SIXdays
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66857)
Philippines
July 20, 2018 6:53am CST
Good evening to one and all! We had brief but heavy rains a couple of hours ago, and I was kind of worried because my son was still driving home. I opened the gate when I saw the car coming.
6 days! Yes, my son will be attending the first day of his masters classes. He is in school teaching Philosophy for the whole week, and tomorrow, he is out again. Basically, he will be at home the whole Sunday.
My son, upon arriving from school, lies down in my bed and relaxes himself. Then, he does his usual task like setting the table for our dinner.
He does his chores even though he is working, and that was what I stressed to him. I do my chores when I am on morning shift, and I prepare dogs’ food for dinner.
Can you work for 6 straight days?
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13 responses
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
24 Jul 18
@nela13 so, is it an 8 to 5 schedule even on Saturdays?
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@nela13 (55702)
• Portugal
23 Jul 18
@ridingbet Yes, i work in a public library and it is open on staurdays.
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@simplfred (20608)
• Philippines
20 Jul 18
Yes, as long it is not 24 hours a day... ha ha.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Jul 18
of course it should only be 8 hours a day.
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@simplfred (20608)
• Philippines
25 Jul 18
@ridingbet Yeah, I am doing that sometimes.
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@LadyDuck (457305)
• Switzerland
21 Jul 18
@ridingbet Working for yourself is a great satisfaction, but you do not count the hours of course. It happened that we started working at 5 in the morning and at midnight we were still working when we had urgent things to do. I am not sure I could now, I am no more young.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Jul 18
when i worked in the secondary hospital as a staff nurse, then senior nurse, then head nurse, i worked 6 days a week, 9 hours straight (when as head nurse). when i was a clinical instructor, i had 6 duty days (Mon-Wed., Thurs-Sat) from 2004 to 2006, then reduced to 4 days a week.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
23 Jul 18
@LadyDuck i had to count the number of hours that i work, because if we extend our work time, our energy will be done and we might not function normally as expected. that is why when i was the HN, i always consider the number of minutes and hours that a staff goes overtime.
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
21 Jul 18
@ridingbet at times yes. But one will get used to it.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Jul 18
that is great. did you feel exhausted after 6 working days?
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Jul 18
@DianneN we slept together in one bed until he was in his first year high school. from kindergarten to grade 6, we slept in the big matrimonial size Salem bed. when he was freshman high school, he volunteered to sleep alone in another bed.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Jul 18
yes, he sleeps in the left most room; i am in the middle room while my sister occupies the rightmost room.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Jul 18
yes it did to us before because the hospital was understaffed, and when i was an instructor, there were many students that we worked 6 days a week.
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
20 Jul 18
oh, i didn't know he was also going to do his master's at the same time. will he still have time or energy for his online writing assignments?
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Jul 18
he does his online work when he arrives home from school. just a quick lying in my bed for 15 minutes, his chore of setting the table, and then he does his articles for content writing. he can manage his time. he left this morning with my brown umbrella for his masters classes in St. Paul University.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Jul 18
our dishes when he is at home, he does. when he is in school, either i or my sister does the task. Sundays, my son does
@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
20 Jul 18
Yes, sometimes 7 days.. =)
But my job isn't as tiring as working in an office but can also be exhausting because there are times I stay in front of the laptop for more than 12 hours with just a few minutes break... My eyes and lower back suffer...
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Jul 18
oh, then working at home in an online job is also tiring and exhausting, right hija? you might have lower back pains, fluid accumulation in your feet and ankles, and your appetite might reduce as well. also, your eyesight might be compromised.
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
24 Jul 18
@ridingbet yes, you're right Ate...
But it's up to us if we'd be working that long. We own our time. They don't force us to work if we don't want.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
20 Jul 18
It's okay for me as long as there are no over time.
I remember working in the call center before, we only have 1 day off and it's not fair at all.
Good thing they change it to optional where it's up for you to work on your rest days or not.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Jul 18
really, hija? so, how many hours were you sitting in front of the laptop attending calls?
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
21 Jul 18
@ridingbet
I am not attending calls. I depend, sometimes the whole afternoon.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Jul 18
but we have to have time to rest, right doc?
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@amitkokiladitya (171936)
• Agra, India
21 Jul 18
@ridingbet yes..one day off is more than enough
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@Friendlypink (3805)
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20 Jul 18
Wow it is nice that he still manage to help you with the house chores. And 6 days for me is like forever if I will be away from my kids. The longest that I have been away from my kids is 4 days. But ohhh I so miss them much that time.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Jul 18
yes, i told my son that his work should not be a hindrance to his chores at home. i always remind him of myself that when i am on morning duty, i still cook our rice for dinner, and feed the dogs
