for the AF and deploy for 4 months where I work 7 days a week 12 hrs a day (84 hrs week). Then I come home and have 4 months off to do whatever I want. So during that time off I get to recharge the batteries.

[strtcar]

Originally Posted by John510

Restaurants

franchises?

[Tony_SS]

Speaking of restaurants... my parents have a great opportunity for someone.. they've run this family business since 1959. They want to sell and retire. It's great income... turnkey operation in the St. Louis area.

[John510]

Originally Posted by strtcar

franchises?

2 are franchises and 1 is something I invented myself.

Oh and Im back to working those lovely 50-60 hour weeks since I just let go of the manager.

[Shmoov69]

Well, I'm in roofing and I work 60+ in management. My guys (and me when I was on a roof!) average around 50 year round. But very few Saturdays, just long week days.
I can't imagine only 40!!!

[Rick D]

Originally Posted by Sandbagger

45-50 hrs . Commision Body tech . Its a dying proffession . Large high prodution shops continue to give the work away and kiss the insurance companies ass . so the rates are the same as they were 8-9 years ago
Another local 30 year shop just closed up .
I look for something else everyday .
I make the same as I did 10 years ago when there is work .
State Farm has Five yes Five corporate jets ...wtf

What shop just closed? I didn't here of another one gone lately.

As for work it depends, some weeks I'm over 50 hours, some weeks it's right at 40. Last week I had over 40 hrs before Thursday, it's not hard work any more at least from a physical stand point but some weeks like last week was very demanding on the brain so this weekend I got to go camping with my son and the boy scouts and we had a great time, helps that some of the other dads are friends .

Now this week I get to go to boy scout day camp with my son for two days ! But work call in a faver last week and I have to in on Wedensday instead of being off for the whole week but don't think I would want to go back to running a shop for anything