work life balance
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- wordsinyourmouth30
it is funny, because by father is an ER physician and director of the ER at University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics in Madison. His job is way wayyyyy more stressful and he is saving lives not designing & building webs, yet he doesn't get stressed. I guess our personalities are different because I have no idea how he does it.
- wordsinyourmouth30
fyoucher - totally agree. is a bit harder since I'm not a full-time freelancer though.
- jamble0
Stop being such a bunch of ponces and just work normal office hours.
You make it difficult for yourself when you get into the habit of working all hours because clients expect it and you feel you can't break out of doing it.
- wordsinyourmouth30
jamble - not an easy task when you are working with a lot of bigger ad agencies. direct client mgt is one thing. big ad agencies seem to push the crazy deadlines a bit more. not always the case, but it's all about managing client expectations
- randommail0
It's because we're all pussies.
- wordsinyourmouth30
no, it's because the industry condones working crazy hours. and going on a strike doesn't help, too saturated of an industry. someone will pick up the slack
- MarleyMarl0
I have a crazy Idea. Don't post shit here about having to work so much and wanting to buy overpriced waste of money cars and actually do some work.
- you sound a bit disgruntled. are you okay?wordsinyourmouth3
- wordsinyourmouth30
never bought the car ;)
- studderine0
^ wordsinyourmouth, i totally understand how you feel. i guess if you really love what you do it won't feel like work, but that is kind of bullshit too.
- uberdesigner0
work/life balance is very hard when you freelance
- simplifies the shit out of my life. not HAVING to be somewhere 8 to 6 everyday is soooo good.zarkonite
- Etype0
you are in the wrong career
- wordsinyourmouth30
no other options career wise. i do like the work for the most part. just not the stress and hours so much
- Etype0
nobody likes a baby
- wordsinyourmouth30
etype - not looking for pity. just looking for how other people respond to it is all.
there are a lot of disgruntled assholes on here though, that i am sure of
- Andrew_D0
Wordsy, you're a talented guy, why the stress? and aren't you young, too? 25?
I sometimes think if I didn't have the stress, I'd be a right lazy fucker. I kinda enjoy it.
- I'm not so talented at posting. 2nd double post of the day!Andrew_D
- thx man. naw i love what i do... but occasionally i do question itwordsinyourmouth3
- Andrew_D0
Wordsy, you're a talented guy, why the stress? and aren't you young, too? 25?
I sometimes think if I didn't have the stress, I'd be a right lazy fucker. I kinda enjoy it.
- jeffyamada0
I don't think it helps that you're such a hard worker. When you're lazy like me all the pressure and whip cracking can actually help in a sick way. I think you just need to counter the vicious work schedule with a pimp audi.
- wordsinyourmouth30
lol @jeff. welcome to red-ex club ;)
- letters20
35 hour work week. check.