What time does your husband get home from work?

[razorbackmama]

A friend of mine and I have been discussing this recently, and we are beginning to suspect that what is "normal" isn't actually normal and that we live in some sort of alternate universe. LOL

 

So what time does your husband get home from work?

[dirty ethel rackham]

Between 5:30 and 6 - sometimes 6:30. He gets into the office at 7:30 and commutes about 20 minutes. So, his at work time is 9 - 10 hours.

[elegantlion]

Anywhere from 4pm to 8pm. Self-employed, comes home when work is done for the day. We talk on the phone and I usually know when he's going to be late.

[lionfamily1999]

Usually between 6:30 and 7, but sometimes as late as 9. It all depends on what he has to work on.

 

He leaves at 7:30ish in the morning... except when we sleep in, then he leaves around 8 or 8:30ish. Those days I know he will be home late ;)

 

He's gone 11 or 12 hours a day, thirty minutes driving, one hour for lunch, and about 10+ hours of labor or waiting for labor.

[Renee in NC]

During slow times, 4pm.

 

During busy season, anywhere from 7pm to 3am. (About 3 months out of the year.)

[Pam Wilhelm]

Leaves the house at 6:15am and returns around 7:00pm.

[ChristusG]

He gets home around 6:30 or 6:45 most days. Fridays he gets off early and is home around 4:45. He leave the house about 7:30 each morning and has a 30-40 minute commute.

[creekland]

My hubby works from our house, so in a way, he's home a lot. However, he often works till 11:30pm or so (taking time off in the earlier evening to eat and enjoy family time - as we want it).

 

Occasionally he has township meetings he needs to attend that start at 7pm (give or take an hour) and can get out early or REALLY late.

[Spryte]

My DH primarily works from a home office, and generally joins the family between 5:30 and 6:00 pm. We also have lunch together, and if we're lucky - a walk to the park!

 

My perception of normal is skewed, also. :)

 

When he is with a client, though - all bets are off. If he has a commute (traffic here is bad), I hope to see him by 7:00 pm, but plan on later.

 

And travel... well, what can I say? He tries to limit trips to 5 days max. But was recently spent 10 days in Amsterdam... Felt like forever.

[Guest Dulcimeramy]

Leaves at 5:45-6, home at 4-5

[Danestress]

7 - 7:30. He often comes home at lunch, though, and works out with our son. He can be home earlier if I need him. He leaves between 6 - 8 in the morning, depending on how stressed he is and what needs to get done. He's definitely in charge of his own time. He works just a few minutes from our house, so he doesn't have a commute.

[lisabelle]

Dh leaves the house around 6:45 and generally gets home anywhere from 4:30-5:30. It's a nice schedule. I like that we get to spend so much of the evening as a family.

[Blossom'sGirl]

He gets out of work at 4:30 and is home in 15 minutes. If it's snowing or freezing rain, I never know when he will be home. He works for the highway dept. He works 10 hour days so he is gone by 5:30 in the morning.

[smrtmama]

Anywhere from 11:30pm to 3am. Well, and 6am on nights he works the part time.

[Pamela H in Texas]

Depends on the job and what hours they are working "this week."

 

This week, he's working 10 hour days and getting to the hotel at 5:40-ish. Next week, if he's still working 10s, it's be 5:10 as the new house is RIGHT there.

 

But different jobs start earlier or later and sometimes are 8s or 12s or even 16s. There have been times he hasn't been home til 8 or 10 pm. That isn't normal though.

 

In his last "real" job, he was home by 4pm the first two years then 5 after that.

 

Anyway, probably isn't much help.

[Luckymama]

Some days he works from the home office, so he takes breaks for meals and other family time.

 

Other days he leaves work when ds is done with school (they drive in together), so he's home about 3:30, then he works until 6ish or so.

 

And still other days when ds stays after school for marching band or other activities, he doesn't get home until 6 or 6:30.

 

On days when he goes to the office, he leaves at 7:15 with a 30 minute (at that time) commute. Coming home on Fridays can take much longer during nice weather, due to the beach/shore traffic on I95.

[Tess in the Burbs]

depends on when he goes to work and where his location is that day. but most days about 5:30-6pm.

[justlittleoldme]

My hubby works from 7am-6pm, 4 days a week. If there are meetings he has to stay later, and that time varies.

[ilovemy6kids]

My Dh usually leaves around 8 am and gets home around 9 pm on a good day. He has gotten home as late as 11:30. On weekends he gets home at about 5:00 pm. He just got this job 2 years ago and only has to commute about 10-15 minutes. This is still amazing to us because he used to have to drive into the cities which was a about of 90 minutes. On bad snow days it could be much longer than that.

Sheri

[4kiddies]

If it is just an office day then around 6:30. If he has an event with a client or is traveling then who knows?:)

[Lolly]

Self-employeed. He leaves the house at 5:30 and returns anywhere from 6-12 or not at all. He does exercise before going to work in the morning for an hour to hour and a half (depends on his upcoming day).

[ecj98]

He can leave work (private Christian high school ) at 4:00 on Monday - Thursday and 3:30 on Fridays, and it generally takes him 20 minutes to get home.

[laughing lioness]

Between 7:45 and 9:30 p.m. He leaves for work between 7:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. He has an odd schedule, working 3 very long days (Mon, Tu and Wed) with more flex on Thursday and Friday

[Tammyla]

Most days he is home around 5:30, but driving conditions and workload can extend the time.

[HollyB]

He works a second shift job that is supposed to end at 11:00 p.m. He usually gets home between 1:00 and 3:00 a.m., sometimes later. I wish he was paid hourly!:glare:

[AHASRADA]

Years ago, when he had a corporate job, he was home between 6pm and 7pm. Now, self-employed, he rarely leaves :lol::lol:! This was an enormous adjustment at first (ie: the first 18 months to 2 years!), and sometimes it still would be nice to have the house and our day to ourselves, but we have actually gotten used to having him around and it is wierd when he's gone.

 

If he's taking night classes, he typically gets home between 11:30 and 12:30pm, and we never know how early he will decide to leave, or go to work on a group project on a random day, and we are truly sad to see him go.

 

I have been pushing for dh to look for another corporate job, but it makes me a bit sad to see how little time some of your dh's are home. Thanks for the wake-up call.

[AngieW in Texas]

Before we moved here 7 years ago, my dh regularly got home from work between 9pm and midnight. He left for work about 9am. He also worked through many weekends.

 

Now he gets home from work around 6pm most nights after leaving here about 8:30am. He has worked no more than 2-3 weekends/year.

 

I like his 40-hour workweek a lot better than his previous 60-80 hour workweeks. His commute is 30-60 minutes, depending on what time he travels.

[Jean in Newcastle]

Most days he is home around 5:30, but driving conditions and workload can extend the time.

 

:iagree:

[sbgrace]

Hubby is at work by 7 am, comes home for lunch around 1:30 (this is our main family meal) and then works until about 6:30 to 7:00 depending on the day. However, this is longer than he needs to work so that he's got a little more flexibility in terms of family time on various days. He might take a longer lunch or go to one of my son's specialist appointments with us.

 

I know not everyone has choices but in our case my husband could have decided to work in the private sector which would have meant significantly higher pay but longer hours. He did the public sector because the hours are reasonable and provide for flexibility. So we sacrificed earnings for family time essentially in our minds. That said, now I just feel fortunate we're in the ranks of the employed at all.

Edited September 20, 2010 by sbgrace

[Laura Corin]

Between 6:30 and 8:00pm. He leaves home at around 7:30am. His commute is half an hour.

 

Laura

[Melissa B]

Usually between 3 PM and 5 PM but it can be as early as 2 or as late as 7. He starts at 4 AM.

[LibraryLover]

Mine goes into the office twice a week and works at home the other 3 days. On office days he heads out right before 7, dropping our 16 yr old off at school. Home by 7:30/8. He travels about once a month.

[thescrappyhomeschooler]

Totally depends on what he has scheduled for the day. Sometimes he's home by 4:30, other times not until 7:30.

[SonshineLearner]

Mine leaves at 6:45am and returns btwn 5:30 and 6:30. His actual work hrs are 7:30am-4:30pm, but people stay to talk or finish up work. He travels about 30-45 minutes each way for his commute. Closest he's worked to home in years!!

:)

[MyLittleWonders]

Dh teaches and has about a 15 minutes commute. That said, he leaves between 6:30 and 6:45 in the morning, and is home on average between 5:30 and 6:00 in the evening. If there's baseball (practice or games) for the boys, he'll be home between 4:30 and 5:00. His goal is home by 4:30 every evening, but in almost 15 years of teaching, that has not yet happened.

[Kim in Appalachia]

Between 6:30 -7:30. If it's been a slow day, he may get home earlier. His commute time is 5 minutes.

[Tutor]

Two days a week, he works from home. The other three, he leaves around 6-6:30am and comes home around 9:30pm (earlier if his tutoring students don't show up).

[Miss Marple]

Leaves home during weekdays by 7:00 a.m. and returns around 7:00 p.m. and often returns to the hospital after that for an hour or more. On weekends he goes in around 8:00 a.m. and can return in 1 hour or 8 hours.

[Carrie12345]

When he's done with work. Which could be noon, 5pm, 8pm, 3am, or two weeks after leaving.

[TKDmom]

A little after 6pm. He leaves about 7:30am.

 

He does get every other Friday off, though.

Edited September 20, 2010 by bonniebeth4

[Margaret in GA]

7 or 7:30 Sometimes 8. His commute is 30 minutes and he leaves for work at 7:45 am.

 

To the OP: what did you think was 'normal'?

[FaithManor]

Dh works in a home office. But, his days begin at 6:30 a.m. and the only evening he is done before 7 is Tuesday night because he does the accounting for our church on that evening.

 

Faith

[Tap]

Sometimes he works from home.

Often, he is in and out throughout the day. (He is in sales. His 'market' is where we live but his office is 30 minutes away from his market. Unless he has to be in the office for a meeting, etc. He works out of the house.)

Othertimes it could be anywhere from 2-8pm.

 

I can't guess from day to day when he will be home and most days, neither can he.

[Imprimis]

He's usually home with us. Generally, he goes in to his office once or twice a week, but no set time.

[6packofun]

Between 5 and 7 p.m., depending on whether or not he's taking the bus/train to work and/or needs more hours. (He leaves earlier and gets home later if taking the bus.)

[Shelly in the Country]

DH leaves at about 8AM, comes home for a 1/2 hour lunch at noon, and gets home between 4:30 and 5:00 (usually closer to 5). We live a block from the building he works in though, so there is no "commute" to speak of. He sometimes stays later than that, but that is not the norm. At his previous job, he worked 10-12 hour days 6-7 days per week. That's why he looked for a different job... That place was just plain nuts.

[My3Boys]

Mine leaves at 6:30 and gets home anywhere from 6:30-7:00, sometimes later if he has a night meeting. His commute is about an hour.

 

Dh also frequently brings work home, so it isn't unusual for him to get right back at it after dinner.

 

Kuddos to all of our hard-working husbands and dads!

[Denisemomof4]

5:30 unless he stops somewhere on the way home. He often runs errands for our family since he passes everything on the way home. Such a good man!:001_wub:

[AlaskaGrownFamily]

By 5. :) He works 8-4:30.

[*Jessica*]

Marc works M-F from 7am-4pm. He has an hour lunch break that he comes home for. He only works 10 minutes away, so he's home before 4:15pm. The pay stinks, but the amount of time he gets to be home with us is worth it!