How many hours do you work?
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It's nice the way you describe it and you may truly enjoy what you're doing. However, the bottom line is you work to get paid so that you can live and enjoy life with your friends and family. The job is just means to reach that goal. If you enjoy what you're doing, all the better, you are among few people who enjoy their work. However, like I said, family, friends and personal life should come first. I have no problem with working long hours in a bind, however losing sight of the objective is a very dangerous thing. You can always find a new job should you employers not be satisfied with your 40 hour a week performance, however you cannot find new family just as easy.
JazzJackRabbit wrote:
You can always find a new job should you employers not be satisfied with your 40 hour a week performance, however you cannot find new family just as easy.
Amen to that. I'm living proof of it as well. In 10 years time I've worked for 6 different employers. I don't mind collecting W-2's, and 401k's roll over. I have no problem letting my home phone ring, my cell phone ring, and my inbox fill up when it's not between the hours of 8am - 5pm. I know people who actually seem to have a Pavlovian response to telephones. The moment it rings they believe the world is going to end if they don't answer it. As far as I'm concerned, CallerID and answering machines are two of the best additions to modern life ever invented. I've been known to sit in front of the television and not even LOOK at the caller ID when the phone's ringing. Simply put, I don't care. If it's an emergency, then obviously they'll leave a message and I can get back to them. But that's just it: *I* decide what an emergency is for *me*. I don't give other people that power. I exist on this planet to enjoy life. And for me, that is defined as having time with my family. Any and all other considerations are secondary to that. In a conflict between my job and my family, my family will always win. I've had 5 different employers in my son's 7 years of life. But I've never missed a single event of his. I don't care if it's "crunch time" either. My son's 2nd grade play so greatly outranks any deliverable schedule as to be a laughable comparison. I've been fired before. It's no longer a mystery to me. Life goes on. There will *always* be another employer right around the corner for people with marketable skills.