How many hours in a standard working day?

[Fellstoflats]

Genuine question, and I know that I'll get a thousand different answers.

What is a "standard" working day to you, or your staff, on your farm? How many hours?

On a run of the mill day - not lambing/calving/harvest/silage etc

For reference, I'm thinking 800ac, mixed beef/sheep/arable, modern equipment, not so modern buildings.

 

[Bald Rick]

5am to 5pm on a standard day for son & staff (with breaks) although one of our men prefers to start at 4.30am

6am to 1pm for me unless required for pm work

Dairy farm

 

[David.]

Well if you can't do it in 10, surely questions need asking?
There is the concept of Got to do vs Want to do, to consider as well.

 

[PI Stsker]

Monday to Friday 8am - 5pm (45 hour salary) anything outside of that is 1.5x overtime rate.

even in the summer it would have to be extraordinary circumstances to be working past 8pm. (to the point that it’s often joked about that we could spec tractors with no work lights!)

 

[glasshouse]

7.30am till 6,7,8,9,10pm.
Less an hour for breaks

 

[ARW]

Standard minimum hours
Fencing 7.30-5.00
Hedgecuttting 6.00-6.00
But they reality is to run the show I’m up at 5.30, make my dinner for the day, load stuff, mend stuff, do quotes, or I go to the job early.
Then when I finish work I may sort jobs out for the next day, mend stuff, move stuff, load stuff. Then there’s our other businesses stuff to sort out along with day to day running of the house, sheep life etc. most nights it’s usually past 8.30 by the time we sit down then I get hopefully 1 hour off then I walk dogs for the last time and get to bed!

 

[BRB John]

8am to 5pm...
I'd be embarrassed to admit to anything more...

 

[Willie adie]

Standard minimum hours
Fencing 7.30-5.00
Hedgecuttting 6.00-6.00
But they reality is to run the show I’m up at 5.30, make my dinner for the day, load stuff, mend stuff, do quotes, or I go to the job early.
Then when I finish work I may sort jobs out for the next day, mend stuff, move stuff, load stuff. Then there’s our other businesses stuff to sort out along with day to day running of the house, sheep life etc. most nights it’s usually past 8.30 by the time we sit down then I get hopefully 1 hour off then I walk dogs for the last time and get to bed!

A fencer up here is renowned for his working hours, on site every day by 7am and still there well into the evening. Apparently he has a swimming pool in his house that he has never been in. And sleeps in a chair .
A few years ago a lad working for him asked for time off to go and buy a suit for a wedding. He was allowed to stop at 3 45 on a Sunday afternoon

 

[betweenthelines]

8am-5pm, 45 /60 mins for dinner

It's well known that a person's concentration falls the longer they work, so longer hours may not be reflected in productivity.

 

[PI Stsker]

A fencer up here is renowned for his working hours, on site every day by 7am and still there well into the evening. Apparently he has a swimming pool in his house that he has never been in. And sleeps in a chair .
A few years ago a lad working for him asked for time off to go and buy a suit for a wedding. He was allowed to stop at 3 45 on a Sunday afternoon

Sod that…

 

[Cotlandfarmer]

5.30am to 5.30/6pm with a half hour break for breakfast and one hour break for dinner.

Dairy

 

[Nearly]

Are we including TFF time in the above?

 

[PI Stsker]

Are we including TFF time in the above?

Is TFF Work or pleasure?

 

[B'o'B]

Standard week for employees here is 39 hours
7:30-16:30 Mon - Thur
7:30-15:30 Fri
30mins break at 9:00 and 13:00

TFF time on top, arable.

 

[B'o'B]

Is TFF Work or pleasure?

Like farming - work and pleasure! (and pain)

 

[Zippy768]

8:30/9:00am start, depending on how well I've managed to get the kids out the house and into various bases for the day.
Try to be done by 6:00pm but invariably 6:30 -certainly now its lighter.

Other half is working by 8 and does the kids collection in the afternoon

 

[PI Stsker]

8:30/9:00am start, depending on how well I've managed to get the kids out the house and into various bases for the day.
Try to be done by 6:00pm but invariably 6:30 -certainly now its lighter.

Other half is working by 8 and does the kids collection in the afternoon

I like how flexible farming is with children. What does your other half do work wise and could you manage (as easily) with out being in the position your in able to ‘rock up late’ to work because that’s how it’s fallen with school run etc

 

[Huno]

Genuine question, and I know that I'll get a thousand different answers.

What is a "standard" working day to you, or your staff, on your farm? How many hours?

On a run of the mill day - not lambing/calving/harvest/silage etc

For reference, I'm thinking 800ac, mixed beef/sheep/arable, modern equipment, not so modern buildings.

24

 

[ARW]

8am-5pm, 45 /60 mins for dinner

It's well known that a person's concentration falls the longer they work, so longer hours may not be reflected in productivity.

This is very true, back in the early days we used to work till 7pm Mondays and Wednesdays and half days Sunday. I was fencing so much you would put things off and have the attitude that you will do that tomorrow.
It’s more productive to work harder and faster a shorter amount of time and make the most of your time at work

 

[Huno]

24

Once a year!!!