# As of today, I have officially worked 365 days in a row **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 26, 2008, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-of-today-i-have-officially-worked-365-days-in-a-row/442824 "2008-03-26T18:51:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pprgrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f6c823/32.png) [@pprgrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pprgrl)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-of-today-i-have-officially-worked-365-days-in-a-row/442824/1 "2008-03-26T18:51:56Z")
That’s right, my last day off was March 25th, 2007. As of today, I have worked seven days a week for one full year without taking a single day off. I’m not sure whether I should be bragging or bitching about it, but there it is. Of course, I only work four to five hours on weeknights and six to seven hours on Sundays, so it’s not like I’m putting in a full eight hours at the office seven days a week. Still, I’m almost certain that this is an experience that I would not care to repeat. On the other hand, I’m kind of proud of it in a weird way. I have a crappy job, but at least I have stamina! Or stupidity. Or possibly both. So what’s the longest any of you have worked without a day off? Can anybody out there beat my record? ETA: Actually, it’s 366 days in a row. I forgot that this was a leap year. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-of-today-i-have-officially-worked-365-days-in-a-row/442824/2 "2008-03-26T18:55:04Z")
When I saw this thread title, I just assumed you were a new parent. But that is, apparently, not the case. What the hell do you DO? And is there light at the end of the tunnel? ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-of-today-i-have-officially-worked-365-days-in-a-row/442824/3 "2008-03-26T19:06:07Z")
You might have noticed the lack of a trophy for this accomplishment. Perhaps you should take some time off and let The Man line his pockets off someone else’s back. 😃 Unless, of course, you ARE The Man (OK, Woman)… ---
**Author:** ![pprgrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f6c823/32.png) [@pprgrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pprgrl)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-of-today-i-have-officially-worked-365-days-in-a-row/442824/4 "2008-03-26T19:16:45Z")
**Asmovian** : I deliver newspapers. Technically I’m an independent contractor, so in order for me to take a night off, I would have to find, hire and train someone reliable to deliver my routes for me while I was gone. This is not as easy as it sounds; I’ve done this work off and on for several years and I’ve had bad to very bad experiences with substitutes in the past. If I hire a substitute and they mess up too badly - miss too many papers, don’t show up, etc., I could end up losing my contract because of it. That and the expense of hiring a sub have kept me from taking time off. I’ve looked into it a few times, but it never quite worked out. I’ll get some time off soon. I put in my thirty days notice a little while ago because I’m moving out of the area, so I’ll finally have some time off at the end of April. And by time off, I mean I’ll just be dealing with finals, term papers, packing and graduation stuff. But not work. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Fir\_na\_tine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-of-today-i-have-officially-worked-365-days-in-a-row/442824/5 "2008-03-26T19:21:23Z")
**pprgrl** , as one who receives his home delivered daily paper almost every morning come rain, snow, sleet or hail, Thanks! Don’t think you’re in Maine but I know the job is very tough and reliable carriers are worth their weight in gold. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-of-today-i-have-officially-worked-365-days-in-a-row/442824/6 "2008-03-26T19:24:59Z")
The most for me was 3 or 4 weeks (it’s been awhile). We were asked to provide slides for a conference at the last minute and had to work 12-hour days for about a month to get it done. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-of-today-i-have-officially-worked-365-days-in-a-row/442824/7 "2008-03-26T19:35:20Z")
Holy cow, girl! That’s dedication! You’re almost like the dad on [Everybody Hates Chris](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everybody_Hates_Chris) except he has _two_ jobs - sometimes three. Then again, if you’re going to school full time too, I’d say you have 2 jobs. So when you move are you going to pick up a new route if you don’t get a job in your field right away? I’d advise against it - seems like you might end up a paper delivery person for life 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![pprgrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f6c823/32.png) [@pprgrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pprgrl)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-of-today-i-have-officially-worked-365-days-in-a-row/442824/8 "2008-03-26T19:55:01Z")
[QUOTE=ZipperJJ] Holy cow, girl! That’s dedication! You’re almost like the dad on [Everybody Hates Chris](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everybody_Hates_Chris) except he has _two_ jobs - sometimes three. Then again, if you’re going to school full time too, I’d say you have 2 jobs. So when you move are you going to pick up a new route if you don’t get a job in your field right away? I’d advise against it - seems like you might end up a paper delivery person for life 🙂 [/QUOTE] I’ve worked two jobs at time for long stretches before, but never three, unless you count school as a job. I had a period a couple of years ago when I was working two jobs and I went about three months before getting a day off. That was much more stressful because my weekday job was as an admin assistant, my weekend job was as a receptionist at a museum and I was taking 12 credits of classes in the evenings. I actually ended up going back to throwing papers to get away from all that. It’s really much less hassle, believe me. I will not be looking for a new route once I move. I’ll probably end up doing office temp stuff, or else doing retail or factory work until I find a job in my field. If I find a job in my field… **Fir na tine** , on behalf of all paper boys and paper girls everywhere, thank you for your appreciation. It’s been about ten years since I delivered in sleet or snow. Now I’m in Florida, so it’s more hurricanes and tropical storms. Sometimes I think I preferred the snow. ---
**Author:** ![Figaro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ea666f/32.png) [@Figaro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Figaro)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-of-today-i-have-officially-worked-365-days-in-a-row/442824/9 "2008-03-26T20:18:36Z")
How long is your work day, **pprgrl**? ETA: apparently, I’m blind. It’s in your OP. Sorry! :smack: