• Question: How many hours a day and days a week do you work?

    Asked by H & F to Huma, Jack, Lucy, Miranda, Peter on 9 Nov 2016. This question was also asked by deeznuts, k3ennab, 15CMcMillan.
    • Photo: Lucy Oldacre-Bartley

      Lucy Oldacre-Bartley answered on 9 Nov 2016:

      I tend to work Monday to Friday 9-5, however often in science I am expected to work late or even on weekends to fit in experiments!

    • Photo: Huma Shah

      Huma Shah answered on 9 Nov 2016:

      Hello H&F:

      There aren’t set hours, though I’m contracted to 38 hours a week. When and where I work is very flexible, this is because I’m not involved in teaching this semester. I try and finish work by 7pm when I’m working from home, if on campus I try and leave by 4pm because the travel back to London from Coventry is over 2 hours. I often work weekends – love my work so this is not a problem, but I do make sure I take time off and enjoy my ‘free time’.

      Being a practisising scientist does come with flexible working hours 🙂

      Huma

    • Photo: Peter Boorman

      Peter Boorman answered on 14 Nov 2016:

      Hi H & F,

      I work Monday to Friday from about 9:00-6pm, but may have to work later/earlier depending on how much I have to get done! This can also involve having to work at the weekends, in order to get particular results!

      Peter

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