What is a "normal" work week?

[LSX67]

Originally Posted by Beegs

I am a business owner, no employees....I work until the work gets done. Never have kept track of how many hours a week I work, don't know, don't care.....I am happy and that's all I care about!

Same here

[Bucketlist2012]

Before I retired, during our peak of the season, March through November, I worked whatever it took, 10 to 12 hours, 6 days a week.

Service calls.. you work until you are done. And paperwork before and after the calls are done..Whatever it took..

That is how I retired at the Top...The slackers got fired...I worked until I retired..

30 employee's....I was the first to show up everyday, and one of the last to leave...

[DFRESH]

I've been in my new gig for just over a year now--it's averaged 60 or more hours a week--which includes Saturdays. I've had to create a brand new financial services department from scratch, hire in 16 staff thus far, bring up an entire system to manage 14,000 students, then develop a plan to transition all of those financial services away from the mother ship and into our new system. The next go live date is this coming Tuesday--it will be a push. I am hoping with all my might that the pace will begin to slow up. It really depends upon the stage of the company, type of industry, etc--however, I will say that it seems like most everyone is being asked to do more with less resources. It's quite a challenge for sure. I would vote at least 50 hours a week for most working stiffs like me to be the norm--especially in jobs such as mine where you are responsible and accountable for the money.

Don't major in Accounting if you want an easy job with reasonable hours

Follow in Greg or Charlie's footsteps. (I'm sure both of these boys worked very hard for what they've attained---it typically doesn't come easy) Work smarter and harder than the others--

Dub Wanda

[Vegas69]

Some of you guys need to start reading the Healthy 101 thread.

For the self employed and even some of you in management positions, you have to learn to delegate and make your employees more efficient. On top of that, you need to let them know your expectations from them and that can change by the day.

As the old saying goes, the tortoise wins the race. It's always a work in progress. My two employees have been with me for roughly 2 years. It keeps getting better and better. Karen is my personal assistant and her duties increase constantly. Sal is my team agent and he's taking on my less desirable clients along with working Saturdays so I have the option. To take this a step further, I prepare all my clients from day ONE that they may be service by an associate to improve our service and professionalism. I'm a Real Estate agent and I have set hours and really don't work more than 35-45 hours a week. I could work 7 days a week from bell to bell. Life is to important to me. You must work hard, but you must also work smart.

I didn't wake up one day and this all magically happened. I made small changes over time. The results are that I'm spending more time with my best clients. That's what I get paid to do.