Does being a researcher have deadlines or are you in charge of your own time?

Question: Does being a researcher have deadlines or are you in charge of your own time?
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Asked by bobbinator to Amy on 20 Jun 2011.
- Amy MacQueen answered on 20 Jun 2011:
  
  Hi bobbinator!!
  
  You are mainly in charge of your own time – your own working hours etc. But there are usually a core amount of hours that you would be expected to do and you are expected to get results – so there might not be as many official deadlines as in school but they are still there!
  
  It doesn’t actually always work out well for you – I came into work for 8am this morning and I am still here and it is almost 7pm!! 🙂

Question: Does being a researcher have deadlines or are you in charge of your own time?