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I probably only need about 10 hours a week. That being said, a big portion of my job is sitting at my desk and being ready to respond ASAP when the work DOES come in.

ETA: I work 40 hour weeks - 9AM-6PM.

It definitely varies. Some weeks it's only 35ish, others it's a solid 45-60+, depending on case load and trials. I reeeaaallly like the 35 hour weeks. Thankfully, my firm is flexible and I can schedule personal appointments during work hours so long as my stuff gets done. I'd much rather do research at home on my couch later in the evening, so it works out well.

I'm scheduled to work 40 hours, and I work ever bit of it. Sometimes people don't show up and I get downtime but it's not feasible to do what I do in less time.

I work 24 hrs a week. Things have been really slow lately, so I don't even know how much I've actually "worked." 10?

That being said, I'm more productive that most members of staff.

I'm a teacher and I'm contracted for 37 hours per week and probably work 48-52 hours a week. There is definitely no down time when I work at school. When I work at home I could probably be more efficient, but it is hard to stay on task when you are working on a Saturday or Sunday.

As a SAHM I could always use some extra hours, but in my prior office job I really only worked about 10 hours a week. I was at work 42.5 hours a week though... Those were some long boring days!

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When I worked in research I would have been hard pressed to do my work in any less time than I had. Maybe after I'd been working longer and had better technique and such, but then I'd probably have just been given more complex work.

I remember when I was hired I was told that I would have SUPER busy times and dead times and boy were they right! Sometimes I am working 60 hours a week and sometimes I literally have about 1 hour of work per day!