What is your ideal work situation?

Dear Gerty, I work as a freelance writer. I am also a Marketing Assistant. I love having a flexible and varied schedule. I am a morning person, so I prefer to work in the daytime. At one of my workplaces, I work from noon til four. I love all of my jobs for different reasons.

Many years a go, when I was working a traditional job as a vet tech I worked from 10:00 in the morning until 6 pm. I really disliked it, I mean I loved the job it was the hours I didn't love because I wasn't home when the kids got home from school. =( So I decided to quit working and become a full time stay at home mom, thankfully for me that was doable, but we did feel the pinch for a little while and back then I did consider going back to work. Today I am glad I did not. If I had to work out of the home I think I would prefer night hours, though I am always more awake at night so would probably be much more productive. And also I would be getting off when the kids went to school and waking up when they came home have a couple hours with them before going to work.

my job is really perfect for me because i have health issues. i work 3 mornings a week from 8:30 til 12:30 and i have days in between to rest or do whatever. sure i dont get a ton of money, but i like the people i work with, the company i work for and i love the hours.

hi GardenGerty I used to wo rk as a n urses aide in the local hospital and so did shifts,changing every three weeks, but finally got on solid on the 3 to 11 shift,this is the fun shift as it never boring,afternoon surgeries and emergency surgeries, babies being born, things change all the time which is sort of funl then the last 23 years I worked days and some ev enings in our tustin Libray and loved it as the crew were so much fun to be with.I did work out of a nusres registry for three years night shift which was okay some ti mes but hated being sent to some of the really [poor quality nursing homes here in Caliofornia,not the patients but the conditions , the careless ness, the rotten hygiene just 'unbearable.Working in the library was pleasant as I shelved media and books and all media thats checked out. The crew were delightful too. I was retired at 79. both jobs involved helping people which I always wanted to do.

Work 2 hours, get paid for 40...

When I was at work,I went to work at 8 am and didn't get off until 5 pm ,during it we had one hour for lunch.However I lived out of a suitcase ,which constituted most of my working life.If let me say what schedule I like,I choose day shift before night work.

My ideal work situation would be where I'm my own boss. LOL But since that's not possible, I'd like to be able to work a full-time schedule with overtime. I'm not really picky about what hours I work, however, I would rather work a straight shift over a split one. I currently work a part-time split shift and although I love being able to go home in between shifts, I'd rather just get the work done and over with so I don't have to worry about going back the same day. Unfortunately with the job I have, that isn't possible. On the plus side, at least it's close to home. The things I like most about my job are the dogs I work with. The majority of them are very sweet. I also like working independently. Most of the time I get to work alone. I don't have to deal with anyone but the dogs. The things I don't care for is all the crap...literally and figuratively! LOL I especially hate it when my boss is in a bad mood. She tends to complain about everything. Oh, and before I forget I also don't like not having a set schedule. My days are all over the place...even when my boss gives me a schedule, it can change at any time. For example I was scheduled to work this past Thursday, but when I got there I found out I didn't really need to be there. My boss let me stay anyway, but not without a price. Wish I could have went home as she was in a really bad mood that day! Oh well, I guess that's what happens when you work for someone else! Happy mylotting!

I've had my ideal work situation a few times. Tutoring one on one and the hours are usually a couple at a time. To me, that's perfict.

Hi GG, I don't work anymore at this time, other than Ebay selling. I gave up a couple of years ago trying previously for 2 years to find work, and then ended up taking an early retirement. When I did work at the Shoe store, I would work 3 twelve hour days from open to close. That was my preference and I would have 4 days off. They would be different days but I also would be able to choose which days I wanted to work. I enjoyed that. The garden center I would work from 7-8 in the morning until 5-5:30 in the evenings. We wouldn't open until 9:00 but I would go in early to get my work done before customers, and then open up the center. That also was a prefernce. I did not work the weekends and loved only working from Monday through Friday. I really miss both positions. What are you doing now that they don't set your schedule for you? I never heard of a job that you had to call and find out your schedule all the time. I guess that would irritate me not knowing when I'm working or not. How do you make any plans with that?

I have worked many schedules. At the phone company they had a schedule that ran like eight weeks or something and the last two were Sunday, Monday of the one week and Friday SAturday of the previous so you had a four day weekend every other months. That was nice. Worked alot of splits and nights which I never cared for. the one I guess i liked the best was Sunday through Thursday 8a. until 4p. That way I had a week day off incase i needed to make any appointments and a week-end day off as well. Nice all round.

Hi GG I had been into various kinds of jobs - teaching, software development, website development, also worked as a Call Center Executive in between for a small 9 months period (3 months as Telemarketer, 6 months as Technical Support). The most difficult time slot I found was at the Call Centers. I was catering to their clients in the West, and as such, I found myself sleeping when it was all day here and awake when everyone else was asleep. Today, I dont have a fixed time slot for work as I work from home. When there is work I stay awake till 3:00am or even the entire of the night as my regular client is from UK and we are in a different timezone and also I prefer delivering on or before the scheduled time.

Frankly I like to work with my own times. I want to be able to work from 1pm if I want to till 9pm or wok from 7am till 4pm, just depends on my mood. But of course as long as I am an employee I have to go with the rule, so I hate it when I have to check in the office at 8am cause I need more time to sleep in... I don't like to have a fix task ever day, I like to have various and I like it more if I can boss everyone in the office...

I work part time and would like to continue to work part time. We work in four hour shifts. We are required to work three days out of the five day week and one weekend shift. We pick the days that we want to work. That I like. What I do not like are the hours. During the week, it is 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. I would prefer 2 to 6 p.m. or 3 to 7 or 4 to 8 p.m. If we choose Saturday, it is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. I would prefer 12 noon to 4 p.m. Sundays it is 5 to 9 p.m. Again I would prefer 12 noon to 4 p.m. I take the bus and bus service is only so so especially at night and on weekends. I do not get home until about 10:15 p.m. on week days and about 10 p.m. on Sundays. I would prefer to be home earlier.

Since I was young I have this difficulties in getting up early as I love sleeping late at night. :D I used to wonder whether it is possible to get a job which starts a little bit late in the morning so I won't be late all the time. And after waiting for 7 years (I started working in 2003), I finally got a job which starts at 11 am. Lol.

Well, my ideal work situation would be from like 10-6 p.m. Especially if I knew that I could get to work with no problem. Work Mon-Fri with weekends off, getting paid at least what I am making now, with decent benefits like I have now. Chances of this ever happening are pretty slim but I am not an early morning person, so this would give me a chance to almost sleep til about 8.

I prefer to work days and during the weekdays. I would really prefer to not work at all, especially since I've just gotten sick, but they are letting Maggie out of the hospital tomorrow...

LOL, Gerty, Ideally I would be the boss. That's right. I like to come and go as I please and have total responsibility for my work. The only problem is then I tend to be a bit of a workaholic. I have worked swing shift much of my life and prefer that over having to get up early in the morning. I don't like to have to dress up for work. I especially don't like having to go to mandatory cocktail parties to socialize with clients, bosses, and coworkers. Yuck, I don't like having to do working lunches either. Seriously, I don't think it is good for the digestion. I don't mind changing schedules and different environments. Enjoy your job!

My job in the home health care team was the perfect work situation for me. I started work early in the morning and went home in the afternoon. Every day was different and I met new patients every day, I really liked that part of the job. I have also had jobs where my shedule changed all the time. Every week was different, sometimes I worked mornings, I sometimes I worked afternoons, and that made it hard to plan my free time. I never knew what my schedule was going to look like next month, so I couldn't really plan ahead, and that was a little frustrating.

There was a time in my previous job where I managed to convince my boss that I should work off hours. They needed somebody to oversee the transition between the first and second shifts. So I came in at about 9:30 (instead of 7:30), and I left at 6pm (instead of 4). It was really ideal for me as I was able to bring the kids to school before I went to work, and there wasn't much happening after 4pm so I was just able to relax.

I made the choice over a year ago that I did not want to work in the corporate world any longer...mainly due to my depression and anxiety, but also because I needed to be more available to my daughter and husband in all capacities. In deciding to work from home, I searched and searched for a great business opportunity and found one. I also have a daycare. I couldn't be happier now that I've been able to be home with my family and take care of them while still earning money. This is my ideal work situation...working from home.