• Question: How long do you spend at work?

    Asked by oliviaisamazing to Fiona, Jane, Joanna, Michelle, William on 16 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Michelle Murphy

      Michelle Murphy answered on 15 Jun 2010:

      I start around 8 and leave about 5 Monday to Friday but if I have an experiment that will run later or am doing things like “I’m a scientist” I will often stay later. I occasionally work at weekends. In a sense work is also a hobby because I really enjoy it but it’s not all hard work. A good thing about the lab I work in is that if you want to catch a friend for lunch or get your hair done you can as long as you get the work done, it’s flexible like that.

    • Photo: William Davies

      William Davies answered on 15 Jun 2010:

      I usually get to work about 9.30, and leave about 6. I occasionally work an afternoon at the weekends if I need to catch up on stuff

    • Photo: Jane Henry

      Jane Henry answered on 15 Jun 2010:

      Forty hours a week plus other reading and speaking at conferences. More if there’s a deadline looming. I’m lucky that I can control a lot of my time and work when I want to, so I can take a morning off and work in the evening for example. That freedom means a lot.

    • Photo: Fiona Randall

      Fiona Randall answered on 16 Jun 2010:

      Hi Oliviaisamazing (great username)! I spend about 8-10 hours at work most days. There are days it is longer when an important experiment needs finishing but most of the time I can leave at a good time.

    • Photo: Joanna Brooks

      Joanna Brooks answered on 16 Jun 2010:

      Hello! About 9 hours per day 🙂

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