Comments on: To Work Or Not To Work?

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Wed, 13 May 2009 05:30:58 +0000

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By: Four Pillars

Four Pillars — Sat, 09 May 2009 18:23:42 +0000

I don’t think there is anything wrong with working but I think you might have some regrets in the future. If you have have kids someday then you might think that maybe doing more vacations/adult stuff when you could – might have been a good idea.

By: mfd

mfd — Sat, 09 May 2009 15:37:47 +0000

Hey Alan,

Ya I do it now because I don’t have kids. I’m pretty certain though if I was 20 and knew I wouldn’t have kids until I was 30 then I would be working my butt off. I once proposed that when they were hiring my counter part for the other shift that I would do it if they paid me double and I would only require 2 days off every 2 weeks. They didn’t go for it but I would have done it.

It’s all in what you want I suppose. I’ve said it before, now that I’m 30 and I know kids be will right around the corner the clock is ticking because I know I can’t work these kind of hours nor do I want too.

By: Alan Schram

Alan Schram — Sat, 09 May 2009 05:16:45 +0000

While I understand the desire to work hard now and reap the benefit later, I think I would rather take the 20hrs/week.

I would do it because I am picturing (and hoping) that the work would be something that I enjoy. And personally, if I don’t have focus, or a goal or a project, I’d go nuts. I wouldn’t want to just travel around all the time, it’d get boring and I’d want to come home, where I’d sit around and do nothing.

I’d rather work my whole life and enjoy the whole thing rather than go through hell and hope that I reap the benefit later.