I am responding to someone responding to me. I already wrote upthread that the sweet spot seems to be two flexible jobs earning a few hundred per year and OP and her husband should be able to obtain that easily. I went first getting the lateral 9-5 job and eventually stopped working but Dh never followed to a more flexible job. Instead his work got more demanding and higher paying. |
No, some men need to be told exactly what to do to help. This doesn’t mean they don’t like you. If they want sex with you, then they are showing how they feel that way. I’m not a huge fan of every idea in this book, but read Love Languages for more on this. |
We know a lot of world bank, foreign service, state department and diplomatic families. There are also professors and think tank guys who would fit into this category. I’m sure each of these people think they are solving world problems and doing something very important and “intellectual”. They are but they are also a dime a dozen. |
Exactly. I know scores of these people based on my job and social circles, and many have outsized egos for what they are actually contributing to the world. They are paid in part in ego, as generally the actual income is capped around $200 (although the business and econ profs can make more). |
That doesn’t make them non-intellectual, PP. |
And db pension plan! And first class seats in any flight |
When I complained about the same situation to DW a while ago her answer was welcome to adulthood.
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Ordinary income is for idiots. No one making over $1m has it as w-2 income. Restructure yourself or get a real accountant. |
What kind of PhD states “sunk cost” of education as a reason to not quit. Ever hear of “sunk cost FALLACY”? |
I did work. I did outsource. I had a full time nanny, housekeeper, cook, tutor, landscaper, handyman, babysitter, mother’s helper. I felt like I was outsourcing out my life. I stopped working when I had my third child. |
Not all of us are paid in ego, but feel enjoyment from helping poor people. It's a nice feeling. Though I agree, some do have big egos. I freely joke with my friends from business school that my annual "bonus" for excellence in a project is less than what they'd get comped a small team lunch in corporate life. |
Are there any jobs that can give you this satisfaction without being full time or demanding? I don’t even have to be paid at all. |
He is being told. OP said he's not listening. |
I couldn’t even make it through your post, let alone this entire thread. If someone who can say the bolded above in all seriousness is what passes for “highly intellectual” these days, our society is even worse off than I feared. |
Helping adults to learn to read. Usually there are sessions like this at your local public library. |