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Originally Posted by WhiteTiger
And this is the very crux of the disagreement. Your family IS NOT MORE IMPORTANT than mine. Not to me. MY family is more important to me. As you point out, the actual job itself probably doesn't even matter in the long run. However, the time I can't spend with my wife because someone's run off with "kids" as an excuse and I am simply expected to pick up the slack because I don't have the "kids" excuse really starts to add up quickly. Especially because, as you also point out, it's time I can't get back. What makes your time more special than mine?
And that's just plain BS. I should not have to suffer a detriment to my way of life because of a choice you made in yours that I have no control over.
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But who sid that your family is any less important than somebody else's? It just sounds like nobody has the guts to stand up for themselves at work. Maybe only people with kids have the strength to say, "I am going home at 5 to have dinner with my family, no matter what". If co-worker A thinks that work is more important than their wife, husband, kids, etc. that's their choice.
I think eventually people learn that the extra time you put into work isn't really worth it compared to spending the most time you can with family. This said, I realize how hard it is to say "no" to a request from a boss or manager. I have done the workaholic stint, and I have seen people do the workaholic stint. It leads nowhere.