Anonymous wrote:I'm a teacher with a masters on year 13 and just started making 70K this year. I work the entire day without a break (I return emails and prep materials during my 30 minute lunch) and every year before this year I worked probably 25-30 hours/week outside of my duty day. This year I said eff it and work about 10 hours/week extra. I am basically ready for the next day and that's it after all of the data entry and admin work. And that will have to be enough. I don't get paid enough to work 70 hours/week to the detriment of my own family. So it will have to be enough.

What grade/subject do you teach? Don't you get a planning period?

I'm a teacher. I work a ton of hours outside of my contractually obligated time. Before school, some after school, evenings, weekends...

I was so much better these last few years. I had a few years of teaching under my belt, had a much better idea of pacing my units and had a lot of my resources already made and prepared. Then this year I was switched to a new grade in a content area I'm not as comfortable with an SOL at the end of the year. A very large chunk of my free time is spent on preparing my instruction for the week.

I make around $50k as a teacher with 5ish years not in NoVA anymore. (Being vague here, sorry!)

Here's the salary scale for a county that is very comparable to mine:
https://www.albemarle.org/upload/.../Payscales/2016-2017_Teacher_Pay_Scale.pdf

I'm a teacher, and I make what you do. I spent probably an additional 4-8 hours / week on work at home. I don't feel bad about it when I can't get to it, but it makes my day less stressful if I can grade a few stacks of things at home in the evening.

I make almost $70,000. Once or twice a week I wind up staying 15-30 minutes late to finish something up but nothing at night or weekends.

Salary has ranged from $38-95k over the past 15 years. Same field, similar positions (non-profit).

No matter the salary, I'm almost always doing something outside "business hours." Evening meetings, weekend conferences, travel, phone calls & email, etc.

BUT, I make sure to flex my time. I am not a robot, and I'll happily go to an evening meeting if it means I don't have to go into the office the next morning. But dont expect me to work until 10 p.m. after doing a full day. Something's gotta give.

Anonymous wrote:zero. that's one of the reasons i work for a non-profit. lower pay but i am in control of my work life balance. i make 70K.

My husband makes exactly 70k and does zero outside work as well.

I work on the Hill, makes less than $50k, and work 70 hours a week. Politics YMMV.

When I started working in staffing back in 2005, I was making $65-$70K but I was expected to be available before and after hours, as clients needed. I was also expected to be available on weekends, again, as clients needed. In addition to this, I was supposed to attend 1 networking event after hours each week, and once a month, I was supposed to host our company networking happy hour. If I hadn't loved that job, I wouldn't have done it. Luckily after the first year they saw my worth, and how much I helped increase their revenue, and bumped me up to 6 figures, so I really had no issues after that.

Now that I run my own company, I make it clear to my employees that unless it's an absolute emergency, I WILL NOT contact them after hours or expect them to work after hours. I want them to have a life, I want them to enjoy their fav hobbies and activities, I want them to do whatever the hell they want to do. (None have families) It's very important to me that I don't intrude on personal time.

Once I hit 40 hours for the week, I am done, no OT allowed. I also have flexible work hours. I don't get many e-mails though, which I know is rare.

I'm a teacher with a masters on year 13 and just started making 70K this year. I work the entire day without a break (I return emails and prep materials during my 30 minute lunch) and every year before this year I worked probably 25-30 hours/week outside of my duty day. This year I said eff it and work about 10 hours/week extra. I am basically ready for the next day and that's it after all of the data entry and admin work. And that will have to be enough. I don't get paid enough to work 70 hours/week to the detriment of my own family. So it will have to be enough.

I make more and do no work outside of work hours.

Anonymous wrote:When my salary was $40K-$70K, I worked quite a bit outside of normal hours. It wasn't consistent - I'd have a few months of 9-5 hours - then a project would demand extensive evenings, weekends, and travel for a few months.

But, I was (and still am) in an industry where that is a known norm, and there is significant upward mobility for those who prove their value. 6 years later, I'm making $160K and still have a lot of room left to grow. I viewed those extra hours as an investment in my future. I would be a lot less inclined to do that if my career didn't have that growth potential.

+1 exact same situation except I am a bit earlier in my career. I am 25 and in the last 3 years have gone from $45k to $85k and I expect that to continue to increase. So far, the extra hours have been 100% worth it!

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When they increase my grade, maybe I will do some work outside of work.

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Anonymous wrote:zero. that's one of the reasons i work for a non-profit. lower pay but i am in control of my work life balance. i make 70K.

+1. I make 75k at a non-profit and never work after hours except for our once-a-year conference (three days per year).

PP again. I do work hard (and am efficient) during work hours. I think they get their money's worth and don't feel at all bad logging off after hours.

Anonymous wrote:zero. that's one of the reasons i work for a non-profit. lower pay but i am in control of my work life balance. i make 70K.

+1. I make 75k at a non-profit and never work after hours except for our once-a-year conference (three days per year).