Comments on: Do You Do Web Work During Weekends?

By: halley

halley — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:28:38 +0000

I definitely work weekends, but not all of my friends do. I think in this work world we’ve found ourselves in, there are two ends of the spectrum. One is the “Always-On” version, and the other is the “Cleaner” version. Always-On is that person who, even if not at home in front of a confuser, is on their smartphone in the middle of a picnic lunch on an anyday afternoon. The Cleaner on the other hand is the guy that swoops in at the 11th hour to save a project. Probably wasn’t on it from the beginning – and was hired to pick up where the people who were overworked and underpaid left off in order to drive it home. Both of these types work on the weekend though, and don’t blink an eye. I guess the question is really – do you take any time off in the course of a week in order to enjoy something that resembles a weekend like you noted with your creative scheduling. My answer to that is, personally – not so much. But when you’re working on something that you really enjoy “putting your back into,” you don’t really notice. I do have the added benefit of being able to work from home, which TOTALLY changes the way that I feel about working around the clock. There’s something much less demanding about the labor, if I have the freedom to do it from my couch or my home office or my bed or my local coffee shop. I also feel pretty strongly that there’s a huge difference between working around the clock because you’re nurturing something wonderful into existence rather than working around the clock to preserve your existence in these economic times. There are self-imposed expectations, or externally imposed demands – one clearly more satisfying than the other.

By: Elliot Ross

Elliot Ross — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:01:54 +0000

“..working during the weekends is becoming more common.”

Becoming???

Yeah Right

from 1981 through 1994 I worked 7 days per week.

From 94 through ’06 I worked average of 3 weekends a month

’06 through now I have been lucky – one or two weekends per month

By: D. A. Shaver

D. A. Shaver — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:13:41 +0000

The difference between working for yourself or someone else is that employees get time off from work and self-employed people don’t. I work evenings, weekends and all of the time. I even take a lap-top and modem card on vacation. I have just always though this was the only way. If I am not working for clients I am learning new skills or writing for my blog.

By: Pete Prodoehl

Pete Prodoehl — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 03:43:50 +0000

When I’m really busy, I tend to get up early on both Saturday and Sunday, and get in around 5 or 6 hours each morning. So that’s about 10-12 hours I put in on the weekends… Plus, more later in the afternoon if I have time.

By: Xavier

Xavier — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:16:49 +0000

I work weekends on and off, depending on work load. I get a lot more done than weekdays on an hour/hour comparison because there are less interruptions- emails, calls, FedEx deliveries, etc.

By: T. E. Roach

T. E. Roach — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 12:21:10 +0000

I work on most weekends, too. I like the idea of being able to ‘customize’ my week to suit my needs and natural rhythm. If I need to (or just feel like) taking up to a day off mid-week, so be it. As long as it doesn’t inconvenience a client or put me behind on a deadline. I like to plan my week, work on articles or blog posts, maybe catch up on some work-related reading, etc. (Ok, I also do things like bookkeeping, though the word ‘like’ doesn’t have anything to do with it.)

If anything, I’ve had to discipline myself to spend more time offline and slip back into my role of ‘domestic goddess’ now and again. Can’t have too much strange stuff growing out of the fridge….

By: Stephanie M. Cockerl

Stephanie M. Cockerl — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 04:17:47 +0000

I work during the weekends because frequently I am left without train service, so I am left to do family obligations on a Friday or a Monday.

By: Troy Peterson

Troy Peterson — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 00:56:01 +0000

I do a lot of work on the weekends and in the evenings. However, it’s not for my “day-job”. I try to leave that at work.

I’ve been working on trying to switch to a freelance career, so this is the only time provided to finish it.

However, I do have to enjoy the projects or tasks in order to really give it my all. Otherwise, after spending a 8hr day at work, come home to a 2yr old and a 3yr old, then work all night… it has to be something interesting in order to keep my attention.

By: sbullo

sbullo — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 22:13:34 +0000

Weekends, late night, all-nighters, holidays, birthdays – yeah, I work ‘em.

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By: Dawn Foster

Dawn Foster — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 17:37:31 +0000

I’m with Tim on this one. I love what I do, and I tend to work on a blend of client work, side projects and other “hobbies” that seem to look like work both during the week and on the weekends.

I still try to make time for some downtime to read or watch a movie, especially on the weekends. I also try to take one real vacation a year where I leave the laptop closed while lounging on a beach with a book for a few days.

By: The Style PA

The Style PA — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:48:36 +0000

I have a full time job in marketing during the week, and blog during weekends and evenings. I am a busy girl!

By: J Lane

J Lane — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:34:15 +0000

I’m with Dennis. Weekends are the most productive time because my clients generally aren’t working, so I’m not getting phone calls or e-mails. That said, downtime is important, so I’ll generally try to take a couple of days or half days mid-week.

By: Tom Clarkson

Tom Clarkson — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:59:24 +0000

You only need a weekend if work feels like something you need to get away from.

Weekends do provide a good opportunity to get a different sort of work done – you’ve got at least two days with no meetings or deadlines, so you can focus on bigger things with no distractions.

I actually just posted something on my blog this morning about never stopping working (while getting work done sitting on a beach in Thailand).

By: Dennis

Dennis — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 13:35:09 +0000

Of course am i working on the weekends, for me it offers the best conditions to work, due to much unliked work during the week (e.g. many breaks because of customers calling and such things)!
Actually i’m sitting at a Starbucks, laptop on the desk and working on the latest project!
So, have fun!
Dennis