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Work 8-10 hours a day 6 days a week. How can you do that with a family?
by xupybd 3y ago
Work 8-10 hours a day 6 days a week. How can you do that with a family?
- bartvk 3y agoI live in Europe as a subcontractor and I work 32 hours per week. That's billable hours, which excludes travel/commute, bookkeeping, trainings, and searching for new projects. It works fine with family. I do my own bookkeeping and taxes.
- velosol 3y agoHow do those 32 hours end up by day (ie 6, 8, 6, 8, 6)?
- adamsmith143 3y agoBut 32 hours a week is far less than 8-10 hours a day for 6 days. Not sure what you are getting at.
- zer0tonin 3y agoI have never done that when working as an independent contractor.
- jlnho 3y agoSimple, you neglect your family!
- dgb23 3y agoWith or without a family, the reality is that you work in spikes. You have times where you work much less than that on client projects, maybe just 50% of that, and use some of the "free" time to tinker, learn, improve your internal tooling etc. And of course spend more time with family and friends. Then there are times where you have to squeeze in as much (billable) work into a week as possible. Deadlines need to be met, quality & testing needs to be rock solid. Then there are times where you spike up with work and start neglecting family and friends. It's just how it goes. No amount of planning can prevent these spikes completely. I'm sure there are exceptions, but generally you are in part hired for your flexibility and high engagement. You give certain guarantees that employees don't and you make absolutely sure that those expectations are met. But again, it's an ebb and flow thing. Or it should be. There needs to be times where you decompress for a while, look at the big picture and sharpen your tools.
- mitthrowaway2 3y agoJust bill your family by the hour.