Saalbau Aarau

My working hours



I have been working at the Saalbau Aarau from May 1st until September 30th 1996. This is 23 weeks, or 5 months.

I worked way too much: One time, I worked almost 40 hours in a row, without sleeping and almost no resting! And it was heavy duty work. At the highest peak, I had 116 hours of overtime, which is almost 3 weeks! Even when I left the Saalbau, I had 73.5 hours of overtime—and I NEVER took a vacation during the whole time! I was exhausted.


Day Date Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Hours Overtime   
Wed  01.05.96 09:00-13:30     4.5 0 half holiday 
Thu 02.05.96 08:00-12:00 13:00-18:00   9.0 0.5  
Fri 03.05.96 08:00-12:00 13:00-18:00   9.0 0.5  
Total of week 1st to 5th of May 1996 22.5 1.0  
Day Date Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Hours Overtime   
Mon 06.05.96 08:00-12:30 13:30-18:00   9.0 0.5  
Tue 07.05.96 08:00-12:00 13:00-18:00   9.0 0.5  
Wed 08.05.96 08:00-13:00 14:00-18:00   9.0 0.5  
Thu 09.05.96 08:00-12:30 13:30-18:00   9.0 0.5  
Fri 10.05.96 08:00-12:30 13:30-18:00   9.0 0.5  
Total of week 6th to 12nd of May 1996 45.0 2.5  
Day Date Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Hours Overtime   
Mon 13.05.96 08:30-13:00 14:00-18:00   8.5 0  
Tue 14.05.96 08:30-13:00 14:00-18:00   8.5 0  
Wed 15.05.96 08:30-11:00 12:00-18:00   8.5 0  
Thu 16.05.96 –     8.5 0 holiday
Fri 17.05.96 08:30-11:30 12:30-18:30   9.0 0.5  
Total of week 13rd to 19th of May 1996 43.0 0.5  
Day Date Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Hours Overtime   
Mon 20.05.96 08:30-12:30 13:30-18:00   8.5 0  
Tue 21.05.96 08:30-12:30 13:30-18:00 21:00-22:00 9.5 1.0  
Wed 22.05.96 08:30-12:30 13:30-18:00   8.5 0  
Thu 23.05.96 08:30-14:00 15:00-18:00   8.5 0  
Fri 24.05.96 08:30-12:30 13:30-18:00   8.5 0  
Total of week 20th to 26th of May 1996 43.5 1.0  
Day Date Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Hours Overtime   
Mon 27.05.96 –     8.5 0 holiday
Tue 28.05.96 08:30-12:00 13:00-19:00   9.5 1.0  
Wed 29.05.96 08:30-12:00 13:00-21:30   12.0 3.5  
Thu 30.05.96 06:30-12:00 13:00-18:00   10.5 2.0  
Fri 31.05.96 06:30-12:30 14:30-19:00 20:00-23:00 13.5  5.0  
Total of week 27th of May to 2nd of June 1996 54.0 11.5  
Day Date Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Hours Overtime   
Mon 03.06.96 07:00-13:00 14:00-19:00   11.0 2.5  
Tue 04.06.96 08:30-12:30 13:30-19:00   9.5 1.0  
Wed 05.06.96 06:30-12:00 13:00-18:00 19:00-22:00 13.5 5.0  
Thu 06.06.96 06:30-13:00 14:00-18:00 18:30-24:00 16.0 7.5  
Fri 07.06.96 07:00-14:00 14:30-24:00   16.5 8.0  
Sat 08.06.96 00:00-23:00     23.0 23.0  
Total of week 3rd to 9th of June 1996 89.5 47.0  
Day Date Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Hours Overtime   
Mon 10.06.96 08:30-12:00 13:00-18:00   8.5 0  
Tue 11.06.96 06:30-12:00 13:00-18:00   10.5 2.0  
Wed 12.06.96 06:30-12:30 13:30-18:00   10.5 2.0  
Thu 13.06.96 06:30-13:00 14:00-18:00   10.5 2.0  
Fri 14.06.96 06:30-12:30 13:30-24:00   16.5 8.0  
Sat 15.06.96 08:30-04:00, 1hr rest     18.5 18.5  
Sun 16.04.96 08:00-20:00, 1hr rest     11.0 11.0  
Total week 10th to 16th of June 1996 86.0 43.5  
Day Date Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Hours Overtime   
Mon 17.06.96 08:30-11:30 12:30-20:00 21:00-01:30 15.0 6.5  
Tue 18.06.96 –     0 -8.5  
Wed 19.06.96 08:00-11:45 12:45-18:30   9.5 1.0  
Thu 20.06.96 08:00-13:30     5.0 -3.5  
Fri 21.06.96 07:00-12:30 13:30-18:00   11.0 2.5  
Total week 17th to 23rd of June 1996 40.5 -2.0  
Day Date Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Hours Overtime   
Mon 24.06.96 07:00-11:30 12:30-18:30   10.5 2.0  
Tue 25.06.96 –     0 -8.5  
Wed 26.06.96 08:00-11:30 12:30-19:30   10.5 2.0  
Thu 27.06.96 07:00-14:30     7.5 -1.0  
Fri 28.06.96 15:30-16:30     1.0 -7.5  
Total week 24th to 30th of June 1996 29.5 -13  
Day Date Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Hours Overtime   
Mon 01.07.96 07:00-13:00 13:30-18:00   10.5 2.0  
Tue 02.07.96 08:30-12:00 13:00-17:00   7.5 -1.0  
Wed 03.07.96 07:30-11:30 12:30-19:00 19:30-02:00 17.0 8.5  
Thu 04.07.96 07:00-15:00     8.0 -0.5  
Fri 05.07.96 –     8.0 0 holiday
Sat 06.07.96 12:00-18:00     6.0 6.0  
Sun 07.07.96 12:00-18:00 18:30-22:00   9.5 9.5  
Total week 1st to 7th of July 1996 66.5 24.5  
Day Date Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Hours Overtime   
Mon 08.07.96 09:00-12:00 13:00-17:00   7.0 -1.5  
Tue 09.07.96 09:00-12:00 13:00-16:00   6.0 -2.5  
Wed 10.07.96 09:00-12:00 13:00-16:00   6.0 -2.5  
Thu 11.07.96 09:00-14:00     5.0 -3.5  
Fri 12.07.96 09:00-13:00 14:00-16:00   6.0 -2.0  
Total week 8th to 14th of July 1996 30.0 -12.0  
Day Date Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Hours Overtime   
Mon 15.07.96 13:30-16:00     2.5 -6  
Tue 16.07.96 08:00-12:00 13:00-19:00   10.0 1.5  
Wed 17.07.96 07:30-13:00 14:00-15:30   7.0 -1.5  
Thu 18.07.96 07:00-11:30     4.5 -4.0  
Fri 19.07.96 06:30-08:00     1.5 -6.5  
Total week 15th to 21st of July 1996 25.5 -16.5  
Day Date Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Hours Overtime   
Mon 22.07.96 10:00-12:00     2.0 -6.5  
Tue 23.07.96 –     0 -8.5  
Wed 24.07.96 –     0 -8.5  
Thu 25.07.96 –     0 -8.5  
Fri 26.07.96 08:00-12:00     4.0 -4.0  
Sat 27.07.96 10:00-18:00     8.0 8.0  
Total week 22nd to 28th of July 1996 14.0 -28.0  
Day Date Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Hours Overtime   
Mon 29.07.96 08:00-12:00     4.0 -4.5  
Tue 30.07.96 –     0 -8.5 my birthday
Wed 31.07.96 08:00-12:00 13:00-17:00   8.0 -0.5  
Thu 01.08.96 08:00-11:30 13:30-18:00   8.0 8.0 holiday
Fri 02.08.96 08:00-12:00     4.0 -4.5  
Total week 29th of July to 4th of August 1996 24.0 -10.0  
Day Date Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Hours Overtime   
Mon 05.08.96 –     0 -8.5  
Tue 06.08.96 08:00-12:00     4.0 -4.5  
Wed 07.08.96 –     0 -8.5  
Thu 08.08.96 –     0 -8.5  
Fri 09.08.96 08:00-13:30 14:30-17:00   8.0 0  
Total week 5th to 11st of August 1996 12.0 -30  
Day Date Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Hours Overtime   
Mon 12.08.96 07:30-13:00 14:00-17:00   8.5 0  
Tue 13.08.96 08:00-11:30 12:30-17:00   8.0 -0.5  
Wed 14.08.96 08:00-12:00 13:00-16:00   7.0 -1.5  
Thu 15.08.96 10:00-16:00     6.0 -2.5  
Fri 16.08.96 13:30-18:30     5.0 -3.0  
Total week 12nd to 18th of August 1996 34.5 -7.5  
Day Date Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Hours Overtime   
Mon 19.08.96 10:00-14:30     4.5 -4.0  
Tue 20.08.96 –     0 -8.5  
Wed 21.08.96 08:00-12:00     4.0 -4.5  
Thu 22.08.96 –     0 -8.5  
Fri 23.08.96 09:00-12:30 13:30-18:00   8.0 0  
Sat 24.08.96 08:00-14:00 15:00-16:00 17:30-04:00 17.5 17.5  
Sun 25.08.96 11:00-21:00     10.0 10.0  
Total week 19th to 25th of August 1996 44.0 2.0  
Day Date Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Hours Overtime  
Mon 26.08.96 10:30-14:00 15:00-16:00   4.5 -4.0  
Tue 27.08.96 09:00-12:30 13:30-17:00   7.0 -1.5  
Wed 28.08.96 09:00-12:00 13:00-18:00 19:00-22:00 11.0 2.5  
Thu 29.08.96 08:30-12:00 13:00-17:00   7.5 -1.0  
Fri 30.08.96 –     0 -8.0  
Total week 26th of August to 1st of September 1996 30.0 -12   
Day Date Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Hours Overtime   
Mon 02.09.96 09:00-12:30 13:30.19:00   9.0 0.5  
Tue 03.09.96 08:00-12:30 13:30-19:00   10.0 1.5  
Wed 04.09.96 13:30-24:00     10.5 2.0  
Thu 05.09.96 07:30-12:00 13:00-18:30   10.0 1.5  
Fri 06.09.96 10:00-12:00 13:00-18:00 20:00-21:00 8.0 0  
Sat 07.09.96 08:00-12:30 13:30-18:30 19:30-21:00 11.0 11.0  
Total week 2nd to 8th of September 1996 58.5 16.5   
Day Date Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Hours Overtime   
Mon 09.09.96 09:30-12:00 13:00-18:00   7.5 -1.0  
Tue 10.09.96 –     0 -8.5  
Wed 11.09.96 08:30-12:00 13:00-23:30   14.0 5.5  
Thu 12.09.96 08:00-12:00 13:00-23:00   14.0 5.5  
Fri 13.09.96 08:00-12:00 13:00-20:30   11.5 3.5  
Sat 14.09.96 09:00-12:00 13:00-17:30   7.5 7.5  
Sun 15.09.96 14:30-18:30     4.0 4.0  
Total week 9th to 15th of September 1996 58.5 16.5  
Day Date Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Hours Overtime   
Mon 16.09.96 08:00-12:00 13:00-23:00   14.0 5.5  
Tue 17.09.96 08:00-12:00 13:00-23:30   14.5 6.0  
Wed 18.09.96 08:00-13:00 14:00-23:30   14.5 6.0  
Thu 19.09.96 17:00-23:00     6.0 -2.5  
Fri 20.09.96 08:30-11:30 12:00-17:00   8.0 0  
Sat 21.09.96 08:00-12:30 13:00-02:30   18.0 18.0  
Sun 22.09.96 10:00-14:00 15:00-00:30   13.5 13.5  
Total week 16th to 22nd of September 1996 88.5 46.5  
Day Date Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Hours Overtime   
Mon 23.09.96 08:00-13:00 13:30-19:00 20:00-23:00 13.5 5.0  
Tue 24.09.96 08:00-12:00 13:00-19:00 20:00-01:30 15.5 7.0  
Wed 25.09.96 08:00-12:00 13:00-18:30 19:30-23:00 13.0 4.5  
Thu 26.09.96 –     0 -8.5  
Fri 27.09.96 –     0 -8.0  
Total week 23rd to 29th of September 1996 42.0 0  
Day Date Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Hours Overtime   
Mon 30.09.96 –     0 -8.5  
Total week 30th of September 1996 0 -8.5  


Summary of Overtime

Week
Overtime (+),
or compensation (-)
Accumulated Overtime
1st to 5th of May 1996
1.0
1.0
6th to 12nd of May 1996
2.5
3.5
13rd to 19th of May 1996
0.5
4.0
20th to 26th of May 1996
1.0
5.0
27th of May to 2nd of June 1996
11.5
16.5
3rd to 9th of June 1996
47.0
63.5
10th to 16th of June 1996
43.5
107.0
17th to 23rd of June 1996
-2.0
105.0
24th to 30th of June 1996
-13.0
92.0
1st to 7th of July 1996
24.5
116.5
8th to 14th of July 1996
-12.0
104.5
15th to 21st of July 1996
-16.5
88.0
22nd to 28th of July 1996
-28.0
60.0
29th of July to 4th of August 1996
-10.0
50.0
5th to 11st of August 1996
-30.0
20.0
2nd to 18th of August 1996
-7.5
12.5
9th to 25th of August 1996
2.0
14.5
26th of August to 1st of September 1996
-12.0
2.5
2nd to 8th of September 1996
16.5
19.0
9th to 15th of September 1996
16.5
35.5
16th to 22nd of September 1996
46.5
82.0
23rd to 29th of September 1996
0
82.0
30th of September 1996
-8.5
73.5

Total overtime when I left the Saalbau: 73.5 hours



Send me some comments! Stefan Marti Last updated July 4 1998.