Why Are People Complaining About 40 Hours a Week?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I work well over 70 hours a week across multiple jobs, plus manage several Airbnbs. I’ve automated most of the Airbnb work, so it’s not hands-on every day.

Even with that schedule, I’m home every night. I’m married, spend time with my spouse, take my vacation days and travel, and I’m at all my kids’ events. I don’t feel overworked or burned out.

So what is it? Am I just wired differently, or have expectations for what’s considered “too much work” shifted?

Not all jobs are flexible and 40 hours a week. Some have 2-3 hour commutes a day, work from home after you get home and weekends. And, you can’t take much time off, go to kids events and all that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love how some people count getting ready for work and their commute and lunch as hours spent working. Therefore, I work 80 hours a week. I’m the most productive and important and incredible person where I work, and I still make all my kids events, volunteer rescuing puppies and fly to the Mediterranean every weekend to rescue immigrants from sinking boats.

I’m hourly. As soon as I start my car I clock in with my vehicle computer. I get paid for my commute. I get paid for my hour lunch. I get paid to work out at the station. I get paid sitting in my car. I get paid when I stop at the gas station. I get paid while I get free carwashes. I get paid until I pull into my driveway and go off duty.

I’m sorry you’re a salaried employee. I can’t imagine not getting paid the moment I leave my house.

Not normal.

[Anonymous]

Because 40 hours a week is a totally arbitrary number.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I love how some people count getting ready for work and their commute and lunch as hours spent working. Therefore, I work 80 hours a week. I’m the most productive and important and incredible person where I work, and I still make all my kids events, volunteer rescuing puppies and fly to the Mediterranean every weekend to rescue immigrants from sinking boats.

I’m hourly. As soon as I start my car I clock in with my vehicle computer. I get paid for my commute. I get paid for my hour lunch. I get paid to work out at the station. I get paid sitting in my car. I get paid when I stop at the gas station. I get paid while I get free carwashes. I get paid until I pull into my driveway and go off duty.

I’m sorry you’re a salaried employee. I can’t imagine not getting paid the moment I leave my house.

And I can’t imagine getting shot at or burned to death as a known occupation hazard! I bet I am not alone in that!

I’ve never been shot at and I certainly don’t know anyone that was burned to death. The misconceptions about law enforcement are vast. About 5 times a month I pick up a crossing guard overtime assignment. It takes 45 minutes, but it’s mandated that we get paid 3 hours minimum for each overtime event. That’s over $290 for 45 minutes. The kids really enjoy seeing police officers.

The secret sauce is your union obviously

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I used to hir 40 hours at work by Wed each week for years. My normal schedule if you consider commute was leave home for work at 645 am and get home around 745 pm.

I would get home, change, eat dinner out of microwave as wife would leave a plate, clean up kitchen for wife. Then we get kids to bed, watch TV with wife for awhile. Since wife with kids a day when we had babies I do the bottle feedings at night and change diapers. My wife need to sleep as had kids all day.

My kids a lot of activities such as soccer, dance recitals were on weekends and I go. I also mowed my own lawn, spend Saturdays helping wife Laundry and vacuuming and home improvements.

I did not have time hobbies, going out with friends, social media, gold etc. I had plenty of time for my family and work those hours. I on average sleep 5-6 hours a night so I literally had plenty of time to be gone 65 hours a week.

People today are just a bit lazier including myself. ,

Or they realize there's more to life than working 70 hours a week.

You were a man whose chores were cleaning up and weekend stuff. You didn’t have to be home by 5 to make dinner. Nor did you really “get the kids to bed” you probably read a book and made an appearance during bed time and then went to watch TV while your wife handled the teeth brushing and all routine stuff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love how some people count getting ready for work and their commute and lunch as hours spent working. Therefore, I work 80 hours a week. I’m the most productive and important and incredible person where I work, and I still make all my kids events, volunteer rescuing puppies and fly to the Mediterranean every weekend to rescue immigrants from sinking boats.

I’m hourly. As soon as I start my car I clock in with my vehicle computer. I get paid for my commute. I get paid for my hour lunch. I get paid to work out at the station. I get paid sitting in my car. I get paid when I stop at the gas station. I get paid while I get free carwashes. I get paid until I pull into my driveway and go off duty.

I’m sorry you’re a salaried employee. I can’t imagine not getting paid the moment I leave my house.

That’s an odd take because I’m sure plenty of salaried people make more than you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
People I know are desperately looking for jobs, so WAY TO BE INSENSITIVE, OP. You are posting on DCUM, in an area that depends on federal jobs.

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I really don't know where all those people looking for jobs are. And we are looking for workers. We are about to hire people who are still in process of getting their work permits.The one person, a friend of a friend, who came to me, got 3 job offers: two from me and one from my friend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love how some people count getting ready for work and their commute and lunch as hours spent working. Therefore, I work 80 hours a week. I’m the most productive and important and incredible person where I work, and I still make all my kids events, volunteer rescuing puppies and fly to the Mediterranean every weekend to rescue immigrants from sinking boats.

I’m hourly. As soon as I start my car I clock in with my vehicle computer. I get paid for my commute. I get paid for my hour lunch. I get paid to work out at the station. I get paid sitting in my car. I get paid when I stop at the gas station. I get paid while I get free carwashes. I get paid until I pull into my driveway and go off duty.

I’m sorry you’re a salaried employee. I can’t imagine not getting paid the moment I leave my house.

That’s an odd take because I’m sure plenty of salaried people make more than you.

I’m in the top 10% income category. People make more. A lot more people make less. The real story is that I get paid for every hour outside my home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love how some people count getting ready for work and their commute and lunch as hours spent working. Therefore, I work 80 hours a week. I’m the most productive and important and incredible person where I work, and I still make all my kids events, volunteer rescuing puppies and fly to the Mediterranean every weekend to rescue immigrants from sinking boats.

I’m hourly. As soon as I start my car I clock in with my vehicle computer. I get paid for my commute. I get paid for my hour lunch. I get paid to work out at the station. I get paid sitting in my car. I get paid when I stop at the gas station. I get paid while I get free carwashes. I get paid until I pull into my driveway and go off duty.

I’m sorry you’re a salaried employee. I can’t imagine not getting paid the moment I leave my house.

That’s an odd take because I’m sure plenty of salaried people make more than you.

I’m in the top 10% income category. People make more. A lot more people make less. The real story is that I get paid for every hour outside my home.

Top 10% income is around $170k. This is DCUM where I would hazard you are in the say 35%ile for pay.

I don’t understand why you keep making a point that you get paid hourly…you do know there are tons of lawyers on DCUM and they are also charging $1000 or even $2000 per hour and clearing the equivalent of around $1000/hour as a partner.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I love how some people count getting ready for work and their commute and lunch as hours spent working. Therefore, I work 80 hours a week. I’m the most productive and important and incredible person where I work, and I still make all my kids events, volunteer rescuing puppies and fly to the Mediterranean every weekend to rescue immigrants from sinking boats.

I’m hourly. As soon as I start my car I clock in with my vehicle computer. I get paid for my commute. I get paid for my hour lunch. I get paid to work out at the station. I get paid sitting in my car. I get paid when I stop at the gas station. I get paid while I get free carwashes. I get paid until I pull into my driveway and go off duty.

I’m sorry you’re a salaried employee. I can’t imagine not getting paid the moment I leave my house.

That’s an odd take because I’m sure plenty of salaried people make more than you.

I’m in the top 10% income category. People make more. A lot more people make less. The real story is that I get paid for every hour outside my home.

Top 10% income is around $170k. This is DCUM where I would hazard you are in the say 35%ile for pay.

I don’t understand why you keep making a point that you get paid hourly…you do know there are tons of lawyers on DCUM and they are also charging $1000 or even $2000 per hour and clearing the equivalent of around $1000/hour as a partner.

[Anonymous]

I make $170k in just overtime. Lawyers are miserable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love how some people count getting ready for work and their commute and lunch as hours spent working. Therefore, I work 80 hours a week. I’m the most productive and important and incredible person where I work, and I still make all my kids events, volunteer rescuing puppies and fly to the Mediterranean every weekend to rescue immigrants from sinking boats.

I’m hourly. As soon as I start my car I clock in with my vehicle computer. I get paid for my commute. I get paid for my hour lunch. I get paid to work out at the station. I get paid sitting in my car. I get paid when I stop at the gas station. I get paid while I get free carwashes. I get paid until I pull into my driveway and go off duty.

I’m sorry you’re a salaried employee. I can’t imagine not getting paid the moment I leave my house.

That’s an odd take because I’m sure plenty of salaried people make more than you.

I’m in the top 10% income category. People make more. A lot more people make less. The real story is that I get paid for every hour outside my home.

It people like you that turn people against unions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love how some people count getting ready for work and their commute and lunch as hours spent working. Therefore, I work 80 hours a week. I’m the most productive and important and incredible person where I work, and I still make all my kids events, volunteer rescuing puppies and fly to the Mediterranean every weekend to rescue immigrants from sinking boats.

I’m hourly. As soon as I start my car I clock in with my vehicle computer. I get paid for my commute. I get paid for my hour lunch. I get paid to work out at the station. I get paid sitting in my car. I get paid when I stop at the gas station. I get paid while I get free carwashes. I get paid until I pull into my driveway and go off duty.

I’m sorry you’re a salaried employee. I can’t imagine not getting paid the moment I leave my house.

That’s an odd take because I’m sure plenty of salaried people make more than you.

I’m in the top 10% income category. People make more. A lot more people make less. The real story is that I get paid for every hour outside my home.

But if I get paid 200K to work from home (or anywhere) and I’m not having to count hours, then what you’re describing sounds stressful to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I make $170k in just overtime. Lawyers are miserable.

Yet they are making 20x what you make…it’s really very strange to brag about being an hourly worker. Not many people do because that’s not the ticket to significant wealth.

BTW, you are the one who said they were in the 90%ile for what you make.

[Anonymous]

Ok if OP is the same person as this police officer, then the entire premise of this post is incorrect. You do not work 70 hours a week. Getting your car washed and going to the gym and commuting do not count as work. Lots of us who you mock for only working 40 hours a week actually may work more than you do.