Hours

by vitty 4 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  vitty

  Concerning the hours pubs are expected to put in every months the "national" average is usually a guide and everyone strives to "do" this amount. But since it is "national and not "international" is seems quite a coincidence that everyones country has this 10 hours average.

  Also since the pioneer and aux pioneer hours went down, surely the national average must have of too. I cant remember any articles saying the average had now gone down to 6 ...............hooray

  Everyone knows you can fiddle with numbers but surely, year in and year out this figure never changes
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  James Free

  The average does vary from country to country. Some average as much as 16 hours, some 8 or less.

  But the figures are fake for many reasons. Many count their 'hour' from the KH, the travel to the homes, talk on the corner, waste as much time as possible etc.

  I was a pioneer and all the stories about walking very slow etc. are true. Some pioneers would even go on calls at diiferent ends of the town, only to zg-zag back to the next call. The idea is to count as much time as possible without actually doing anything.

  Then, the 'family head' will count 4 hours for the family study, whether he did it or not. And it counts as a 'bible study' too, so there are millions of 'bible studies' preaching to the converted!
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  Lapuce

  Yes counted my breaks and sometimes even the bookstudy when I didn't have much time, well they did say to count bible studies no???
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  inbyathread

  Pioneer and Aux. Pioneer hours are not figured in with the 'national average' of publishers. Those hours are tabulated separately.
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  vitty

  I didnt realize the pioneer hours wernt included. So if your country only does 4 hours average thats all your expected to do ????????