No Days off this week .

**Fusion** · 9th January 2010, 02:18 PM

Well i just got a call to say i have to go to work at 6pm tonight and knock off at midnight . Which is cool cos the more i work the more money i make

. But by the end of next week I will have worked 14 days straight .

Whats the longest you guys have worked without a day off ? My longest is 6 weeks without anytime off working on a dairy farm .

**BigJon** · 9th January 2010, 02:35 PM

In my current job I have done a few 4.5 week stints. It is supposed to be three weeks on and one week off, but that rarely happens.

**Disco_owner** · 9th January 2010, 02:36 PM

Hi Mick ;

The longest I've ever worked was 10 days straight , and I wanted to keep going by my Employer would not Allow me to work more , for reasons of "Duty of Care".

**Bundalene** · 9th January 2010, 02:54 PM

So, does this thread include wives & mothers...and their rare days off

Seriously though, Erich wouldn't say so, but he and Andy worked for 2 months pretty well all day, every day getting that 130 ready. Yes, they were working at home, but started very early and sometimes didn't knock off till 10-11pm. And believe me, they worked their butts off!

Then again, they probably wouldn't have wanted it any other way. Plus they LOVED every minute

Sheila

**numpty** · 9th January 2010, 03:00 PM

I normally do 2 weeks on 2 weeks off, but occasionally do a weeks OT making 3 weeks. Best though, is 24 days straight.

**OrangeZXr10R** · 9th January 2010, 03:02 PM

Does National Service count ?

18 months ...

**Bundalene** · 9th January 2010, 03:14 PM

Just as an addition to my above post.....

Reckon Ean Austral might add to this.... I believe he spends months away from home without a break when the prawns are running.

(Finished the last of those prawns the other night Ean...Thanks, they were lovely!)

**Disco_owner** · 9th January 2010, 04:10 PM

Originally Posted by OrangeZXr10R

Does National Service count ?

18 months ...

yep it counts , but ...18 months ...

where did you carry out your service ??

**dobbo** · 9th January 2010, 04:53 PM

When I worked inland I used to work 13 day fortnights, at least 3 12hrs shifts per fortnight.

In the late 90's I did casual work one summer to earn travelling cash, 0600hrs - 1400hrs day work one place doing general processing, then 1600hrs - 0000hrs unloading semi's, by hand. Did that for 6 days a week, 6 weeks straight. Travelling got postponed so I bought me a Hemi to play with.

Ean Austral · 9th January 2010, 04:59 PM

Originally Posted by Bundalene

Just as an addition to my above post.....

Reckon Ean Austral might add to this.... I believe he spends months away from home without a break when the prawns are running.

(Finished the last of those prawns the other night Ean...Thanks, they were lovely!)

Gday Erich,
Glad the prawns were still as enjoyable..We work on a time system not a catch system..
Our seasons are set by Fisheries and last year we did 2 seasons.7 april-21th june.then 25 july-5th dec..During those dates we are at sea the whole time and we work every day, unless we have a breakdown and have to return to a port for repairs.

There are area's where we can only work night time hours 6pm-8am and also areas where we can work day and night.

I think last year would be one of the longest where we have worked everyday as we had no breakdowns and we used the mothership to unload and refuel so we did work every night of the 2nd season.It was 134 days straight , plus 4 days travelling to and from the fishing grounds..

People think those pussy's on deadliest catch do it hard doing 8 days straight....But they get to make up for there reputation working that cold icy water..

Cheers Ean

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