What’s the longest you worked in a row without a day off?

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exitseven · Accepted Answer

One year when I moved a business I worked every single day from Patriots Day to July 4th. A lot of those days were 12 hour days too. It was hard work. Packing up the inventory, taking shelf units apart, moving furniture. We had a steam boiler that I had to move. I had to run a cold water pipe to it. I taught myself how to do sweat fittings and also how to make a 220 Volt. 3 phase circuit.. From the middle of April to the beginning ofJuly I worked every day except for one when I attended a family wedding.

Static_In_The_Attic · Accepted Answer

60 something days in a row. Three of my coworkers & I were racing when the company said unlimited overtime & you can work your days off if you wanted to.  I lost the race but won with my paycheck.

dustybiker2 · Accepted Answer

I was my mums sole full care provider for dementia for over 15 years. They talked me into putting her into a rehab after hip surgery. They killed her during my first break. 17 days out of my hands. One of my biggest regrets. I should have brought her home and worked it out, she'd still be here.
Damn gag triggers deep bleep.

Nikki1989 · Accepted Answer

I have been working 6 days a week since 2020, including working for 3 years straight without using any of my annual leave.

Telekinetic-Potato · Answer

I don't know that's hard to say. Usually, work pretty much every day as it is. But I definitely get a day every few weeks to do nothing.

But a lot of my days off turn into me working in some way lol.

I think the longest is probably ballpark 6 months. When I first moved in with my ex which was around December and was working 3 jobs. I don't think I took a full day off till her birthday which was around summertime/spring.

ArrowheadSW · Answer

Looking back to when I was 25, I think I remember working 19 days in a row once. And most of those were 12 hour days.

AviatorTom · Answer

12 days. It was a commissioning project at one of our customer sites. I worked the usual Mon-Friday (5 days), then Sat-Sun weekend (2 days) as we commissioned the new computer system and put it in service, then another Mon-Fri (5 days) making sure the new system was working properly, and correcting any minor things that came up. I finally got a day off on the following Saturday, where I slept most of the day.

You see, not only was it 12 days in a row, many of those days were long days, some (on the weekend) going all night long overnight.

Anonymous · Answer

The most insane YEAR of my life. I had three jobs. I would have a half day at my first job, have to eat lunch and switch uniforms, then go to the half day at my other job for 5 days a week. The 6th day, I worked all day at my first job, and then on the 7th day, I was working on starting my own business so I would be working all day trying to get clients, taking appointments, editing, plus any "extra" time I could squeeze into it other days of the week. I probably only got about 5 hours of sleep a night. Would NOT recommend.

Paul_in_Indy · Answer

I have no idea. I wouldn’t have thought to count. It’s at least a year, I’m sure.

I was a farm boy growing up, and I work a salaried job that is hard to get away from (not that I WANT to get away!) and requires attention even if I am traveling.

Clear_Skies10 · Answer

When I worked in the oilfield I worked on a welding truck at one plant for 48, 14 hour days without a day off. The welder I was working with had been there over 50 days straight.

Amy2004 · Answer

5 days in a row. I haven’t done anything more than that, I like to spend time with my family.

Rei13 · Answer

I can’t remember but it was around a month. I worked two jobs in retail and it was the holidays

BonzoInBitburg · Answer

I've been self employed since I was in my late 20s. I've worked on all my vacations and holidays for many years until recently.

MemeSupreme · Answer

10 days  that whole month i only had 3 days off. it sucked

silvermoon84 · Answer

A whole 2 (almost 3) months when I was working two part time jobs

Phoenix98 · Answer

13, 12-14 hour days in a row without a day off.

BCRanger10 · Answer

Nearly a month, back in 2012 between two jobs. There may have been  A  day off somewhere in there, but I might have been doing something that day.

tulgablake · Answer

I THINK writing MY REPORT IS ALWAYS LONG AND stressful

UpaRupa · Answer

hard to say I was working 2 full time jobs and weekends at one point did that for about a year. I had holidays so whatever that the longest stretch between holidays is.

Staximus · Answer

I don't know, maybe 16 days. I've had a bunch of 14 day work weeks though haha

Xawyx-2 · Answer

About a week.

Massageman · Answer

Nearly 50 years as a husband.

Anonymous · Answer

Once I worked Saturday and Sunday So in a row I worked 12 days Didn't enjoy it

Ariesman81 · Answer

28 days

OneViewpoint · Answer

Probably about 3 weeks.

sage2021 · Answer

6 days

chrissykerdock · Answer

maybe 11

avery58 · Answer

10 days

HДLILБΞУ · Answer

2 years..

queenofcardio · Answer

13 days straight and I never did it again.

Fasam · Answer

30 days

Rainbow7_ · Answer

5 days.

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