Working For A Living

[Provost Harrison]

Originally posted by Drogue

I get 7 (or will when I start the job)

[Pekka]

Of course, it equals quality of life

Wouldn't want one of those 2 week vacations where you run into every place and have to make a plan and schedule and prioritize. That sucks. That's not vacation, that's just another performance..

[-Jrabbit]

I'm self-employed. When you do that, you only eat what you kill. So yeah, like CortHaus, it means no paid vacation. But contrary to Pekka's assertion, length of vacation does NOT equal quality of life.

Because all year long, I set my own schedule, don't commute, and have the option to reject working with jerks. I can (theoretically) take in a movie, go golfing, or do whatever, as long as I meet my deadline commitments.

Since all my work is done on a PC, the world is my office. All I need is a mobile phone and Internet access. So I do travel, go places with the family etc.

I worked in corporate world for over 20 years. My price to go back would be VERY high.

Why? Becasue my quality of life has greatly improved.
working for yourself

[DaShi]

Damn, that's sounds great, -Jrabbit. Can I work for you?

[Pekka]

"But contrary to Pekka's assertion, length of vacation does NOT equal quality of life."

In your case.

[Victor Galis]

Re: Working For A Living

Originally posted by Seeker
It sucks doesn't it? I got my first month of paid vacation.

Who cares how much money you make if your gonna be some hairy 40 something year old dangly balled twit before you can have any fun again!!

We should all go to France and mooch off the welfare state, or something. Or heroin. Or Jesus. Or anything. Maybe I need a Russian mail-order bride?? Sounds good...

I tried France... that went badly.

[Flip McWho]

I went back to uni to avoid working in the real world. I wanna get one of those cushy academic jobs, not one of those drones in the corporate world job.

[Solly]

Originally posted by Oerdin
PH, don't you Euro-trash get 4-6 weeks of vacation per year? That's hardly working.

33 days me

[-Jrabbit]

Originally posted by DaShi
Damn, that's sounds great, -Jrabbit. Can I work for you?

I work alone. That's, uh, kind of the whole point.

...although I might take on an employee or two in the future.

[DaShi]

Yes, I know. That was the point of the joke.

[Dis]

I get 0 vacation, so I don't want to hear any *****ing or moaning.

[Provost Harrison]

You need to get a better job Dis...

[RGBVideo]

Working For A Living

It sucks doesn't it?

Depends on whether you like your work or not. All of us have our dream jobs, some of them are easier to get than others.

[Dis]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison
You need to get a better job Dis...

but the people I work with are fantastic.

[Provost Harrison]

Not your employers though, it would seem, who are inhumane...