Hours worked and seniority are, or should be, inversely related and
seriously so. Senior positions in any business should be in the 60 ++ hours
a week. Less than that and one is slacking off or freeloading.
jh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nathan Wajsman" <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 6:55 AM
Subject: [OM] Working hours
> Our official working week is 37.5 hours, i.e. 7.5 hours per day. I
> have a reasonably senior position, so in practice I work a bit more,
> and sometimes also on weekends (but from home). However, I have no
> complaints regarding time off. I have about 7 weeks vacation per year,
> and in addition Spain has many more public holidays than the
> Netherlands (18, to be precise). Finally, our office is closed between
> Christmas and New Year, so my annual winter trek to Poland only costs
> me a couple of days from the vacation allotment.
>
> My commute is by car. I typically leave work between 5 and 6 p.m. and
> sometimes stop for a beer along the beach on my way home. Also,
> sometimes interesting things happen at work. For that reason, my
> little Domke bag with the Leica outfit always accompanies me to work.
>
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
> http://www.frozenlight.eu
> http://www.greatpix.eu
> http://www.nathanfoto.com
>
> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0
> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog
>
>
>
> On May 2, 2009, at 11:15 AM, Wiliam Wagenaar wrote:
>
>> Nice shot indeed.
>>
>> I am also amazed about the frequency of the PAD/PAW shots Nathan
>> produces. I am not wondering however. He takes his camera(s)
>> everywhere
>> ant takes photos from people at work too. He lives quite close to his
>> work, so commuting time is not a biggie. That leaves more time for
>> family and photography. As he works for the government indeed (as I do
>> for the Dutch government) he might have a workweek of 36 hours or
>> choose
>> to work 40 hours and have an extra holiday for every two weeks worked.
>> He could use that to have half a day of every week or a whole day off
>> every two weeks.
>>
>> As for myself I really like the idea of taking the camera everywhere,
>> but I do have to commute. I leave home at 6.30AM to come home at
>> 6.15 PM
>> (or later whene a meeting is held a bit later). I already take my
>> laptop
>> and some papers everywhere during the week to work in the train. Not
>> much room left in the rucksack to pack the E-1 of E-3 with one lens.
>> Maybe some day I will get an additional E-4xx with simple lens for
>> that
>> cause. I will have to leave my bread at home then though an buy
>> lunch at
>> the office. I am stil wondering however if I will be able to make some
>> shots while commuting. I am not that much of a people photographer and
>> train stations and trains will have lots of people in them. Can
>> immagine
>> that most people do not like to being photographed early in the
>> morning
>> when they ar commuting to their work.
>>
>> Just checked my work schedule (I work 4x9=36h one week and 4x9+8=44h
>> the
>> other week)
>> Mandatory free days for 2009: newyear, Good Friday, Easter Monday,
>> Koninginnedag/Queens day (April 30), Liberation day (May 5), Ascencion
>> day, Whit Monday, Christmas day =8 days off (December 26 is a free day
>> too but on a Saturday this year)
>> Extra free days because the governmental offices are closed for 2009:
>> January 2, May 22 = 2 days off
>> I have a yearly amount of 176 hours to spend on holidays, which
>> would be
>> about 4,5 weeks.
>> Because I work an average of 40 hours a week I also have 220 hours to
>> spend for the difference betweek working 36 and 40 hours. Our
>> government
>> wants their employees to work for an average of 36 hours a week. Sure
>> that is a lot of free days, but most are available for people in
>> commercial positions in the Netherlands also. In many companies
>> however
>> there is a choice to make between more holidays and more money. Many
>> commercial workers choose the extra money from that offering. If they
>> made that choice, they should not complain about lack of holidays.
>>
>> I know that on the Western side of the Atlantic these figures are
>> quite
>> different. I have heard about people being able te get tw weeks off
>> per
>> year only and that only after they have worked for that company for at
>> least a certain amount of time. Yes, I know that when it comes to days
>> off we in Europe but especially some countries in Europe, including
>> the
>> Netherlands, have nothing to complain about and live in great whealth.
>> You won't hear me complaining :-)
>>
>> Wiliam
>>
>>> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>>> Van: John Hudson [mailto:OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx]
>>> Verzonden: zaterdag 2 mei 2009 2:12
>>> Aan: Olympus Camera Discussion
>>> Onderwerp: Re: [OM] Nathan's PAD 01/05/2009: close enough
>>>
>>>
>>> I am constantly amazed how people with minimum 8 to 10 hour day jobs,
>>> commutes to and from home and family life to take care of
>>> have time to be
>>> regular posters of PAD galleries.
>>>
>>> Me, I am out and gone at 7am and am rarely home much before
>>> 7pm and that is
>>> a regular day.
>>>
>>> I guess that those on government payrolls enjoy 6 and 7 hour
>>> days ..........
>>> ah what a life !
>>>
>>> jh
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 7:31 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [OM] Nathan's PAD 01/05/2009: close enough
>>>
>>>
>>>> Good shot. Good DOF. Well done!
>>>>
>>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>>
>>>> Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>>>>> I went to the May Day demo in the centre of Alicante this
>>> afternoon,
>>>>> and resolved to stick with one lens, the 24mm and to use
>>> my legs to
>>>>> get closer...I think I did get close enough:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.greatpix.eu/gallery/4253606_netUM#525765035_Lr5yB-O-LB
>>>>>
>>>>> Nathan
>>>>>
>>>>> Nathan Wajsman
>>>>> Alicante, Spain
>>>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
>>>>> http://www.greatpix.eu
>>>>> http://www.nathanfoto.com
>>>>>
>>>>> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0
>>>>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
>>>>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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