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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was sick recently so I spent the day at home. My DH works from home a few days per week. He could eat when he wanted (even during a meeting because he wasn't required to have his camera on), go to the bathroom when he wanted, take breaks when he wanted, etc. All of that there is priceless. The loudest part of his day was the sound of the leaf blower next door for 10 minutes.

I asked him how his day at work differed and aside from the commute, he said it was mostly the same.

No wonder he isn't dead tired at the end of every work day like I am. Teaching is extremely overstimulating. Everything about your work day is very micromanaged (when you eat, when you can use the bathroom, what you do during your planning time). The only free time is my lunch. Very different working environments and while he has been in the same industry for about the same time as I've taught, he earns more three times my salary (and he has a 4 yr degree and I have two Master's). [/quote]

My DH argues with me about overtime. He works in a field that gives him time and a half pay for anything over 40 hours. He’s frustrated that I’m grading at 7pm on a Tuesday, 6am on a Saturday, noon on a Sunday, etc.

The worlds are just different. To me, it’s normal to answer parent emails before I go to bed. It’s normal to grade papers in the car on every weekend trip (and at the hotel when we get there).

He thinks it’s exploitation and that the only reason my employer gets away with it is because I keep doing it. I can’t get him to understand how much harder my job is when I show up unprepared, and I need my off hours to prepare. [/quote]

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