Timeline for How can I get an idea of the work hours when applying for a job?
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| S Mar 30, 2013 at 2:27 | history | suggested | Richard Tan | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 18, 2013 at 6:52 | comment | added | Zombies | Given that the basis of employment is to exchange work for money, it escapes me how not covering the number of hours expected should be avoided. Many people disagree with the OP, and sadly they are right. It will make you look lazy in some places. But of course, if your potential employer thinks you are lazy for asking, they probably pressure their employees to work extra hours and do not feel comfortable talking about hours themselves. | |
| Nov 17, 2012 at 4:20 | vote | accept | Anon | ||
| Nov 16, 2012 at 21:45 | comment | added | Nathan Long | You can ask how many hours a week people typically work. Somehow to me this sounds more like "I want to pull my weight" than "I want to meet the bare minimum." In an admittedly short career so far, I've only had one employer dodge that question. They said they "didn't track" hours so they didn't know. In practice, this meant "you'll never be sure that it's OK to go home." Their vacation policy was similar. | |
| Nov 16, 2012 at 16:11 | comment | added | DJClayworth | "how to ask without sounding anti-work" is thinking about this wrong. Let's assume that if the company wanted you to work 9 to 9 six days a week, you would decline to work for them. Finding this out before they make an offer is saving them time. The only companies that will see you asking the question as a negative are the ones you wouldn't work for anyway. | |
| Nov 16, 2012 at 11:06 | history | edited | ChrisF | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Nov 16, 2012 at 10:56 | comment | added | ChrisF | @pdr - good point. | |
| Nov 16, 2012 at 10:48 | comment | added | pdr | Asking IS the way to go, but Casebash is asking how to ask without sounding anti-work. | |
| Nov 16, 2012 at 9:11 | comment | added | GdD | I agree with @ChrisF, asking is the way to go. If they are evasive then that's a bad sign. They may lie and paint a rosy picture but that's not in their interest to do so. | |
| Nov 16, 2012 at 8:59 | history | answered | ChrisF | CC BY-SA 3.0 |