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[quote=Anonymous]I don’t think certain jobs are beneath me, but I do think certain tasks and roles are an inefficient use of my skills and experience. I make $85/hr but for the purposes of hiring out services, I value my time at $60/hr.

Here are a few examples -
1. I hire people to clean my house and take care of my lawn. It’s not that those jobs are below me. It’s that professionals can do it faster and better than me. I would rather spend my time with my kids.

2. I am an executive at a consulting consulting company. Submitting a lunch order, reserving meeting rooms, compiling data, and editing presentations are not below me. However they are not the best use of my time. It is better for a junior person to learn how to do those things AND for me to spend my time making decisions or giving strategic direction to a project. I do get my own coffee and refill the supplies or copy paper when I see it is low - I’m not an asshole.

3. I don’t volunteer for “paint a fence” “sort canned goods” type volunteer events unless I am doing it to teach my kids or as part of a team-building event. Non-profits do not need me scooping beans. As an experienced project manager, I can be helpful in other ways. This is why I seek out skills based volunteering instead of “any warm body will do” volunteer events. [/quote]

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