College Grad Not Liking the 40hr Work Week

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I worked at the College of Education at OSU until I retired in 2021,,,
Being around graduate students and undergrads for so long gave me a unique perspective.

Of course there are a lot of them that just feel entitled,,,
That's the fault of their parents who gave them everything they have,,,
And never required anything of them other than graduating with decent grades.

A lot of these kids did work a part-time job during school,,,
But school and a part-time job are anything but a regular 40-50 hour week.

Often with class time, library time, and their money job,,,
They easily put in way more then 40-50 hours,,,
But it was never a rigid fixed schedule,,,
It changed each and every semester.

Talking to a few of them after graduating and getting their first real job,,,
Many of them had a difficult time transitioning to "regular hours".

It's the rigid/fixed routine that had them stumbling,,,
Not especially the hours or responsibility.

My last job in the Air Force was a rotating shift,,,
Two days, two mids, two nights, and then two days off.

That was a lot more time on duty than any 40 hour week was,,,
But there were lots of time during the day time hours to do life's little tasks

My first job after discharge was an 8 to 5 Mon thru Fri job,,,
I thought it was going to be a heaven on earth gig,,,
Until I found how hard it was to do anything.

Banking had to be done on Saturday mornings,,,
Chores like lawn mowing had to be done on weekends,,,
About the only thing I could do after work was shop for groceries.

This is the transition that my student colleagues said was difficult to adapt to,,,
Not the hours but the inconvenience of that rigid daytime schedule,,,
In most cases this was a thing they had never experienced before.

I have no truck with entitled individuals of any ilk,,,
But I do understand that the transition from a student schedule to a working one can be a pain.

JMHO

Aarond

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Only fans, porn. Something like that Is what she needs to do.

when I worked construction I worked avg of 55hrs/wk for 6 years straight(i kept track)
then when I went to acft maint I work 60+hrs wk just to pay bills because I took a paycut To get on out here.
when they started working OT I worked 12's for 1.5years with mandatory 4 days off/month(FAA rules) the last 3 months before sept 11,2001 we worked 16hrs/day for 3 months straight with mandatory 4 days off/month

cry me a river, call the whaaaa mbulance
 
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That poor little thing.

My daughter is a nurse. She works 12 hour shifts. It's just how it is for nurses, there are only 2 shifts and it's been that way for as long as I can remember. She also works a second nursing job a couple of times a month. 12 hour shifts there too.

If this girl didn't want to work, why did she go to college? :scratch:
 
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Seems like most of you didn’t read the article. You’d have realized she on her period and just having a bad day. ;)

Many older adults I’ve talked to have regrets about working 40+ hours per week for years and letting work take priority over their personal life. They’ve burned out working 18 hour days and going into work on the weekend. Today, it’s all about work/life balance and even older workers are embracing the idea. Particularly, if you’re a salaried employee and those extra hours don’t equate to more money on pay day.
 
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Well, to be fair, who doesn't?
Be prepared to accept a lower pay if that is the dream job. Those are easy to find without benefits.
The spoiled ***** would have hated my career working 50-60 hour weeks and taking call outs at 2am, having to drive 18 miles to the workplace, then back home to catch an hours sleep before getting back up to shower and go back to work on that 18 mile commute. Sometimes just slept in the truck in the parking lot.
The young college graduate pups with this mentality in my crew wouldn't answer their phones at night to take the callouts even when they were on call. The old man always answered the phone, it was part of the job. The pups always complained at the end of the year when my annual income was 1/3 more than theirs at the same hourly rate. The old guy isn't there now. Wonder how they are handling it.
 

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