Loooooooooong work hours...

Started by Alondro, April 24, 2008, 08:35:54 AM

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Alondro

Ok, here I am in the lab as usual, having pulled yet another all-nighter of PCRs, paraffin sectioning, and dissection.  When I finally get to leave today, I'll have put in 25 hours non-stop (save for short meal breaks).

I'm amazed that after doing this for so long, I can still manage cohesive sentences and thought patterns.

But I suppose with my superior intellect and will, I can manage to overcome the unrelenting fatigue and continue without a trace of psychosi... OOOOOOOOOOOOOh lookit teh pretty room goes swirly!  Tee-hee!  I pokeyed meself with a needle!  It R ouchie.  I like it when the red water comes out...  *conks*   :dribble

*Anyone else work insane hours regularly?*
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llearch n'n'daCorna

No. But I do stay awake all night reading books on a surprisingly frequent basis.
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Cvstos

I recently pulled a 50-hour programming marathon.  Had to take a 24 hour break afterwards or risk burning out right before finals.
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Brunhidden

ive had 12 hour shifts with no breaks operating lasers, and more recently ive had to work an 8 hour shift followed immediately by a 6 hour shift at a different place with less then an hour in between

always not fun, especially when you come home to four hours of sleep on the floor
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bill

Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on April 24, 2008, 09:09:00 AM
No. But I do stay awake all night reading books on a surprisingly frequent basis.

llearch n'n'daCorna

Quote from: bill on April 24, 2008, 01:35:01 PM
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on April 24, 2008, 09:09:00 AM
No. But I do stay awake all night reading books on a surprisingly frequent basis.

Wow. It's not often that Bill is speechless. ;-]
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Dakata

Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on April 24, 2008, 01:38:54 PM
Quote from: bill on April 24, 2008, 01:35:01 PM
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on April 24, 2008, 09:09:00 AM
No. But I do stay awake all night reading books on a surprisingly frequent basis.
Wow. It's not often that Bill is speechless. ;-]
Actually, I stole his keyboard. I needed another one for my hoard and just stole his, since it was just sitting around on a computer desk. I don't think he's noticed yet. ;) Hope you don't mind, Bill!


llearch n'n'daCorna

Quote from: Dak on April 24, 2008, 03:55:47 PM
Actually, I stole his keyboard. I needed another one for my hoard and just stole his, since it was just sitting around on a computer desk. I don't think he's noticed yet. ;) Hope you don't mind, Bill!

... if he does, how is he going to type a message telling you so?
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Dakata

Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on April 24, 2008, 04:04:23 PM
Quote from: Dak on April 24, 2008, 03:55:47 PM
Actually, I stole his keyboard. I needed another one for my hoard and just stole his, since it was just sitting around on a computer desk. I don't think he's noticed yet. ;) Hope you don't mind, Bill!

... if he does, how is he going to type a message telling you so?
(1) Steal someone else's keyboard.
(2) Steal his keyboard back.
(3) Buy a new keyboard.
(4) Telepathy. (Some of my friends tell me they use that when their internet's "down" all the time!)
(5) Magic.
(6) He can't! :)

sux 2 b Bill

Brunhidden

and here is where i could suggest a line of crazy effective energy products- one of which makes you unable to sleep for eight hours, another makes you babble like an insane idiot, and another one which more or less gives you a caffeine buzz for a full five hours but no crash.

but i wont, cause im not quite that evil to hock stuff here..... ill go over THERE, and sell energy gum
Some will fall in love with life,
and drink it from a fountain;
that is pouring like an avalanche,
coming down the mountain.