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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 5:41 am
by Wes
pigsteak wrote:to retire, don't you have to of done something PRIOR to that so you can retire from it? I think the other is called being a bum...
True. I did the 50+ hour (sometimes 70, or even 80) work weeks for 6 years before semi-retiring. It was a good thing, as I learned a well paying, in demand skill.
Wes
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 5:44 am
by pigsteak
excellent...I am with you..I just came off of a job having 60 plus hour weeks...in early 2004, I worked 117 out of 120 days....something like 60 days straight without a day off. no more of that for me.
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 1:31 pm
by rockstar
wow that sucks.
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 2:37 pm
by J-Rock
In the summer of 1999 I worked 90 some days in a row at Subaru (preparing for a model change) and worked many double shifts. I didn't go climbing much for a few months, but the overtime pay was outrageously good and I couldn't resist the extra money.
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 2:57 pm
by kneebar
That whole work thing will make you old before your time. It is good to have a balance though. Americans typically work way too much, gotta have the new house, new car, and all the toys. Problem is no time to enjoy them. We work our asses off for that golden retirement just to die in a few years. Don't get me wrong, work can be very rewarding. Just don't kill yourself doing it.
Enjoy the whole journey without regret.
Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2005 6:38 am
by allah
Work? Whats work? never heard of it