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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Regardless of whether you're a man or a woman, I think the way we tie our identities and sense of self-worth to our employment is the source of a lot of problems in society.

When the robots do everything, the people who own robots are going to be rich, the rest of us are going to be poor, and nobody is going to know where to find their identity. [/quote]

This is a gem in a mess of a thread. In a utopia, robots do the work, everyone gets a stipend, but yes, what will be our identity when we don't work?[/quote]

Totally disagree. Everyone wants to feel like they are making a difference, like they are doing something that has value, that they are using their talents. Some people get that feeling through pride in their home and families, some through their hobbies (like running marathons), some through their work. [/quote]

This thread is a perfect example, so many posters here trying to justify their own workaholic ways in a very transparent manner.  Newsflash folks, not seeing your kids more than half the evenings every single week because you chose to stay at work instead, whether you are a man or a woman, is just plain selfish.  If you aren’t willing to consider your kids more a priority than your career, you probably shouldn’t have had kids.  And I say this as a working woman who has never made less than six figures with a dh with one of the most time intensive careers out there.  Both of us put our kids first, and we have family dinners at least six nights a week,
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