tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372244552588469181.post5604842052301790712..comments2024-03-20T17:52:42.040-04:00Comments on Pomegranate beginnings: Working Hard for My Money: January's TotalsMiriam Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06956636761663820014noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372244552588469181.post-55429435267489424242012-02-04T22:13:17.383-05:002012-02-04T22:13:17.383-05:00I appreciate the advice. I will most definitely r...I appreciate the advice. I will most definitely rethink my wording here.Rachel Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12738930921358536790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372244552588469181.post-59274025262935276672012-02-04T07:30:01.686-05:002012-02-04T07:30:01.686-05:00To calculate the hours an "Average Worker&quo...<i>To calculate the hours an "Average Worker" would be putting in--and by that I mean an average salaried worker, not someone who makes money when he or she works overtime--I total the days in the month during which a salaried worker would be expected to work (i.e. no holidays) and multiply that number by the generalized 8 hour work day.</i><br /><br />I think this is a great idea, except where you're comparing yourself to what you're calling an 'average worker'. You should call it 'standard hours', instead, because there's neither an average nor actual workers involved in your calculations of their time. (Salaried workers frequently work more than forty hours per week and hourly workers frequently work off of the clock, so assuming 8 hours a way and every holiday off is pretty inaccurate.)<br /><br />Even better, you should compare what you actually work to what you're being paid to work, because that would drive your point home.Rose M. Welchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467236433759331885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372244552588469181.post-47188685485230434492012-02-03T22:18:00.921-05:002012-02-03T22:18:00.921-05:00Please steal any and all of this idea! The more o...Please steal any and all of this idea! The more of us who record our hours, the less someone can point to me as an atypical example. I'm not--I'm pretty typical of all of the teachers I know and spend time with. Please let me know when/if you post your hours--I'd be glad to share them as well!Rachel Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12738930921358536790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372244552588469181.post-47871620683947756482012-02-03T22:12:52.851-05:002012-02-03T22:12:52.851-05:00Rachel, I just hit seven weeks...I like your compa...Rachel, I just hit seven weeks...I like your comparison chart here...may steal. I'm glad we're doing this, because I am proud of the work I do, and I know it takes more time if I'm going to do the job the way I know it needs to be done for the kids. I would guess our totals are pretty typical. We need to make sure our legislators know this...I think what's most impressive (horrifying?) is the concentrated time span we do this work in...No wonder teachers are so tired. Thanks for sharing this.Fourth Generation Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16700328444005416956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372244552588469181.post-61592965238651618882012-02-03T21:59:05.502-05:002012-02-03T21:59:05.502-05:00Thanks for the encouragement! It can be really up...Thanks for the encouragement! It can be really upsetting sometimes to realize the kind of time I am putting in--because it means time I'm definitely not spending with my family.<br /><br />That said, I really am better at managing my time now than I was four or more years ago. Then I really never stopped working :)Rachel Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12738930921358536790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372244552588469181.post-70721595140051692652012-02-03T19:10:59.989-05:002012-02-03T19:10:59.989-05:00That's crazy and yet so true....I should do th...That's crazy and yet so true....I should do that too... :) Keep it up!Emily Lewis (Aurelia)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00120935885196782265noreply@blogger.com