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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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?
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I believe most people who complain about 40+ hour week jobs are exempt meaning they don't receive additional compensation for the extra hours.  Go ahead leave the extra money from your Airbnb's on my desk before you turn out the lights.

Furthermore, in many cases the employers are clearly gaming the exemption status.  Treating employees as hourly but paying them as salaried so they don't have to pay overtime.

In many cases this is on top of having had to get advanced degrees in STEM just to get the job and working in unpleasantly crowded cubicles or worse open offices with coworkers that can't make small talk in Chinese.[/quote]

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