I have a job that costs me upwards of 50 hours a week.
I have a partner I love dearly.
I have two kids who I cherish.
I technically have 119 hours a week where I am 'awake'.
I just want to know how you all make it fit. I know I have it pretty good because my job allows me to work two days at home 9am-3pm where I then pick up the kids from school but the rest of the work days I'm completely dedicated to work. I feel pretty roasted by the end of the week.
<i>I have a job that costs me upwards of 50 hours a week.</i><p><i>I know I have it pretty good because my job allows me to work two days at home 9am-3pm where I then pick up the kids from school but the rest of the work days I'm completely dedicated to work. I feel pretty roasted by the end of the week.</i><p>These statements are in conflict with one another.<p>If you're working a 50 hour work week, you should <i>strongly</i> consider looking for a different job. There's plenty of research (and company testimonies) showing that human happiness, health <i>and</i> productivity increases when work weeks are smaller (lazy link that I've submitted to Hacker News before on roughly this topic: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/19/work-less-get-more-new-zealand-firms-four-day-week-an-unmitigated-success" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/19/work-less-get-...</a> ), and 50 hours isn't healthy at all.<p>Look out for yourself, talk it out with your employer (and) or, if they're uncooperative, immediately go job hunting.
The reason why I put in more work is what's keeping me sane. Most times the stress that comes with the job can drive me to the edge of breaking down,but I just keep reminding myself why I even started.