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RE: Over 40/Over 50 (WAS: Work-Life Balance (WAS Re: Offered a jo b - need opinions)
Subject:RE: Over 40/Over 50 (WAS: Work-Life Balance (WAS Re: Offered a jo b - need opinions) From:Samuel -dot- Beard -at- tdcj -dot- state -dot- tx -dot- us To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 29 Apr 2003 14:24:06 -0500
Hey Lydia,
Well said! I used to work a part-time job along with a full-time job and
ended up working six days a week, along with nights on two weeknights. This
wasn't all that bad as the part-time job was at an aquarium store and I
really enjoyed doing it, while the other job was as a tech writer. Pretty
different and therefore enjoyable, in that regard. However, one job I was
at during this timeframe ended up lasting only a short time. The reason? I
wasn't spending 10-12 hours per day there, like many of the others were in
my section. Even though the work was getting done and done so in a quality
manner, I wasn't there from 7 in the morning until 6 or 7 at night. One
thing that I've ALWAYS maintained is that I work to live, not live to work.
Without some time to enjoy the fruits of the labor, those same fruits are
no where near as sweet.
Sam
Samuel I. Beard, Jr.
Technical Writer, Human Resources
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
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