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Work Life Balance
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» basdini a répondu le Thu 3 Nov, 2011 @ 7:44am |
 Coolness: 145205 | i was wondering what other people thought about this
specifically what i mean is the following 'is it worth it to work with lots of hours and stress to make a lot of money or is it better just working something "comfortable" but with less hours and less stress?" the reason i ask is because i just finished working a super stressful job with lots of hours and I think i'm going to say no because for me the clincher was my health because i just didn't get enough sleep and they gave me a hard time about taking sick days. I find in life I don't need a lot of money to get by, i would need even less if i didn't have credit cards to pay of and student debt hanging over my head. Recently i have got into painting canvases so i do that a lot and it doesn't cost much money. I just feel like there has to be some balance between work and what i would call real life. let me know what you think. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» flo a répondu le Thu 3 Nov, 2011 @ 10:46am |
 Coolness: 146330 | What's the point of working your ass off to get more money?
This is typically the kind of behavior encouraged by the current economical system... no human values left, only "performance", "benefit", "money", "success"... all revolving about something lurking at the core of every human being: greed. Personally, this is the main reason I'm currently struggling to change the system: it has lots of advantages, but its major flaw is that it encourages and boosts greed in crazy proportions, instead of controlling it. I just quit my job for another similar one with 20k$ less per year and no health insurance, the only changing thing being the working environment which will be more human. Goodbye company world, welcome back to academia. Having enough time to live fully besides your job is very important. Feeling good at your job and about what you do is maybe what matters most; you spend a third of your life there, another third being asleep, with only one third to split between "what you have to do" (eating, moving in bus/metro/car/bike or walking, family obligations, cleaning, etc.) and "what you are doing of your spare time" (having fun? expressing yourself? loving your family and friends? volunteering? studying? relaxing? etc.). I realized years ago that the happiest moments of my life were when I had the least money, and yet I naturally go for jobs that pay more. Of course, there's a "future" to think about, which is why a balance has to be found between "having no money" and "working your ass off", depending on how much money you think you actually "need" to live now and in the future. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» cutterhead a répondu le Thu 3 Nov, 2011 @ 6:56pm |
 Coolness: 131600 | Early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» MURDOCK_ROCK a répondu le Thu 3 Nov, 2011 @ 7:35pm |
 Coolness: 83880 | I think it's about finding that middle ground.
I worked a lot of really stressful jobs and know exactly where you are coming from. I always like the expression "work smart not hard". Not that I don't work hard now, but I find that once you start to get fairly good at what you do, you'll start to get more respect in your industry and if you find the right place and get enough respect, you'll start getting better at smelling bullshit and will have more confidence in making the demands that you need to make so that you'll feel more comfortable. The key is to try to put yourself in a position where you are appreciated and ppl will go out of thier way to show that appreciation. Not to mention... A happy employee is usually a good one, and more companies need to realize that and due away with the oldschool mentality of instilling fear to maximize productivity. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» M-A-X a répondu le Thu 3 Nov, 2011 @ 7:45pm |
 Coolness: 121640 | Murdock is right, give yourself some time. If it still bothering you after some months, maybe this job is not for you. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» cjbsexx a répondu le Thu 3 Nov, 2011 @ 7:49pm |
 Coolness: 48695 | I work 12 hours a day, 7 days a week, 8 months in a row, every year.
I would never do something else. I love it. So depends if you really like what you do. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Gamos a répondu le Thu 3 Nov, 2011 @ 10:47pm |
 Coolness: 93500 | i work 10-12 hours a day, 5 days a week. Is it a little much? yup. Is the pay worth the trade off in work-life balance? no. But I love my job, and the people I work with, so I'm ok with it. Its not just about work life balance...
A wise man once told me a job is about 3 things: The work you do What you get paid for what you do Who you work with If you're happy with all 3, its the perfect job. If you're happy with two, be happy. If you're happy with one or less, its time to find a new job. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Max_x2 a répondu le Fri 4 Nov, 2011 @ 1:21am |
 Coolness: 33905 | Originally Posted By FLO
What's the point of working your ass off to get more money? This is typically the kind of behavior encouraged by the current economical system... no human values left, only "performance", "benefit", "money", "success"... all revolving about something lurking at the core of every human being: greed. Personally, this is the main reason I'm currently struggling to change the system: it has lots of advantages, but its major flaw is that it encourages and boosts greed in crazy proportions, instead of controlling it. I just quit my job for another similar one with 20k$ less per year and no health insurance, the only changing thing being the working environment which will be more human. Goodbye company world, welcome back to academia. Having enough time to live fully besides your job is very important. Feeling good at your job and about what you do is maybe what matters most; you spend a third of your life there, another third being asleep, with only one third to split between "what you have to do" (eating, moving in bus/metro/car/bike or walking, family obligations, cleaning, etc.) and "what you are doing of your spare time" (having fun? expressing yourself? loving your family and friends? volunteering? studying? relaxing? etc.). I realized years ago that the happiest moments of my life were when I had the least money, and yet I naturally go for jobs that pay more. Of course, there's a "future" to think about, which is why a balance has to be found between "having no money" and "working your ass off", depending on how much money you think you actually "need" to live now and in the future. humans are "programmed" to over-reach. I would believe that's why you / we try to find the job that pays the most. For me, your post says it all. Personally, i got a new job, being a Microplay manager. The pay is good (got my 1st paycheck today)... but mostly, i'll be guiding my own team, and that's what i wanted in the 1st place. I believe there's a way to achieve great performances at work, sans être stressé à temps plein par un boss (moi) qui t'harcèle pour atteindre les objectifs (cki bonifie mes propres commissions, soit-dit-en-passant). And i'm about to prove it. yet, i believe someone can achieve great things by keeping some (healtful) stress at work. And that's the idea i'll try to put in my boyz mind. So bottomline... i believe it's about finding balance between productivity, and happiness (stress and success). I'm a salesman tho, so you got a salesman opinion here, mostly. Still, i worked in a lot of areas so far, and it all comes back to the same thing. I won't say the paycheck isn't important... I just gave a deposit on my Uncharted 3 PS3 bundle... And i have in mind to buy an hdtv next. But thank god, i love my job so far, pi avoir du cash (pi du matériel), c pas tout cki m'importe ds cte vie là. Sinon, j'serais bin malheureux. |
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