• Question: how many hours a day do you work ?

    Asked by georgina to Tatiana, Priya, Natt, Dwaine, Andy on 12 Jun 2015. This question was also asked by 950heac44, Josh Bainbridge.
    • Photo: Tatiana Trantidou

      Tatiana Trantidou answered on 12 Jun 2015:

      Normally, I work for 7-8 hours per day, but there is not really a standard time schedule. When experiments are going well, you do not leave! 🙂

    • Photo: Natt Day

      Natt Day answered on 13 Jun 2015:

      Hi Georgina,

      It very much varies from day to day depending on what experiments I have going on! Normally I will be doing an 8 hour day– but some days I might stay later to get more done or my experiment is a long one that requires me to take a sample 12 hours after I’ve started it. The longest I’ve ever been in the lab was from 6am until 11pm!

      Natt

    • Photo: Andrew Scott

      Andrew Scott answered on 13 Jun 2015:

      I usually work around 8 hours a day, but often have to do a bit more later on in the evenings and sometimes stay late to run experiments.

    • Photo: Priya Hari

      Priya Hari answered on 13 Jun 2015:

      I usually get to the lab at 9.30am and on average leave somewhere between 6 and 7pm. I usually work 8-9 hours over the weekend too. However, this can depend on how I’m feeling, how the experiments are feeling and what time of the year it is. For instance, if I have an important meeting that I have to work towards I might work more hours, but then during summer or christmas I might work a little less so that I can enjoy those times!

    • Photo: Dwaine Vance

      Dwaine Vance answered on 15 Jun 2015:

      Hi Georgina,

      As a scientist in industry I am contracted to work 40 hours per week (usually Monday to Friday’s). My working day starts at 8.30 and ends at 5.30.

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