Weekend Engagement Number 173: Weekends Are Not Any Longer Meant As Rest Days

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Another weekend is here, and I'm excited to participate in another weekend engagement.

So, I'll respond to the question for Weekend-Engament: Week 173: Week 173. I want to answer the question: Have you ever worked (at your job) on the weekend? Explain what you like or do not like about it and why.

Weekends are essential for relaxing and getting enough sleep. The situation is different if you are a teacher.

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We've been working for five days straight, eight hours a day, and we have a ton of paperwork that needs to be finished on time. I plan and prepare lessons for the eight subjects I teach to my Aeta students daily. I also employ strategies suited to their learning styles and cultural backgrounds because my children are Indigenous pupils.

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Since 24 hours are insufficient to complete all the responsibilities, I can extend my work hours at home on the weekends.

Weekends are not my rest days; I look forward to them because I can get more work done outside the office.

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People take on additional jobs to increase their income or have flexible work schedules, among other reasons why they work on the weekends. Even though working on Saturdays and Sundays is unusual, it can increase your productivity, revenue, and work-life balance. Knowing the advantages lets you determine whether you want to work on the weekends.

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I like working on weekends for the following reasons:

Increased Flexibility

I have more flexibility working Saturdays and Sundays than working solely Monday through Friday. I can accommodate non-work obligations throughout the week and finish my papers over the weekend. Additionally, working on the weekends allows me more freedom to plan my workday. Consider using the two more days to complete my task rather than hurrying to accomplish it by Friday.

Increased earnings

You might benefit from the extra money you get for working on the weekends if your employment is hourly paid. In addition to being a teacher, I am also a tutor; therefore, on the weekends, I use this as an opportunity to tutor some of the children in other schools to increase my income.

Less supervision

I'll probably have less supervision on the weekend, whether I work from home or at school because managers and supervisors typically take the weekend off. I might feel more at ease with this arrangement than when a manager oversees my job. Being more independent may motivate me to take more initiative professionally. I can dress casually on weekends, which might help me feel more comfortable.

You can impress your superiors and earn their trust by demonstrating your capacity to operate independently by proving that you can be productive without your manager's oversight. As a result, there can be greater chances for career progression.

Fewer distractions

If I work in an office, my coworkers won't be there on weekends, and I'd benefit from a more tranquil workspace. You are unlikely to receive inquiries or assignments from coworkers. My productivity will increase since I can work without interruption. This can help me concentrate and improve the caliber of my job.

However, just as there are aspects of working on weekends that I appreciate, there are also aspects that I dislike. These are the reasons why:

There are few people around me when I work on the weekends. Without interruptions, I'll undoubtedly be more productive, yet being alone without company can be lonely. Feeling inspired without any uplifting energy is much more challenging to get me fired up about my task. The atmosphere is depressing, and you'll wish you were at home binge-watching Netflix instead of working on some pointless chores at work.

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The pleasurable trips I used to take are no longer possible. Once I start working weekends, all my mini-vacations will feel like a distant memory. My possibilities for travel are limited. Even if I traveled over the week, it's different.

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So, these are the activities I engage in most of my weekends. Of course, I look forward to additional weekends when I may unwind and rest.

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That tranquility Is something I agree with and it is true how working can be stressful. 8 hours is kinda much. But all that matters is the passion on has for the job.

Indeed, working 8 hours a day is so tiring but fulfilling at the same time. ❤️ Thankyou so much for dropping by. ♥️

You're welcome 😊

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It's my pleasure to be part of this wonderful community ♥️🤗

Rest is necessary for the body to recuperate but I agree that the work hours are not enough for the job during work days and so what happens is that the weekend is used to cover up.

I just wish the work load of teachers will be reduced.

Thanks for sharing

Indeed 🤗 Being a teacher, time during weekdays are not enough to do all the stuff that I need at word, thanks to weekend that I can use to make everything done 🤗
Thank you for dropping by..🤗

You are welcome ma'am

Working for that long hour is stressful and without people to interact with makes it even boring and lonely but the looking at the positive side of it that's enough vibe to work on the weekends

It's true, though it may same lonely but I am still happy that I could able to finished all my works and reports alone. but still I am looking forward to a weekend where I could unwind and relax also . 🤗♥️

You have passion for your work

Thank you ♥️🤗

Increase productivity is definitely a positive when working the weekends!
However, I would still prefer not to be working over the weekends if given a choice 😅

Yeah that's true, I am also hoping for. free weekends, free from work, stress and everything. 😂

Yeah, as much as we wished for this, we still got to fulfill our roles responsibly.
Just hoping to work my ass off these few years to grow professionally and hoping find something else with a better work life balance when I gain more experiences 😊

I love how enthusiastic you are about working on weekends, personally I don't like it, I hate waking up early on weekends, but I have to do it every other Saturday cause I am also a teacher. On the other hands the paper work is something that doesn't seem to have an end, it takes a lot from my free time. If I had the choice I'd prefer to rest the whole weekend, not worrying at all about work, but a teacher's job does not allow this.

Indeed, it so hard to free ourselves from weekends because of paperworks and reports, if only I could have a choice, I'd rather stay on my bed and take some time to unwind every weekends..🤗

Agree 😊👍

The weekend can get us on or keep us on a timely schedule at our employment when we bring work home. Your are dedicated and want to do anything you can for your students while also knocking other things out showing your one heck of an employee being a teacher. You teachers and especially you friend have a hard driven work ethic 💪

A few years ago (really quite sometime ago) I use to go into work for free on the weekends to catch up. I got so much done in such little time because I had no distractions except for some music I decided to play. Now I do both, working for extra money and mandatory work hours on the weekend. This weekend is different as I await a possible government shutdown. I write a little bit about this tomorrow in an article I started yesterday.

Take care, get some rest when you can and enjoy yourself. I wish the best for you always friend 💚🙏

Thank you so much my friend. ,♥️
I am excited about your article 🤗 I am hoping and praying that may all of your weekends will be productive and fruitful. Take care and God bless you my friend. ♥️