I don’t know about you but in our household the laptop is ALWAYS on. The laptop is my husbands work computer and he never stops working! He is a university lecturer so he has student e-mails to answer, courses to design, tutors to keep track of, lectures to give and LOADS of assessment to mark - all on top of his real job of research. After dinner every night he is working on his laptop (no he’s not playing games) and every weekend he has papers to write or things to catch up on. As a “professional” you would expect that his income is quite considerable but we worked out that if we include all the unpaid overtime (thanks to a salary) he earns $10.50 an hour. It’s hardly worth all the stress involved with the job but on the other hand it’s a guaranteed pay cheque every week. It’s just sad to think that even with three degrees he would probably bring home more money packing shelves in Target!
So does that encourage your husband to change employers? I’ve just politely told a “client” I was contracted to that the party’s over. And that was when I realised that I’d been running all over town for about $17 an hour.
Doesn’t seem worth it. That’s my 2 cents anyway.
You bet your ass it’s not worth it. It’s a challenge that I have to take if I want a better quality of life.
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