Carolyn Hax: Is a lucrative job worth it when it takes up all your time?
| Is it worth it to spend 80-plus-hour weeks at work for months on end if it means a financially stable future? |
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| | | |  |  | | Advice to help you tackle life's problems. | | | | | |  (Nick Galifianakis for The Post) | Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: I work a demanding and lucrative job. Think 80-plus-hour-weeks-for-months-at-a-time-type of demanding. My compensation is how my spouse and I have been able to afford a very nice lifestyle. I have many hobbies and passions outside of work that I just don't have a lot of time for these days. I am always weighing and judging, "Is it worth it?" And honestly the answer is always on the line. On one hand, submerging oneself in work in front of a computer for 80 hours a week is no "life." On the other hand, a few more years of this compensation, while hard right now, could help set me up for a much more financially stable future. Friends and family around me at once seem to applaud my success, while also frequently commenting on how insane my work hours are. I also look around at my peers outside my line of work, and my work-life balance seems to markedly be the worst. Curious what you and your readers thoughts are on this. — To Be or … | | | How has Carolyn Hax's advice affected you?For the upcoming 25th anniversary of Carolyn Hax's advice column, we're putting together a piece about how her work has impacted readers. | Perspective ● By Christine Loman and Carolyn Hax ● Read more » | | | | | | Want more?Carolyn's been writing her advice column for two decades. Explore the archives below. | | | | | | | | | |
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