s/o on work/life balance thread-what full time jobs are just 40 hours a week?

[Anonymous]

I'm in a nonprofit (doing communications work), rarely work over 40 hours a week (a few weeks out of the year, around major deadlines), and make about $50K.

You have to be careful about mission creep, though. I'm quite firm about only working 40 hours, unless there's a very pressing need. There's ALWAYS more work to be done. I'm a very efficient worker, and if the job routinely requires more manpower than my current efforts, then they need to hire more manpower or find a way to compensate me financially for the additional time. So far, I've received nothing but respect for my boundaries.

[Anonymous]

Depending on your unit, international organizations may be a good fit. I rarely work past 5.30 pm and make 72K tax free. If you are staff, benefits are awesome. We have program assistants who have been with the organization for 10+ plus years and they out-earn me due to longevity. Plus, 6-week vacations, yeah!