My friend works 85+ hours a week... crazy?

[DrNoobie]

Originally posted by: NYSTrooper

Originally posted by: Borracho

Originally posted by: PanzerIV

Originally posted by: Borracho
my wife works 100 hrs/week and pays 45k year for it

Holy crap! She is sacrificing her life for next to nothing. What does she do?

Med school... it sucks now but it will be worth it in the long run. That 80 hr work week law is just for residents and above

Only about 8% of marriages survive residency, I assisted a big longitudinal study on it at CU.

It's because most of the residents hook up with other residents or nurses. So make sure your man/women is a resident or a nurse, and you'll have no problems.

 

[jhu]

the neurosurgery residents here work >80 hours despite the rules.

 

[Dacalo]

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: Dacalo
It will be all worth it.

When my friend just got out of college, he worked 100+ hours for Arthur Andersen.

He became VP and controller of a bank when he was 26.

I will be working 80+ hours for a corporation my friends and I created in a few months. At least I will be working hard for our own company and it would be rewarding to see it grow.

This guy doesn't work for Arthur Andersen, he's a tech guy for a community college and a restaurant manager. If he was exceptionally successful as a restaurant manager then I highly doubt he'd be doing the tech work, so it's safe to say neither opportunities are that lucrative. Exactly what will the ROI be on his time 5 years from now?

Agreed that he does not work for a prestigious organization, but he has the drive. He is getting valuable management experience in culinary area as well as tech skills.

Who knows, with his motivation, he may have a vision to start his own venture.

 

[PHiuR]

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: Dacalo
It will be all worth it.

When my friend just got out of college, he worked 100+ hours for Arthur Andersen.

He became VP and controller of a bank when he was 26.

I will be working 80+ hours for a corporation my friends and I created in a few months. At least I will be working hard for our own company and it would be rewarding to see it grow.

This guy doesn't work for Arthur Andersen, he's a tech guy for a community college and a restaurant manager. If he was exceptionally successful as a restaurant manager then I highly doubt he'd be doing the tech work, so it's safe to say neither opportunities are that lucrative. Exactly what will the ROI be on his time 5 years from now?

start his own cyber-cafe-restaurant!! yeah!!!