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re: OT dads with small kids and a job that travels, how do you like it?
Posted on 2/9/22 at 3:16 pm to The Spleen
Posted on 2/9/22 at 3:16 pm to The Spleen
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the phone, emails, need to be tied to a computer are honestly 24/7.
frick, and I don’t say this lightly, that.
I know guys who have worked in jobs where this was the case.. mostly medical device/surgical sales, always on call.. i had one guy tell me, one time at lunch, that he had been making $300k a year at his previous job, and even at that income level, he said it wasnt worth it.. as mentioned above, he said it destroyed his marriage, he became an alcoholic, etc.. now the most ive ever made was like half that amount- and part of me thinks I’d like to try that life, worst case is I’d do it for a few years, burn out and retire early.. but when enough people say it’s not worth it, you tend to believe them.
Posted on 2/9/22 at 3:27 pm to BK Lounge
I guess it would depend on how often you’re actually contacted on your “off” hours. If it was a once a week thing, I could maybe deal. If it was multiple times a week and constantly ate into my weekends, hell no.
But I value my free time. I value it so much I just took a pay cut to take a job where I leave work at the office every day when I leave at 4:30. No after hours calls, very few late days past 5, no work to take home with me, no weekends. It’s been one of the best professional decisions I’ve ever made.
But I value my free time. I value it so much I just took a pay cut to take a job where I leave work at the office every day when I leave at 4:30. No after hours calls, very few late days past 5, no work to take home with me, no weekends. It’s been one of the best professional decisions I’ve ever made.
Posted on 2/9/22 at 3:47 pm to BK Lounge
The only good reason there is to work like a dog 24/7 is if you are building your own business. Doing so as an employee is never worth it.
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