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| Careers that Drain Your Energy
Posted: 11/3/2009 4:03:00 PM | | It is very, very, VERY hard. There is a lot of disappointment that comes along with my relationship (I'm in school 40 hours a week, and he's at work 80+ hours a week). At the end of the day, I just try to remind myself to appreciate the little bit of time we do get to share with each other. Every moment seems special in that way. | |
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| Careers that Drain Your Energy
Posted: 11/3/2009 4:10:02 PM | | Yeah, I know--it sucks. Ya want money, gotta give up time and energy. But hang in there, you two, sweetie! Value each other above all else and make time to be prince and princess! | |
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| Careers that Drain Your Energy
Posted: 11/3/2009 4:15:16 PM | Though we're both in job fields that pay very well, it's not about the money. We both enjoy what we do a TON! It helps that our fields are related, too, so that him venting about his day isn't just something boring that I pretend to care about; it actually interests me as well!
It's come to the point where one of our favourite things to do together is to just curl up in each other's arms and fall asleep. :)
Hang in there, everyone! | |
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| Careers that Drain Your Energy
Posted: 11/3/2009 5:52:16 PM | Job burnout is typically very high in my field. I work in IT, mostly system enhancement and upgrade. It’s mostly project based and there can be several on the go at the same time, sometimes with completion dates that are very close together. That can add up to a LOT of hours in the course of a month, and I don’t get paid overtime. I am salaried, and my position requires that I work for however long it takes to complete each project.
The upside (in addition to being lucrative) is that it’s not always frantically busy and when there’s a lull, I can take time off and still get paid. I’m fortunate in that I have an employer who encourages that because they recognize that there has to be some work/life balance, otherwise productivity and client service ultimately suffers and that’s not the kind of reputation they want to cultivate.
It’s not a 9 to 5 job, it can be a lot of hard work, but it’s challenging, exciting and rewarding, in many ways. And because I feel that way about it (most of the time  ) that enthusiasm carries over into my relationship. It also helps that my BF has an IT background as well, so there are a lot of things about my career that he can relate to and understand. He is also retired (for now, although that may change when he gets bored and runs out of things to do) so we don’t have a situation where we have to try to accommodate two careers and their associated obligations when we want to have time together. I think it’s the best of both worlds. | |
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| Careers that Drain Your Energy
Posted: 11/3/2009 6:10:58 PM | I recently gave up a job that was very lucrative, but left me an absolute emotional mess, drained and exhausted with no time for anything else in my life, including the wonderful man that I've been with for over 2 years (we met right here on POF).
Is it scarey not having a job? heck yeah
Is it scarier thinking that it might cost me everything that's really important in my life and is absolutely not worth it? H&LL YEAH!!!! | |
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