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DH's job is a joke--do people really get paid this much for this amount of work?
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Anonymous
| I have a Master's degree and I work at the same pay and career level with a woman who has a high school diploma because she started out as a President's secretaty at our company a few years before I came on board and our President takes care of her people. Also, this woman is great at flattery and plain a$$ kissing. So the point is you don't have to work hard and have an education, you just need to know the "right" people and be able to use your "people skills." |
Anonymous
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Senior sales exe can be the same way, once you build your client base(which is a lot of work and most people wash out/get fired) you can have a fairly easy time. You start to focus on large accounts. I had bosses who said I don't care if I see once a month, just beat your numbers. Bring in an account once a quarter that makes your boss's boss's p/l look great, people leave you a lone.
Lawyers, they bill hourly, so if you bill 75 hours a week, you may have to work 75 hour- nothing wrong with, just the way it is. |
Anonymous
| My DH also gets paid in incredible amount for the little work he does. In his defense though, he worked several years for little pay to earn the skills and contacts he needs to suceed in his current work. I see how much Big Law attorneys work for the same pay and feel grateful that DH is home most nights to help me feed, bathe and put the kids down to bed. |
Anonymous
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Definitely NOT a government contractor. They get scrutinized to the last penny. |
Anonymous
Actually, to bill 75 hours you usually have to work 85-90... I know someone who used to say that he made more money as a lawyer than he ever thought possible but that since a lawyer billed hourly he would never make the real big bucks. |
Anonymous
| My DH makes over $200K and he can often get away with both lunch and working out. Amazing. |
Anonymous
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Being busy doesn't always equal a productive, efficient use of time. I used to work with this woman, she was really sweet so not trying to bash her, but she was in early every day, stayed late, came in on weekends, never took lunch, and ALWAYS talked about busy and overwhelmed she was. She eventually had to quit because she couldn't do it, and she hadn't gotten a pay raise in 2 years because she was not very productive. She said she was going to take some time off to figure things out and get her life back she said (she was married but older and no kids). Anyway, when she quit this overwhelming job, instead of hiring a new person they decided to promote another co-worker of mine and she took over the portfolio of the woman who quit. She was busier, but she handled it and was able to work reasonable hours doing her job PLUS this other woman's job. I think the woman who quit was just terribly inefficient and clueless.
I also think that some people just say they are busy all the time. There are some weeks when I put in my full 40-45 hours. There are others that I have a lot more time to get on DCUM, take care of personal matters, catch up on personal email. It evens out since I check in on weekends and evenings, etc. That said, I don't make a ridiculous amount of money - it will be probably 3-4 years before I hit 6 figures. I do a good job - I'm available, diligent, and go above and beyond to meet deadlines and do my work to the best of my ability, but some of my job involves putting out fires (or helping higher ups put out fires) and once you are prepared some of the job is just waiting for those fires. |
Anonymous
I have been working for 12 years as a government contractor for big beltway bandits and I can honestly say that this statement cannot be further from the truth. At these big beltway bandits promotions and pay are based on years of experience not how well you do at your job. There is a guy who is two offices down from me who is "responsible" for maintaining the networks at our client site location. He is getting paid at least 150K but I rarely see him outside smoking and socializing in the kitchen more than looking at a computer. I am an unactivated version of Microsoft Office for the past 8 months. I cannot activate my product unless I have a valid license key which he is supposed to give me. I have bugged him 3 times about it and the reply is that "he will get around to it". Sadly to say this individual is not an unusual employee. I have had to work with a lot of unmotivated individuals who are just employed and get paid the big bucks because they hold a valid security clearance. It disguists me and I am sure these employees would not survive if they had to work for a commercial client. |
Anonymous
| This is how I've seen the execs at every firm I've ever worked for. My DH recently interviewed for a job like this one, I am crossing my fingers that he gets it. He has worked his tail off for the past 10 years and deserves a little internet surfing and some gym time after his two hour lunch. I say congrats OP! |
Anonymous
| Some people are just more efficient at their jobs and produce a better product. Esp if a person is salaried, as opposed to paid hourly, the incentive is to produce a certain amount of product of a certain quality in the least amount of time, rather than to increase one's hours. |
Anonymous
| I would call your DH friggin' brilliant to have a position like that |
Anonymous
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also an educator
I'm of the belief that WE should be at the top like OP's husband.
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Anonymous
| So, without providing too many details, can some of you post what sort of jobs these are? Industry/Title/Level, etc? I need to get me one of these jobs! |
Anonymous
| I was highly efficient in my 300k year job and could often get out for lunch, a work out , or personal errand. I think some people just are more efficient, and yes I delegated, but my job involved strategic thinking that comes with experience and I was highly valued for what I offered. |
Anonymous
As anyone paid with tax dollars should. |