I love working 12 hour shifts. I would work 3 consecutive 12s then have 4 days off. I think the longest shift I ever worked was 21 hours. I always figured once I left the house to go to work my day was ruined so might as well work as many hours that day as possible. When I was young, I worked 3 jobs and went to college full time and still found time to party every night. I never got more than 3 hours of sleep. Leave the house at 6am, do school/work until somewhere beween 8pm and midnight, then close the bar down. No WAY I could do that now.

Spring of 93 was so wet there were very few days suitable for planting. A neighbor and I started late morning on a Friday - one of us tilling and one planting. We finished about 7 am Monday morning. Never really stopped working that whole time. Some very crooked rows that year!

30hr a week when everything is going "good" 50+ a week when my crew wants to drag butt if it wasn't from the butt chewing from uppper and when belly aching from the younger guys I'd prefer the 50+

My old job though, 70-80hr weeks where pretty normal once I had got on the maintenance team. 7a.m to when ever the job was done.lotta 7a.m-12a.m days lol.Worked like a dog but $700-$800 checks every week was some kinda nice.

Did a few 48hr and one or two 72hr mission being on the recovery team for my unit when where where in Texas and Cali. Take a 10min nap in the dirt real quick Every few hours ,stay hungry and tells alot if jokes and you'll be aight. Good times lookin back

Newly retired municipal employee. Had several instances of extreme working hours. Last year worked 30 hours straight plowing snow. Several years ago we received 32” of snow. Worked 36 hours straight. When I got home, it took about 8 hours to shovel out the homestead. I distinctly remember using the roof rake to pull snow off the eaves in hip boots. Longest was exactly 48 hours, but I had 2 separate 2 hour naps. That was a nasty and prolonged ice storm. Never enjoyed that aspect of the job.
Hang in there

Gotta ask, anyone else find a sense of pride in being able to have worked long hours ?

No matter what you say, someone will top it, lol.

34 hours working an armed robbery case.

I normally work between 50-70 hrs a week. When the pipeline picks up in the summer, we will be running between 85-90 hrs a week. Longest I have worked straight is 22 hrs

I work 60 hour weeks in the summer. 3 years ago on a job in Cali I was doing between 84 and 100 per week. That was only a 4 month job. I was only 66 so still young. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

Yes. I do at work and I think the same way about putting up fur after my kids go to bed. I know most people won’t think it’s cool but when I’m up late skinning and stretching I feel like I’ve accomplished something. And my wife is happy I was still able to help get the kids in bed lol

Longest straight shift for me was 19 hours which came right after closing the night before. Left at 0130 and to go go back at 0600 for the delivery. Then I worked until close that night.


Senior year worked graves went to school then night school sleep for a couple hours and do it all over. There were times I would do that for 2 days get home from work and would barely make it past the front door

I work 40 hrs a week, but it is a slower time of the year. When things pick up I can work as many hrs of overtime I want.

When oil went down the tubes in 1985, the company laid off a lot of people. Only the "A" rated people were remaining. We started working 27 days on and 3 days off. I thought my boss was 60 and he was only 37. Long hours, poor diet and coffee ages you in a hurry.

Went in one Monday morning at 0800. Got off Tuesday at 1800. Thunderstorms started rolling in Monday afternoon about 1500 and troubles started rolling in and I never made it home, lol. Back then I could do it and not think twice. Now I’d probably just tell them I’ve have enough after 12hrs. That can’t technically force me more than that, but dang those were some big checks coming in. Now time trumps money, lol.

I used to work a full time engineering job during the day, and run a little fab/welding shop in my garage at night. Many, many nignts without sleep. Admittedly these hours only lasted a few weeks to meet deadlines. usually, only 8-10 in the office, and 4-5 in the shop.

That was forty years ago.

Today, in my mid 70's i still work four days a week. usually 11-16 hours per shift. Sometimes, as workload dictates, much more.

Keep in mind these crazy hours are unsustainable. I have also taken years at a time off, only to catch up on my personal life.

12 to 16 hours at my age every min is a gift and always trying to stay ahead.

I work 40 hour weeks. Factoring in comp time it is probably closer to 37 actual hours worked a week. Longest days are water main breaks at quitting time. A bad one at the wrong time and you might have a 14 hour day.

I have too much stuff to do on my own time than to spend it all at work. 0 desire to work 60-80 hour weeks. You only have 1 life, no use wasting it all at work.

you misspelled day

....killing your self for 700-800 a week.....you need to upgrade