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re: Work/Life Balance
Posted on 3/22/25 at 8:04 am to Shut Up Mulllet
Posted on 3/22/25 at 8:04 am to Shut Up Mulllet
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I always wonder how you forty hour guys make it.
Make more per hour
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Posted on 3/22/25 at 8:10 am to MyRockstarComplex
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How do some of you other baws manage the balance between
While I don't have as many things pulling at my time as you do, this is something that I've been really struggling with recently.
My supervisor doesn't expect us to work outside of business hours, and I really appreciate that, but I feel that to do my best work (work that I can be proud of), then there are certain times of the year where I feel like I don't even have time to breathe, let alone visit family or get involved in a hobby.
It's similar with friends, as well. Sometimes, during my busy times at work, I just don't have the energy to hang out, I just need to decompress.
I feel like the whole "put your laptop at the end of the work day on Friday and open it back up on Monday" is more idealistic than anything and I'm trying to figure out how to manage my time so that I do the job I'm expecting of myself, but also not burn out/make work my life.
Posted on 3/22/25 at 8:14 am to MyRockstarComplex
Work/ Life Balance is a myth. It’s more like a see-saw.
Things are always shifting.
Sometimes work is all hands on deck and sometimes you’ve got more discretionary time that can get filled in a variety of ways depending on how your prioritize your responsibilities and wants.
Good luck.
Things are always shifting.
Sometimes work is all hands on deck and sometimes you’ve got more discretionary time that can get filled in a variety of ways depending on how your prioritize your responsibilities and wants.
Good luck.
Posted on 3/22/25 at 8:30 am to The Torch
Ma I ask, what do you do for a living now (working from home)?
Posted on 3/22/25 at 8:37 am to MyRockstarComplex
I travel a lot for work. Don’t much much of a balance other than working and spending time with family. But it’s not about me, it’s about my family. I have to provide.
Posted on 3/22/25 at 8:40 am to MyRockstarComplex
I moved to Europe. They are really serious about having a proper work life balance here.
Posted on 3/22/25 at 8:41 am to MyRockstarComplex
It doesn't get balanced honestly. You muddle through and make time for some stuff when you can.
Job - 40 hours minimum a week, sometimes more, sometimes weekends and nights
Kids - I have 3, 1 in travel, 2 in rec sports. We have practice/game/lesson every night of the week
Marriage - we're happy but agree we need more time for us, we get after it once a week or so but make it a point to chill, have a drink together and talk
Hobbies, family, house work, etc. Fills in the cracks between everything else. Hobbies are at the bottom unfortunately.
Job - 40 hours minimum a week, sometimes more, sometimes weekends and nights
Kids - I have 3, 1 in travel, 2 in rec sports. We have practice/game/lesson every night of the week
Marriage - we're happy but agree we need more time for us, we get after it once a week or so but make it a point to chill, have a drink together and talk
Hobbies, family, house work, etc. Fills in the cracks between everything else. Hobbies are at the bottom unfortunately.
Posted on 3/22/25 at 8:50 am to MikeAV8s
Surgeons should be given a lot of credit for how hard they work. When I felt sorry for myself for the insane amount of call I had to do and usually in the mid of the night, I could always look at one of my surgical colleagues and think, " at least I have better than that ". 
to surgeons!
to surgeons!
Posted on 3/22/25 at 8:55 am to MyRockstarComplex
In between working 2 jobs and caring for my elderly parents, I have very little time. I watch sports while doing paperwork for my jobs.
Posted on 3/22/25 at 9:08 am to MyRockstarComplex
I shifted focus to family and my own well being first and foremost over the years. I care much less about the yard, the house, work, sports (except to enjoy with family). Things shift and change too. I coached kids sports for years when it was needed. Loved it. Done with it now. Travel with and activities with family has been the focus for years. I do my job well but I know folks older than me that should be looking at retirement and still stay at the office till 7 or 8 every night. Nope.
I find that I don’t miss certain things that I used to do like I thought I would. Take care of yourself and your family.
I find that I don’t miss certain things that I used to do like I thought I would. Take care of yourself and your family.
Posted on 3/22/25 at 9:20 am to MyRockstarComplex
If you want to watch sports on a Saturday, watch sports on a Saturday.
It's your life too. Plenty of time to make others happy at another time.
They will get over it and survive.
It's your life too. Plenty of time to make others happy at another time.
They will get over it and survive.
This post was edited on 3/22/25 at 9:21 am
Posted on 3/22/25 at 9:25 am to schwartzy
quote:The surgeons I know can easily stroke checks to pay someone else to do all the mundane things in their lives.
That's a big reason why I'm not pursuing surgery as a career in medicine, even though I'm competitive for it.
That takes a bunch of things I choose to spend time doing off their plates.
None of them do anything in their yards. They don’t own lawn maintenance equipment.
Same for their pools.
They don’t maintain or repair their boats.
They have a service set up their travel.
They’ve strategically partnered at work to get the amount of off time they want.
Obviously that controls their annual income as more time off comes directly at a cost in their world.
tl/dr: Good luck, surgeons are stressed but liquid
Posted on 3/22/25 at 9:26 am to schwartzy
I'd rather be happy than be rich.
This post was edited on 3/22/25 at 9:29 am
Posted on 3/22/25 at 9:30 am to MyRockstarComplex
It's fricking grind brother. I've got 2 kids under 3, a stay at home wife who is needy as frick, manage the largest part of my company, travel 2 weeks a month for work and try attend at least 1 work event per month (even if it's just a happy hour), take care of my house, try to ride my bike and workout multiple times a week, and on top all of this off I decided to run for city council in my community.
How do I do this? I wake up at 3:30am and leave my phone on my nightstand until I leave the house or go to work. Seriously.
How do I do this? I wake up at 3:30am and leave my phone on my nightstand until I leave the house or go to work. Seriously.
Posted on 3/22/25 at 9:31 am to MyRockstarComplex
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I can’t even imagine having the bandwidth to sit and watch football all day in the Fall.
I cut this part out of my life. BLM and all the other political bullshite did me a favor. I now use that time to do something with my kids.
Posted on 3/22/25 at 9:32 am to MyRockstarComplex
Hire somebody to do the yard. Hire somebody to clean the house til the kids get old enough to do it.
Time is valuable. I work my butt off, I’m not going to waste a Saturday doing yard work if I can spend it with my wife and kids.
Time is valuable. I work my butt off, I’m not going to waste a Saturday doing yard work if I can spend it with my wife and kids.
Posted on 3/22/25 at 9:37 am to MyRockstarComplex
- marriage: this has suffered the most since kids. Our 1 on 1 communication is mostly about them. Texting during the work day has helped a lot because we can have serious and silly conversations about things other than the kids. We try to have a day or night out when there are breaks between work and school.
- kids: this is my life. When not at work, it’s taking care of and playing with the kids. Weekday afternoons and weekends. I am getting shite from the wife at the moment because our, soon to be 5 year old, sucks at t-ball. I’m getting the blame for not practicing enough with him.
- job: focus on it during my work hours and occasionally have to answer emails/texts in the evening or weekends.
- hobbies: I’m ADHD so my hobbies constantly change. I do get to focus on them a little in the evenings.
- fitness: I hit the gym M-F during lunch
- extended family: this has been the hardest to manage. I don’t speak to my sisters as often as I use to, because of lack of time. My parents are 2 hours away so I don’t see them every Sunday like I used to since having kids.
- community: I’ve never really been involved with community events.
- working on the house: small DIY projects, I knock those out in the evenings or weekends. Larger ones, I’ll hire someone.
- friends: same as extended family. This has dropped off since having kids and more so since they started having kids. It seems like everyone is tight on schedule so not as many get togethers as in the past. Have made some new friends recently with kids in the same age group that all get along really well, so this is improving.
- kids: this is my life. When not at work, it’s taking care of and playing with the kids. Weekday afternoons and weekends. I am getting shite from the wife at the moment because our, soon to be 5 year old, sucks at t-ball. I’m getting the blame for not practicing enough with him.
- job: focus on it during my work hours and occasionally have to answer emails/texts in the evening or weekends.
- hobbies: I’m ADHD so my hobbies constantly change. I do get to focus on them a little in the evenings.
- fitness: I hit the gym M-F during lunch
- extended family: this has been the hardest to manage. I don’t speak to my sisters as often as I use to, because of lack of time. My parents are 2 hours away so I don’t see them every Sunday like I used to since having kids.
- community: I’ve never really been involved with community events.
- working on the house: small DIY projects, I knock those out in the evenings or weekends. Larger ones, I’ll hire someone.
- friends: same as extended family. This has dropped off since having kids and more so since they started having kids. It seems like everyone is tight on schedule so not as many get togethers as in the past. Have made some new friends recently with kids in the same age group that all get along really well, so this is improving.
Posted on 3/22/25 at 9:39 am to schwartzy
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That's a big reason why I'm not pursuing surgery as a career in medicine, even though I'm competitive for it.
Well your first mistake is pursuing a career in any medical field
But this whole "surgeons have shite quality of life" thing is a bit overblown. Especially if you are in private practice and you are your own boss--bc then you decide the type of work/life balance you want. You have no kids and want to crank? You can, and you'll be rewarded for it financially. Would rather have more standard hours and less call? You can do that as well, just realize it will likely come at a financial cost.
With that being said....don't do medicine if its not too late
Posted on 3/22/25 at 9:43 am to onmymedicalgrind
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With that being said....don't do medicine if its not too late
Definitely too late to turn back. I'm $150,000 in the hole and match next year (hopefully).
I agree, though. The amount of time you spend learning in medical school would easily translate to mastery in anything else. That's why the interview is so important because the committee has to sense you REALLY want it, since it is such a grind. You have to love it and love to learn for the rest of your life to get through the grinder.
Posted on 3/22/25 at 9:46 am to schwartzy
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big reason why I'm not pursuing surgery as a career in medicine, even though I'm competitive for it.
Eh. Sure. There are plenty surgical specialities or niches in which work life balance is good.
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