whats the most hours you haved worked in a week?

Question

i've just done 74

Answer 1

When I first finished school I did one 96 hour week and had several between 85 and 90 hour weeks. This was a killer load as I was often on call to the hospital for 28 days then off for 7. Though I did occaisionally take brief naps, the weeks were still endless. Once I finshed all training I was able to settle down to a nice and casual 65 hour week most weeks.

No wonder I'm now retired at 50.

EDIT: For Dick -- I understand you are ex military, but 140 hours a week for 15 yrs would indicate you slept less than 4 hour a day assuming you worked a 7 day week for 15 years with no breaks. As no military unit, even in combat ever works under these conditions for periods of 15 years due to the fact that combat efficiency drops significantly, I have to doubt your statement. Having retired from the military and advised commanders on the readiness of troops, our troops even during combat were normally attempted on a 16-18 hours on 6-8 hours off schedule or we noticed a significant increase in troop loss due to non-battle injury and disease. I could see if you had said 130 hours but 140 is just not believeable, as you would have been in sleep deprevation psychosis. And those hours would have been under battle conditions only, otherwise our troops were ususally on no more than a 12 on 12 off shift which would be an average 84 hour week, though in normal times we would also manage to give most troops at least one rest day which would reduce that number by another 12 hours. Were you seriously under constant attack for 15 years without break while in military??

Answer 2

Over 100 hours a week working 7 days a week for 8 months when trying to get a new Gas platform ready and then to tow it into position. Most days were minimum 16 hours with some 18 and 24 hour stints thrown in for good measure.

Answer 3

A few years ago I worked one week that I remember was up in the 70's but I can't remember the exact number of hours. These days I regularly work up to 60 hours a week, drive for about 45 minutes each way to and from work and when I get home, wash, iron, cook, nurse, soothe, listen (or pretend to) and then fall asleep in front of the TV..

Answer 4

About 60.

Answer 5

About 70, 14 hour days for 5 days, but that included a 4 hour drive the day before andthe day after as it was at another of our companies offices, across the state, so 78 hours if you include the on-duty travel.

Answer 6

In 1960,I had to work for more than 82 hours a week as a clerk in a bank. And this was a routine affair for three years.

Answer 7

92 and never again. I used to work a 60 hour week then an 84 hour week. Did that for 12 months, nearly killed me but you just gotta do what ya gotta do sometimes.

Answer 8

12-14 hours 7 days a week about 84-98 hours give or take

Answer 9

41

Answer 10

This is true. I worked 22 hours a day, seven days a week solidly for two years. I ended up in Hospital. I will never work that hard again.