What's it like working 50+ weeks a year?

[ROTC1983]

That is why you get a job you like 🙂

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: ROTC1983
That is why you get a job you like 🙂

yeah

and even when i didnt like my job i liked it more than school

 

[Rainsford]

On the plus side, when you start working you don't have to work 7 days a week (hopefully). The weekend actually means an entire weekend of doing something unrelated to work/school.

And you know, all you smug morons who think slacking off in college is the way to go, just keep this in mind. Those of us with REAL majors or a desire to do well in college may have to work hard now, but when we're done with college, any job we get will seem easy by comparison. While all the people who majored in party are going to be whining about their horrible 40 hour work week. Also, to aspiring college students, contrary to popular belief, studying hard and having fun aren't mutually exclusive...just don't sleep...it's almost as much fun as majoring in "Communications" 😉

 

[StageLeft]

I like it. I hated school. I feel more independent now and free able to buy things I want and I'm in control of my life to a greater extent.

Of course there are more stresses, since in univeristy as long as you studied (a little) that was your only stress, and that's kind of nice.

When I go home after work that's it. No more work. I remember the first year after school I was still getting high off the fact that come 5:00 I was DONE for the day. Nothing hanging over my shoulder like exams or essays. And on the weekend it's ALL yours baby!

 

[Saulbadguy]

Be a teacher. Get summers off.

 

[PatboyX]

to be honest, work is about 100x less stressful than school ever had the potential to be.
i loved going to school so i wasnt really one of the people that freaked out about stuff but not all jobs have the same sort of cyclical "high pressure moments" of a school year.

 

[dabuddha]

You work 10 hour days like I do, that's how. That way I get a 3 day weekend every week 😀 Plus with holidays, it becomes a 4 day weekend like next weekend 🙂

 

[badmouse]

I worked my way thru school, so I had fulltime school + fulltime job + any parttime work I could find.

Then when I graduated, with very little debt, by comparison only one job was amazingly easy. THAT's when I started to party . . .

What's it like working 50+ weeks a year? Duh, you get paid. I hope that answers your question . . .

 

[FeathersMcGraw]

It's probably just the onset of Alzheimer's talking, but I believe that I have a lot more free time now than I did in school. That, and disposable income.

 

[wasssup]

Originally posted by: dquan97
I think that's an optimistic amount of time spent in school-related stuff. Assuming full-time student would be about 13-15hrs/week, plus 1-2hrs of studying/hw each week for each class

jeez...i just graduated college, and I never spent close to that much time on classes...sure, when I had a big project due, i'd easily spend 30-40 hours working on it, or spend a good 10-15 hours studying for an exam, but other than that the only time "wasted" on studying was done in the classroom. Most people around here were like that (unless they just act that way and secretly went home and studied...which wouldn't surprise me).

of course, that's probably why i'm sitting at home with no job and you guys are working 🙁

 

[episodic]

I can tell you it ain't always fun and to enjoy it while you have the chance.

 

[MainFramed]

I'll probably only have to week a couple months a year, then relax. I'll probably never retire. I love what I do.

 

[nageov3t]

Originally posted by: Ameesh

Originally posted by: Syringer
The average amount of time I spend a day IN class is maybe 1-1:30 a day, and at most an hour studying a day.

You are an overachiever.

you must be a liberal arts major or maybe a soft science like bio or econ.

don't be hating on us liberal arts majors 😛

I always figured that the science and math people had it easier... at least there's a right answer out there. As an English major, I spent most of my time arguing about abstract concepts and theories that can neither be proven nor disproven -- only argued about. And nothing very exciting or relevant 😛 Fun things like formalist theory or whether or not Hamlet was really a tragedy. heh.