Poll: Anyone else here a workaholic?

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Chaotic42

Chaotic42

Lifer
Jun 15, 2001
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I'm a workaholic. I've worked crazy hours for my entire 8 year working career. Days, nights, weekends. 50, 60, 100 hours per week. My mantra is "Anyone who would put their life before their job deserves neither."

Recently though, I'm starting to feel differently. I see people who are content to just work 40 hours per week and merrily go home, no matter what. It makes me think, why should I kill myself? I dunno. Old habits are hard to break, and if I just went home while there was work to be done, I'd feel bad.

How about you?
 
FoBoT

FoBoT

No Lifer
Apr 30, 2001
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well, i am not a God-less hippy, so there you go

but i don't work long hours when there is no work to do, my business is cyclical, so i work hard and play hard
 
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jhayx7

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Oct 1, 2005
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I would prefer to be busy as hell instead of bored. I used to be a workaholic but now that I am in school as well as working full time, I work only 40hrs a week. When I get out of school, I see myself working my butt off again.
 
lokiju

lokiju

Lifer
May 29, 2003
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I hate working and would any day of the week rather be out of work doing something like traveling with my wife.

EDIT: That being said, I still work my ass off when I'm at work and actually do care about the quality of work I provide.
 
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Special K

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Jun 18, 2000
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I wouldn't bother working more than 40-50 hrs/week unless I was in some field like IB where you might actually have your efforts rewarded.

Then again I am still in school and won't start my first real job until later this summer, so I may change my tune once I get out in the real world. I'm just saying I see little reason for me personally to work that much unless I am getting compensated for it. If my job depended on it I'd probably try something totally different. Why work 80-100 hrs/week when at the end of the year all I might have to show for it is some 2% raise?
 
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bctbct

Diamond Member
Dec 22, 2005
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Work to live, not live to work.

Makes sense but I have never been able to say no to work.
 
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Yossarian

Lifer
Dec 26, 2000
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Originally posted by: Chaotic42
I'm a workaholic. I've worked crazy hours for my entire 8 year working career. Days, nights, weekends. 50, 60, 100 hours per week. My mantra is "Anyone who would put their life before their job deserves neither."
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what a horrible outlook
 
ponyo

ponyo

Lifer
Feb 14, 2002
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I worked 26 out of the 28 days last month. There are months where I work everyday.

I work if there's work to be done. I get paid per job and not by the hour so I don't waste time.

 
Chaotic42

Chaotic42

Lifer
Jun 15, 2001
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Originally posted by: Yossarian
Originally posted by: Chaotic42
I'm a workaholic. I've worked crazy hours for my entire 8 year working career. Days, nights, weekends. 50, 60, 100 hours per week. My mantra is "Anyone who would put their life before their job deserves neither."
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what a horrible outlook
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Yes, your outlook doesn't seem all that great, but we still love you. Don't beat yourself up over it. :heart:
 
Bitek

Bitek

Lifer
Aug 2, 2001
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Real workaholics don't have time to answer this poll....


You only have one life to live, I don't plan to wake up when I'm 50 realizing I missed it doing work in the end which is meaningless.

Nobody is going to care how many TPS reports you created or how well you scored on your metrics after you are gone. The only one who will remember you is your family and the times you spent with them. I work & earn enough to pay my bills and be prepared to retire, else I go home and enjoy my family.
 
Chaotic42

Chaotic42

Lifer
Jun 15, 2001
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Originally posted by: Hafen
Real workaholics don't have time to answer this poll....


You only have one life to live, I don't plan to wake up when I'm 50 realizing I missed it doing work in the end which is meaningless.

Nobody is going to care how many TPS reports you created or how well you scored on your metrics after you are gone. The only one who will remember you is your family and the times you spent with them. I work & earn enough to pay my bills and be prepared to retire, else I go home and enjoy my family.
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I don't work hard to impress anyone. I work hard because I couldn't live with myself if I didn't.
 
Chaotic42

Chaotic42

Lifer
Jun 15, 2001
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Originally posted by: Sukhoi
I like to have a work-life balance. Many employers don't.
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Yeah, I think they assume that everyone will work 50 hours per week. There's always too much work and not enough people.
 
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Special K

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Jun 18, 2000
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Originally posted by: Chaotic42
Originally posted by: Hafen
Real workaholics don't have time to answer this poll....


You only have one life to live, I don't plan to wake up when I'm 50 realizing I missed it doing work in the end which is meaningless.

Nobody is going to care how many TPS reports you created or how well you scored on your metrics after you are gone. The only one who will remember you is your family and the times you spent with them. I work & earn enough to pay my bills and be prepared to retire, else I go home and enjoy my family.
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I don't work hard to impress anyone. I work hard because I couldn't live with myself if I didn't.
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What is your job?
 
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NTB

Diamond Member
Mar 26, 2001
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I suppose I am, in a way. I don't like working long hours all the time, but I do like what I do, and I have been known to stay late when I'm working on something, rather than coming back to it in the morning.

Nathan
 
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NTB

Diamond Member
Mar 26, 2001
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Originally posted by: Sukhoi
I like to have a work-life balance. Many employers don't.
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Do you work for Wally World, by any chance? I've been working at the home office for a couple months now, and they talk about that *all* the time.
 
Chaotic42

Chaotic42

Lifer
Jun 15, 2001
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Originally posted by: Special K
What is your job?
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I'm a geospatial analyst.

Edit: Sorry, you might not know what that is. I sure didn't before I started. I make maps.
 
amdskip

amdskip

Lifer
Jan 6, 2001
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I attend grad school, full time online learing support, and work part time at an elementary school doing all of their technology work.

I keep pretty busy.
 
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TheGizmo

Diamond Member
Dec 31, 2000
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i cant remember the last time i worked less than a 60 hour work week :-/ tho i wish i did.. i definately do NOT share your mantra tho thats for sure. life is not about work for me.. tho for me to enjoy life, i need money and that means work.
 
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