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- tkmeister0
work less, make more.
- ********0
fuck work. friends and family are much more important.
you never think back and say "damn that day was so exciting when i completed those banners! i wish i had more days like that!"
lvl_13
(Apr 16 06, 20:01)That was a great post. I'm in a situation like that right now. I have two clients hounding me after the one went 6 months before they sent me info after signing papers, now the fuckers want a quick turnaround. It's crazy. I'm hoping to finish one of them tonight then dick around with the other this weekend but you are so right... I won't remember that shit at all... I'll remember who I said fuck it last week and took my girl to the casino for the first time and she won $300 bucks. That shit I'll remember forever.
Thanks man.
- walsh190
Enter response: Sounds like your addicted: www.interactiveanonymous.com
may have the answers?
- pluto0
I'm pulling in an extra 2-3k a month from one place, and I have 7 more projects coming from another firm just to begin with. It's worth the money but if I get overloaded I'll outsource to my friend who lost her job.
- nosaj0
Invest
- brooke0
Work to live, not live to work.
- brooke0
Of course I should take my own advice.
- MLP0
it's 2 am. i'm still at work.
- lvl_130
it's 11pm and i am not at work.
wait! is that good or bad that i am again on nt?
ah well...doing my own shit between so i guess its okay : )
- MLP0
shit.. 2:36 and still at work
- lvl_130
shit.. 2:36 and still at work
MLP
(Apr 25 06, 23:10)go home!
- numero10
at work at 2:30 am??? Man that's sick!.
Is that your own biz or u r making some1 else rich???
- Engage0
So you're completely overloaded at work,but may think about giving your friend some leftovers who lost her job if you get too too busy?
- cphunk0
I think mnay of us are in the same boat. 100 hour weeks are pretty normal. wake up at 7, answer client emails (who're in a different timezone)/take phone calls, shower, work, come home, eat, work (break for quake 4 :))) ), work till 3-4am. repeat.
crash on friday night and sleep till waking up saturday. work 12-14 hours, sunday work 3-4am, repeat.
imo. the money IS worth it - if you can take a break when you need to to re-energize/take trips/whatever.
and fuck banners. who does that shit. :))) lawlerskates.
- jpolk0
anyone that works 100 hours a week needs to rethink their existance. really fuck working 60% of your life away (not including sleep time)...
- kelpie0
agreed man, hard work and dedication are one thing, but that kind of shit will absolutely definately burn you out and fuck you up long term. that's gospel.
- kelpie0
eg - when I first started working proffessionaly I was going from 9am - 10pm ish at least every day, sometimes till 2/3 in work - I loved it at first it was really invigorating and challenging, but eventualy the sink set in and it took me a LONG time to dredge my passion for design back up. always different for each individual though...
- tavin0
i work about 7 hours a day...in a game studio...use to be alot more when i was at EA...sure i love it...but see theres always some dumb ass who thinks he can do it all! im super human! i can do it all myself! working till 2am or some shit...get enough of these kids and out of a sudden im the asshole for leaving at 6 or 7...point is if you cant get something done in 8 hours your flawed..and if your studio gave you a short deadline then your studio is fucking you..so go home and play with your kids,fuck your wife,get high,chase some girls,hell work on your own shit.. try this! sit in front of your computer with the monitor turned off for about 10 mins...thats some sad shit no!?
- cphunk0
Certainly does depend on the individual. It's been two years for me and it's all good. If you need a mental break, take a mental break. Listen to your body. You burn out when you don't listen to what your body's telling you.
Also Tavin - cool I worked at EA as well, but luckily wasn't in the groups pulling those hours.
I think it's one thing to work for a company that requires those hours of you - especially if there's no overtime. (I'd say see you later in a second).
But it's another to be doing it for yourself, making money for every hour you work, and able to stop when you want to stop. Choice versus force. Being forced is an illusion.
- brooke0
4:04am. Still working.