• Question: How often do you do your job?

    Asked by anon-355843 on 13 Mar 2023.
    • Photo: Christy Sadler

      Christy Sadler answered on 13 Mar 2023:


      I work as a PhD student and I do lab-based research as my job. It is quite flexible so I get to choose when I do my work. I usually work in the lab 4 days a week and then have 1 day a week planning or analysing my data!

    • Photo: Graeme Dykes

      Graeme Dykes answered on 13 Mar 2023:


      My job is full-time, so I am at the lab or my office Monday to Friday between 09:00 and 17:00.
      Each day is a mixture of practical work in the lab, analysing date, writing reports and planning the next experiment.

    • Photo: Martin McCoustra

      Martin McCoustra answered on 13 Mar 2023:


      I work from around 7.30 am to 7.30 pm Monday to Friday. I’m careful to keep the weeks free as you need time to recharge!

    • Photo: Sarah Lyons

      Sarah Lyons answered on 13 Mar 2023:


      I work full-time 7am to 3pm, though my company has flexi-time meaning I can start and finish work at times that suit my life as long as I do my full-time hours each week.

    • Photo: Thomas Swift

      Thomas Swift answered on 13 Mar 2023:


      Every day.
      I get generous holiday every year but I spend every day either in the lab, talking about going into the lab, writing up what I did in the lab or teaching about the skills necessary for doing lab work.

      The talking and writing are taking up more and more of my time than the lab does as I get older but it is still the focus of all my attention

    • Photo: Alana McNulty

      Alana McNulty answered on 13 Mar 2023:


      I work in industry and have a full-time contract to work 37.5 hours in a week. I try to stick to this as much as I can, but sometimes when we’re busy, I can do a lot more. I usually start between 8 and 8.30am every day and finish between 4 and 5 pm.

    • Photo: Grace Roper

      Grace Roper answered on 14 Mar 2023:


      I tend to work Monday-Friday, from about 8.30am-5.30pm. There are certain days I need to work longer, and sometimes work spills into the weekend. Academic research (research at a university) is quite flexible though, so I can often find time for a nice coffee break!

    • Photo: Jade Markham

      Jade Markham answered on 31 Mar 2023:


      I work Mon – Fri 8 – 4

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