Sick and Tired of the 9 to 5...

[KG]

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If you only work four days a week you would not make as much money as you do for fives days a week. I love my job and my hours are 8 to 3 pm Mon to Fri. And I am contracted to work 180 days a year. And I only comute 15 minutes each way. Plus I work 4 weeks off 1 week and that is like that the whole year. Plus a make pretty good money for a teacher. I will do this job for awhile. You can't beat the hours and I make about 70 grand a year, but I have two masters and I work the summer, but with having the 4 weeks work schedule and off the next week. I don't mine working the summer, but I get paid extra for working the summer. It is a win win situation for me.

Salaried workers make the same no matter how much they work unless they get OT.

Used to work 8-4. Now I have been switched 9-5. Hate it. Subway is so damn crowded at 5.

You aint lying. If I can get out a minute before 5 (very rare) the difference is huge. With daylight savings time coming soon it only makes it feel worse. I leave when it's dark out and get home when it's dark out.

[DocHolliday]

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I have to work a Minimum of 10 days a month, everything on top is Gravy.

I love my job.

[thegoat30]

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I know that we all have to work and I have no problem doing that, but I just loathe my job. I work as an accountant and the pay is good, but I just hate what I do. It seems like all I do is work. When I get off, traffic is a b*tch and I get home around 7-7:30; just in time to eat, shower and go right to bed. Repeat. On the weekends, I'm so beat that all I really do is chill at the house and watch games all day (not bad at all, btw) or maybe go out to dinner with my gf.

I really would like the opportunity to do something that I love and that gives me time for other things... Basketball. I have had this idea of either starting a basketball camp (12-18yr olds) or a city-wide league for working professionals. This would give me the chance to do something that I truly love to do. The only thing that holds me back is the state of the economy. It really hard to trade in a stable and steady lifestyle for the unknown.

Any good advice out there?

Are you in public accounting? How long have you been working?

[ScoobySnax]

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Are you in public accounting? How long have you been working?

Yes, I will make two years in December.

[thegoat30]

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Yes, I will make two years in December.

It gets better (in my opinion).

It can be very tedious your first couple of years, but once you start advancing and taking on different roles it gets better. You will still work a lot, but hopefully your level of enjoyment will go up as you start getting more client contact and start briging others along in their careers.

[poster]

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The story of my life

I know it sucks, but try to hang in there and hope it gets better. You never know when something better may come around. Best of luck bro.

[ScoobySnax]

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I appreciate it, fellas

[Scottdau]

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Salaried workers make the same no matter how much they work unless they get OT.



You aint lying. If I can get out a minute before 5 (very rare) the difference is huge. With daylight savings time coming soon it only makes it feel worse. I leave when it's dark out and get home when it's dark out.

Yes, but all they will do is make their yearly salary lower.

[Scottdau]

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Heh... With all the extra hours, I think they're still making out on the deal.

Now if I could get paid for the OT, all the extra hours would be worth it.

True.

[Scottdau]

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Nah...
Scott is correct. F.D.N.Y.
The schedule is great.
The amount of times I have to go in each week cannot be beat.(and going in is so much fun it should be outlawed)
The amount of vacation time rivals teachers.(that's from years of not taking raises during budget crunches...instead accepting more vacation time...now people(city govt.) try and hold that against us...unbelievable)
The only drawback is holidays....sometimes.....you gotta go in on holidays....it's a real.....ummm...bummer..yeah that's it. It's horrible....I don't have to listen to the same old stories year after year from the in laws
I love my job.





M.K.
Knight165

Not my teaching job. I only work 180 days a year!

[Knight165]

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Not my teaching job. I only work 180 days a year!

Scott;

That's nice. But that's going in about 100 times too many for me.

M.K.
Knight165

[Buckeyes_Doc]

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Man it sucks doing a job you hate, but at least you have a job. A lot of people would love to be in your shoes and get a paycheck and be able to complain about a job. Thats a cool idea on your adult basketball league hope it works out, and accounting doesnt seem like the most exciting job in the world why did you go in to it in the 1st place?

[stewaat]

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Scott;

That's nice. But that's going in about 100 times too many for me.

M.K.
Knight165

The only people who get paid to sleep!

[Phobia]

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I am in the process of opening my own business. It really is not a option for me but something I HAVE to do.

My mom (parents are divorced) and step dad own a hydraulic business. They gross in the realm of 1 mill a year after expenses.

My dad and step mom own many things. They are both land men and work from home but bring in around 200,000 a year. Then they own a bar, a Four plex, and in process of opening a restaurant.

Both my families do very good for themselves. I have been told by my dad numerous times for me to find a business I want to open and he would back me with the money.

Now after talking with my girlfriend. We have a nice house, nice cars, and bills are starting to become more. It is time for me to make the move. So I started getting everything together tax wise and get my self in position to make the move to open my own business.

But I am doing it all on my own. I don't want my dad putting money into it. I want to know I did it all by myself.

I am looking for financial freedom and also freedom from working a 9-5. Going to get it started and going. But hoping if everything pans out. In 5 years or so, pay someone to run it and I will have the freedom to do as I wish. Hopefully be on the golf course ALOT more

[Knight165]

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The only people who get paid to sleep!

Want to wake us up?
SET YOUR HOUSE ON FIRE!!


I love you guys.
I always feel bad for the underdogs.

M.K.
Knight165