Poll of the Day > Do all high management positions have no work life balance?

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Im in middle management at the company I work for but every position above me basically lives for their job...they leave late...work from home on weekends ..and its basically the same at every place I have work at...sure they all make 100k or more a year but they whats the point in making so much money if you dont have time?.
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I feel those types of people derive a lot of pleasure or satisfaction from how important they feel they are.

You shouldn't discount people who genuinely enjoy their job either.
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yes

even retail
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That's why they make that much. Personally I have plenty of time after work to play games, maybe watch an hour of TV if anything good is on. What do I really need a whole day off for? They could feel the same way. I'm not making anywhere near 100k though.

Pretty much yes.

I used to work for a company that did service in people's homes. I've seen the richest of the rich and poorest of the poor.

Funny thing about the rich homes - it was always 'Here is the code to the garage' or a lonely housewife who lived there. Those people live at their jobs. They make a ton of money, but don't spend any time at home.

I'm sure it's not universally true, but it seems more common than not.

That said though, I find a lot of them also get a fuck ton of vacation time. If you can force yourself to not work during those vacations, that's like 6-7 weeks off a year. But many of them work through those vacations so the point is kinda moot.
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It all depends on the company
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Dynalo posted...

I'm sure it's not universally true, but it seems more common than not.

That said though, I find a lot of them also get a fuck ton of vacation time. If you can force yourself to not work during those vacations, that's like 6-7 weeks off a year. But many of them work through those vacations so the point is kinda moot.

Whats the point on earning so much money then? Whats the point if havibg a glorious house when you can only be awake 2 hpurs a day inside of it..
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I would work that much if it meant getting paid 100k a year.
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yourDaddie posted...

Whats the point on earning so much money then? Whats the point if havibg a glorious house when you can only be awake 2 hpurs a day inside of it..

Typically two goals

1) Provide a really good life for your children and ensure they have better opportunities.

2) Ensure that your retirement is worry free and allow you to do basically whatever you want.
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i would think having higher ranking jobs would mean more stress and responsibility.
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thedeerzord posted...

I would work that much if it meant getting paid 100k a year.

Why?

Working 40 hrs a week for $50k is the same hourly rate as working 80 hrs a week for $100k.

It really just comes down to there being two kinds of people. Some people are "work to live" and other people are "live to work."

"Work to live" people want a good work-life balance more than anything. They will sacrifice some pay and some promotions just to keep a strict 40 hour workweek because having free time is vastly more important to them.

"Live to work" people are the workaholics. They get bored on weekends and on their days off because they have nothing to do. They don't really have any hobbies or anything. Their work is their hobby. Their work is their entire life.

Neither is necessarily better than the other. They're just two different personalities.

I will say though that "live to work" people have a difficult time adjusting to retirement, and that can be bad for your health. People who don't adjust to retirement well tend to have more health problems and/or die earlier.