Guys, consolidate your work to 4 days and come sub on the 5th. Please!

—teacher who had to cover a colleague’s classes again today because no one picked up the job

Please shut up

Anonymous wrote:I am so jealous. I make $150k but it’s a huge grind. I am also a “middle manager” - I suppose - and wish I could sit back and watch people work around me. Federal project management on a complex contract is literally the worst.

+1 I hate my life

Anonymous wrote:I also get paid about 180k as a fed and when I’m not in litigation, it’s honestly really chill. I get paid to think, talk things out with my team to reach a sound strategy with documents and data, and no true deliverables in the traditional sense. we have deadlines but as a team we keep each other accountable with short term turnarounds to keep things moving. 40 hours is plenty, some weeks I don’t work that much. I love the flexibility too

Now, I pay for it when we get to litigation. Then WLB goes out the window and I become relatively underpaid for that amount of effort

I was a PP, and this is my job too. Soooo much better than private practice.

I billed out at 1500/hr at my old firm. I am paid probably around 210,000 with salary+benefits as a fed. I earn that much in the market after 140 hours. Which is only about an hour of work a day. I work more than that (though certainly not overworked).

Thats how I justify that I'm not just a huge rip-off to the taxpayer. Its actually a deal! You would pay more for my time if you contracted it out.

Also, to the teachers, I think you should all be paid 200k+. Hard job, and probably the most important job in our society. We should reward it and incentivize doing it.

I also get paid about 180k as a fed and when I’m not in litigation, it’s honestly really chill. I get paid to think, talk things out with my team to reach a sound strategy with documents and data, and no true deliverables in the traditional sense. we have deadlines but as a team we keep each other accountable with short term turnarounds to keep things moving. 40 hours is plenty, some weeks I don’t work that much. I love the flexibility too

Now, I pay for it when we get to litigation. Then WLB goes out the window and I become relatively underpaid for that amount of effort

Anonymous wrote:I'm sooooooooo bored. I literally have nothing to do and am caught up on ALL my work early.

I have some middle managment role where I get to sit around and get paid. It sounds great on paper, but man it is so boring when you've got nothing to do. But hey, if they wanna pay me I ain't gonna complain.

You aren't dead, find the change you seek or improve what you've.

Anonymous wrote:Same here, $170K and my job probably takes 10-15 hrs per week except for occasional projects that push it higher. I manage two people who are very good at their jobs, which makes my life easy although a little boring.

This is me. Federal employee and WFH was a godsend.

Anonymous wrote:Wow, I'm envious. I still don't understand what these jobs are aside from the vague term "management." One person said they're an engineer but what about the rest of you? Do you worry about losing your job?
Signed,
An overworked Fed

I'm a data analyst. I make $138k a year so less than OP, but I probably have about 2-3 solid hours of work each day. The rest of the time is spent pretending to participate in calls by just chiming in "for sure" and "looks good to me, great job." Always compliment someone on the call because people remember compliments. And then the rest of my day is spent doing crosswords, watching TV, napping, and reading.

hats off to the teachers, and really everyone grinding it out for modest pay. society breaks down without you!

don't worry or get jealous of anonymous internet posters who seem to have better situation. you'll never know the full story.

Anonymous wrote:Today a second grader called me a btch and threw things at me.

You know I don’t make $180. Never will.

I’m so stupid.

I am so sorry, I strongly believe that starting salary for teachers in our area should be 80k and it should go up to 200k. You guys play a hugely important role in the community and somehow are not compensated accordingly. I am the HR pp, while my work is important but no way it has the same kind of impact as teachers.

Anonymous wrote:Wow, I'm envious. I still don't understand what these jobs are aside from the vague term "management." One person said they're an engineer but what about the rest of you? Do you worry about losing your job?
Signed,
An overworked Fed

I am the 160k PP, I work in HR.

Anonymous wrote:NP. Glad I'm not the only one. At 180k. I can get my work done in about 2-3 hours most days

I am so glad OP started this thread, I make 160k in middle management, work no more than 10-15 hours a week. I WFH 4 days and it all sounds great on paper but I am bored out of my mind. Just for context, I don’t have any pending deliverables, can finish my work really quickly because I am good at it

My kids are 14 and 16, this job provides a great work life balance so I am scared to change jobs. Once again, boredom is my biggest challenge, maybe I should go into office 2-3 days and that will alleviate this feeling of not being productive.

Wow, I'm envious. I still don't understand what these jobs are aside from the vague term "management." One person said they're an engineer but what about the rest of you? Do you worry about losing your job?
Signed,
An overworked Fed

Anonymous wrote:Ugh... I am a fed and have been working 60 hour weeks. I need to get out of the role of actually doing the work and into management. I listen to my DH and he spends all day on the phone BSing. Does no real work whatsoever.

This is literally what people in senior management and sales do all day. They make bank and just talk - either closing deals, providing feedback, or making decisions. It’s work, but it’s not hard work.

NP. Glad I'm not the only one. At 180k. I can get my work done in about 2-3 hours most days