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?

You’re wired differently and have confused your habits with being virtuous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who is complaining about 40 hours a week?
This sounds like a made up reason to humblebrag how amazing you are.

There was nothing humble about it. I think the phrase you were reaching for was “veiled brag.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ah. So policing is an overpaid, cushy job. I’ll definitely support candidates that want to defund the police in that case.

I guess these deputies earned their money in your twisted mind.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/deputies-confirmed-shot-incident-near-virginia-north-carolina-border?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR4c_3W6JGgCqSyBWnu0j-IzpFE9CFk0bXB-7_3n53qSaDwQ_VXC3ac6j1UUMQ_aem_TGrfSnAh76SKOooizIff3w

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can you hand your phone to your spouse so she can tell us how much of your lifestyle she’s enabling?

Haha! Exactly!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who is complaining about 40 hours a week?
This sounds like a made up reason to humblebrag how amazing you are.

There was nothing humble about it. I think the phrase you were reaching for was “veiled brag.”

There was nothing veiled about it. OP is openly insane.

[Anonymous]

OP is an obvious troll. They were baiting us to ask what job they have that rips off the taxpayers.

[Anonymous]

I dreamt about work last night. Just anothe 16 hors day for me!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP is an obvious troll. They were baiting us to ask what job they have that rips off the taxpayers.

The OP has 3 jobs and runs Airbnb’s.

[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.

Ah. So policing is an overpaid, cushy job. I’ll definitely support candidates that want to defund the police in that case.

It’s 2025 so that would be a wasted vote.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP, can you provide us with a sample weekly schedule? I don't se how you can work 70 hours per week and be at all your kids' activities. The only possibility I see is that you sleep 3-4 hours per night and start work very early so that you have evenings free, and surely you must understand that many people need 7-9 hours of sleep per night to function well.

Never mind. I see now you are a police officer and paid for a lot of non-working time. You don't work 70 hours. You are paid as if you work 70 hours.

Spot on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I dreamt about work last night. Just anothe 16 hors day for me!

LOL. I thought about an email briefly in the shower. Counts.

[Anonymous]

My husband probably wrote this. He works from home and sits at his computer until 11pm every day. In between working he chats on the phone with friends or watches youtube. Fortunately, food magically appears in our house and even cooks itself, toilets are apparently self-cleaning, and our kids are mysteriously teleported to all their events. If the teleporter is broken, he is given adequate notice and very explicit instructions on what to do and where to be.

Meanwhile I'm sitting behind the building at my 55-hour per week job trying to stop crying long enough to go back inside.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP, can you provide us with a sample weekly schedule? I don't se how you can work 70 hours per week and be at all your kids' activities. The only possibility I see is that you sleep 3-4 hours per night and start work very early so that you have evenings free, and surely you must understand that many people need 7-9 hours of sleep per night to function well.

Never mind. I see now you are a police officer and paid for a lot of non-working time. You don't work 70 hours. You are paid as if you work 70 hours.

I work 70 hours but that frequently equates to 75-80 hours of overtime based on varying circumstances.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can you hand your phone to your spouse so she can tell us how much of your lifestyle she’s enabling?

Exactly this. No one is complaining about 40 hours per week, but also, some of us are women and have a lot more work outside the work week than you do.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DH is at a job that pays very well and he hardly spends 15 hours a week working from home. Once in a long while he needs to put in 30-40 hours of work and he would be totally stressed out! LOL

I make about half of his pay but need to work 40-45 hours a week.

What kind of job does he do where he spends so little time and earn a very high salary? Some us want a job like that. That's so amazing.

Tech but do not want to mention company.