2
Oct
Posted in Dept. of Labor | No Comments »

photo credit: Peter Martin Hall
How many hours a week do you work, or not work, as the case may be? If I estimate my hours back in May or before, I get something like this, on average:
Monday: 15 hours (7 am-10 pm)
Tuesday: 8 hours (10 am-6 pm)
Wednesday: 9 hours (10 am-7 pm)
Thursday: 10 hours (10 am-8 pm)
Friday: 9 hours (10 am-7 pm)
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Tags: 168 hours, 33 hours per week, 9.8, friends' weddings, furloughs, hours per week, jobless rate, L.A. Times, labor estimates, off-roading, reduced hours, scrapbooking, unemployment rate, working for the weekend
21
Sep
Posted in Footloose and Freelance | 6 Comments »

photo credit: specialkrb
I’m heading into the office shortly, and I must say, this part-time schedule is quite delicious. It forces me to plan my days to some degree (gym at 8:30 am, for instance—my most dramatic arrival yet!) but allows for plenty of freeform behavior, all at the same time.
I may be involved in the worklife equivalent of the mullet: That’s right, business in the front, partaayyyy in the back. So to speak.
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Tags: beating the bushes, business in the front, competitive drinking, conference call, creative pursuits, last day of summer, part-time schedule, party in the back, scrapbooking, spare time, time for life, unemployment lifestyle