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Originally Posted by troutman
The average work hours per week in my profession is 50. Some lawyers downtown must be doing 60+ hours. One lawyer works so much that his wife and children have to make appointments to see him on the weekend. The pressure to make billable hour targets can be immense. Big clients, big files, long hours. Depression and substance abuse is rampant.
I decided to open my own shop in the suburbs - I work 35-40 hours per week, never on evenings and weekends. This worked well for me so that I had plenty of time to spend with my children. Now they are older and I have more times for hobbies and volunteering.
There are different stresses in running your own office and being responsible for employing a small staff and finding enough work. Probably I could make more $ downtown, but the trade-off is not worth it to me.
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Pretty much the same boat as me.
I didnt get into Tax Accounting for the fame, glamour and the adulation of women.
It was a cop-out. I'm really good at it and eventually became my own boss, which had always been the goal.
I'm in both camps somewhat. I work to live because, well, we all do at some level, but being self-employed also comes with a certain level of responsibility as well.
That being said, we all do what we have to do in order to live our lives. I know lots of people who work jobs that they hate, it has to pay off somewhere and they're grown-ups, they can make their own determination about whether its worth it or not.
There are days when I love my work and there are days I hate my work with a passion. I'm sure everyone is similar.