Working Saturdays

[peter d]

I'm just curious how many of you typically work on Saturdays, and how many are strictly Monday through Friday guys.

 

[quogueelectric]

working saturdays

working saturdays

For 30 yrs I have almost always worked saturdays only sundays when I have to.

 

[JES2727]

I usually work on Saturdays. Rarely on Sundays.

 

[peter d]

I should clarify what I'm curious about. Do you work Saturdays because you have to (employer requests it, or if you're a contractor you have to because of your workload)?

 

[JohnE]

My guys are usually offered work on Saturdays. On a rare occasion I tell them I really need them. Typically myself and 2 guys work at least 5 hours 2 Saturdays a month.

 

[satcom]

The guys love, the time and a half money working on Saturdays.

 

[peter]

I am strictly a Monday through Friday drone. 3:30 p.m. Friday is the target zone.
Satcom--
'The guys love, the time and a half money working on Saturdays." These must be the younger guys. They haven't yet learned to budget within their means. I do agree that working Saturdays is more better than 10 hours Monday thru Friday. There is a life after work. Lest ye forget, there is some college football on Saturdays.
~Peter

 

[JohnE]

The guys love, the time and a half money working on Saturdays.

2 - 3 of my guys do. But watch out for the fireworks. A few years ago the responses flew through here about "my time/ family time/ I do enough already" etc. when the subject was brought up.

 

[480sparky]

I work most Saturdays. Usually about one Sunday a month, too.

I keep hearing about something called a 'weak end'.....

 

[mdshunk]

I'm a Monday through Friday guy. I don't schedule normal work for Saturdays or Sundays, ever, but sometimes emergencies prevail. I only do emergency call-outs on weekends for existing customers.

 

[macmikeman]

For me, I actually like Saturday work, and then taking off one day in the middle of the week for surf. There is less of a crowd out at my favorite breaks that way.

 

[DIRT27]

I am an employee. I work some saturdays when offered. I don't take advantage of all the saturday work offered. I have been working 50+ hrs the last month in 5 day work weeks. I personally would rather work the overtime durring the week and have my weekend for my time. We have quite a few guys that only want to do 40 and will do anything they can to get out of overtime. There is also I few that will take all the OT they can get and will work 60+ if they can get. In the past I have had 70+ hr weeks and don't really want to do that.

For the most part I am happy with 40hr weeks. This year I have worked about half 40 hr and half 48-50, I think it is more OT than I want, but I just want to keep my employer happy. We ussually don't have this much OT offered so I figured I should take it when it is availible.

 

[tonyou812]

I work most Saturdays but I go in spurts. Ill work 6 some 7 days for 2-3 months then take a short break from it and go back to it for another few months.

 

[S Carpenter]

My guys work Mon. - Fri. usually 40 a week if need be we can work Sats. but I usually cover all of the Sat. and Sun. emergency work because I don't get paid 1 1/2 or 2 time for it.

 

[e57]

I work both Saturday, and Sunday - at home. After self-teaching myself some welding and carpentry skills I have all kinds of neat contraptions to build.

 

[Luketrician]

two a month

two a month

I work a 12 hr swing shift. Which means that I work two weekends a month, days then nights.

Every fourth week I get seven days off. A good trade off imo..:smile:

 

[ptonsparky]

Small shop self employed, the only way I get a full day off is to be in the hospital or on vacation, meaning I leave the State. Even then I answer phone calls.

 

[hardworkingstiff]

When I was an hourly employee (from 1980-1990) I rarely worked a Saturday, and often had Friday off (4 - 10s).

Then I took a promotion and went on salary, worked every Saturday and some Sundays. I was able to hang on for 5-years before I thru in the towel and went out on my own.

Being a contractor now I've worked by myself, and with up to 4 employees over the last 11 years (I think I really prefer to work by myself). I now have one employee who is retired from the Army and does not care if we work less than 40-hours. We work between 30 and 44 hours on average, and try NEVER to work a weekend.

 

[electricmanscott]

I figure I'll only live once and I'd preffer to spend the least amount of time with a tool in my hand as possible. No weekends for me unless I am in a real jam.

Like to spend time with the family and do stuff other than work. :smile:

 

[ceknight]

I'm a Monday through Friday guy. I don't schedule normal work for Saturdays or Sundays, ever, but sometimes emergencies prevail. I only do emergency call-outs on weekends for existing customers.

That's my policy, too.

I will occasionally work on a Saturday when it's my fault -- if I've gotten behind schedule after having promised someone I would take care of them that week, for instance. Or if I'm trying to go on a fishing trip and need to cram some stuff in around the margins to ease the guilt. But those are special occasions.