Hours worked and seniority are, or should be, POSITIVELY CORRELATED 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
ps: spell checker now activated!
>
> ----- 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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