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Long ass shifts.

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aussieskier
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i just came off a 20hr shift. did breakfast, lunch and dinner today then preped for dinner (im apprentice chef) it fucking sucks i got work again in 8 hrs for a 17hr shift tomorrow. anyone else do big shifts like this?
Nov 24 2005 10:39PM
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aussieskier
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sorry i prepped for breakfast.
Nov 24 2005 10:39PM
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whoisikeEh
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dude thats so much dough though, haha i have 25 hr weeks, while u have 20 hr days, how much you get paid?
Nov 24 2005 10:40PM
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timmi
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the longest ive done is 12 hours. it was rough. i hope you get some good breaks or something
Nov 24 2005 10:41PM
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shrEddie
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yeah man how much do you get an hour. thats a ton of money no matter how much you get
Nov 24 2005 10:46PM
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whoisikeEh
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yea if i did 20 hours id have like 160 bucks. thats a half oz and a case or 2. thats tight
Nov 24 2005 10:47PM
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m1garand
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yea but don't you get to have like 4 days off now to ski?
Nov 24 2005 10:48PM
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linemaverick16
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To bad man that sounds harsh. I have done some 10 hours shifts and I thought those were harsh. I also am only 14 but that doesnt make much difference.
Nov 24 2005 10:48PM
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lanks
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dont talk until you've done a 168 hour shift. i have witnesses.
Nov 24 2005 10:55PM
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whoisikeEh
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commercial fishing?
Nov 24 2005 10:59PM
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lanks
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rickshawing and not going home for a week.
Nov 24 2005 11:02PM
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Torbord
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Ive done a couple of those working in a kitchen... did a 12 hour shift yesterday, which would not be that bad except it was suppose to be my day off.
Nov 24 2005 11:05PM
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Tinga
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yeah i worked a 9 hour shift and i thought that was the longest day of my life and i was only 15 which im pretty sure is illegal
Nov 24 2005 11:15PM
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spyder1
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joel, skiing doesnt count
Nov 24 2005 11:16PM
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k_Boss957
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chefs have long days so why are you complaining
Nov 24 2005 11:18PM
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FUUUCK
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20 hours thats rough
Nov 24 2005 11:35PM
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Paul-o-Rama
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thats crazy long
Nov 25 2005 2:04AM
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JoakimHayland
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i did a 21 hours shift once, the rest of the week i was like 17 hours, i was dead the weekend after that
Nov 25 2005 2:39AM
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~Cork_1080~
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yea, i think my record is 14.
Nov 25 2005 12:32PM
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icecreamsandwich
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yea i just work 4 - 12 hour shifts a week in a factory.....i thought they were rough.

but i guess you gotta know going into cooking that chances are you will be working long hours.
Nov 25 2005 12:39PM
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lanks
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no, i'm serious. i did a 168 hour shift in august of 2004. thats exactly 7 days. it was so gnar...i was insane by the end of it.
Nov 25 2005 12:41PM
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Anathema
Posts: 21048 - Karma: 5,061
yeah long shifts blow. i hate having to work retail for 12 hours straight. dealing with customers for that amount of time can drive a man crazy..
Nov 25 2005 12:41PM
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freestyler540
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thats hard, I thought 12 hour shifts sucked
Nov 25 2005 1:01PM
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Corkster
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i did 16 hrs once
Nov 25 2005 6:33PM
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Corkster
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and quite a few 12's
Nov 25 2005 6:33PM
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Lateralis
Posts: 1228 - Karma: 332
ive done 17 before. that was hell. imagine delivering milk for 17 hrs. that shit is intense
Nov 25 2005 6:39PM
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triebby
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holy crap, thats insane.
Nov 25 2005 6:51PM
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Snubluck
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I pulled a 15 hour on thanksgiving at the movie theater as the projectionist and also building up 4 movies.
Nov 25 2005 8:17PM
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aussieskier
Posts: 805 - Karma: 182
yea im making 50 an hour australian so thats i dunno 35us? and the thing that sucks is i now have another 1 tommorow and then sleep for 3 hours and then start again for a 16. and break wise i had all up of about a hour and a half spread into 15mins a time. i am making good money so i shouldnt be bitching about it.
Nov 25 2005 8:48PM
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00000000
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I've done about 21-22 hour days for 8 days in a row before. So that's a total of about 172 hours in 8 days.
Nov 25 2005 8:56PM
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