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(It's not loading on my phone, but) What makes it very difficult to compare jobs is the actual hours worked. My last job had great hours, but I had friends who
by SandB0x 16y ago
(It's not loading on my phone, but)
What makes it very difficult to compare jobs is the actual hours worked. My last job had great hours, but I had friends who earned maybe 1.4x my salary, but often worked double the hours. I'm not talking about the effective hourly wage here, rather money per unit leisure time. If you offered me an extra few grand per year, but every week night I'd get home completely exhausted at 9pm, forget it. Not for an office job for someone else.
Note leisure time includes time to learn and work on things that interest you.
- kevinelliott 16y agoI've learned that lesson the hard way too. I will from now own find it very difficult to work for anyone again, but when I do, it sure won't be more than 40-50 hours per week. In fact, I would actually get a real kick out of a 30 hour a week job. That retains time for the family, friends, personal development, and business/hacker projects. Most employers are still too concerned with how much time you spend in their office, and not enough on output. Given the right kind of work, I can output a typical 50 hour week in 30 hours. In fact, given that opportunity, the motivation is built in.
- SandB0x 16y agoNoticed that "money per unit leisure time" isn't what I want here, as it tends to infinity as you work longer hours! Maybe you should seek to maximise (money x leisure time) instead. Anyway I hope the sentiment was clear.