Teacher
35-45/week (depending on sport season) But 10-15 of those are super chill (coaching small groups with no obligation)
$58,500 - minor benefits - no pension
6/10 - definitely has fallen lately due to boredom setting in. Would say most days are pretty mundane but at least the time off is great
Bank assistant branch manager
40 / week
$82k + performance bonus of $5k. Decent medical.
5/10 - Would quit if it were a high pressure big bank but job has a ton of autonomy and good pay at a small branch plus a couple smoking hot co-workers.
I'll add my age too - 37. Was making less than 40k 5 years ago.
Running shoe store manager
30-40/week
35k no benefits
9/10 - The only thing that's not great about my life is obviously the money and the reason I don't say 10/10 is I occasionally get insecure when talking to old college friends etc. about what I do. But then I remember they are killing themselves doing something they hate to buy things they don't need to impress people who don't care about them.
28 - married - happy
Stuff envelopes from home
5-10 hours per week
90k per year
9.5/10 (only because my puppy ran away a few weeks ago and now I have to lick all the envelopes myself)
Resident internal medicine
55-90 hrs/week, probably avg 65
58k/yr +benefits
5/10, sometimes 10/10, sometimes 1/10. certainly never is dull but can be a grind
Running / part time gorcery store bagger
20-35 hours a week (bagger)
18k last year
8/10
Wish I had a bit more cash but my rent is only $200 (friend deal in cramped room) so I get by fine and get to do what I want pretty much all the time.
Detective
67k/year
40 hours a week plus another 20 "on call." Schedule varies and rotates every two weeks.
Aerospace Engineer
$79k + good benes
$115k with overtime
40 hours (60 hours for overtime)
Very very happy
Attorney. I make the industry average for my years and location. Six figures starting with a "1". 50 hours a week is a minimum. I am pretty efficient at getting things done and rarely have to come in on weekends or evenings. Job is a grind.
Software Developer
Just under $75k last year, should be between 80-85k this year. Free medical/dental/vision, 6% matching 401k.
just under 40 hours, never over.
8/10 - sometimes gets a little obnoxious when you're stuck writing boring code for a few days/weeks, but usually it's mentally stimulating, the money's good for my age and experience (25, < 3 years), and pay increases are ~10k a year until you hit ~120-140k in this area.
Unemployed
I guess all the time? I have two kids so I spend a lot of time being a dad.
Was making $70,000 after bonuses, have some money saved up
9/10 - I don't get as much sleep as I would like. But each day is full of joy and good times.
28, civil engineer
40-50 hours, avg 43
$62k + bonus & benefits. (well below average)
Happiness level with the job, 5/10, almost entirely due to being stuck at a desk.
Happiness level overall, 8/10.
Art Director (Fortune 500 company)
40-45 hours per week
$96,000 Per Year
Happiness Level - 8.5/10. Would like to make more money since I live in an incredibly expensive area of Michigan where a 3,000 Sq Ft. Home costs you close to $700K-$800K. The schools are incredibly good here and the town is very nice, so I don't want to leave, but will probably have to when the kid turns 5 or 6 and we need more space. Life is good...but I need to advance my career.
careerz wrote:
Teacher
35-45/week (depending on sport season) But 10-15 of those are super chill (coaching small groups with no obligation)
$58,500 - minor benefits - no pension
6/10 - definitely has fallen lately due to boredom setting in. Would say most days are pretty mundane but at least the time off is great
I'm shocked at the responses so far. They all seem realistic. Where are all the usual posters?
Mergers & Acquisitions for a global consumer goods business.
Anywhere from 40-60 hours per week is typical. On rare occasions can work more than this.
$120k + super bene's + bonus (20%-50%)
Work is stressful and hours can be long and unpredictable. But overall the work is interesting and rewarding and the pay is good.
Wish I could've been a doctor or a SEAL/Ranger instead but such is life.
May pack it all in one day in the next ten years to teach skiing/scuba diving but overall happy with my lot in life.
Letsrun troll
Hardest part of the job is when mom says I have to scrub the toilet on the weekends.
$400K plus bonuses
70 hr/week
110 miles running, but 140 when training for something specific
13:54 5K PR, but I didn't taper for it
Bench press 10X 250
6' 138 lb, 2.66% body fat
Dating a super model
Catabatic wrote:
Letsrun troll
Hardest part of the job is when mom says I have to scrub the toilet on the weekends.
$400K plus bonuses
70 hr/week
110 miles running, but 140 when training for something specific
13:54 5K PR, but I didn't taper for it
Bench press 10X 250
6' 138 lb, 2.66% body fat
Dating a super model
Happiness level is 10 but drops to 2 if I accidentally click onto a liberul lamesteam website. I like Drudge and Breitbart.
Software support
40-45 hours
$150K
5/10. Another 5 years and I'll be calling it quits at 60.
Self-employed programmer
25 hours a week (variable hours of 15-45 hours a week, averaging 25). Work whatever hours I wish, though I need to be available to answer client requests weekdays 9am-4 pm or so.
$90-115K plus very basic health insurance
7/10 happiness but only because I take the benefits for granted. If I had to go into an office, work defined hours or have a boss again then I'm sure it would be more like 9/10 with real perspective.
Clinical Social Worker (masters degree, licensed) - 8 years in my field
$55k
Prior to this I was making $46k, so I am loving the raise, feeling wealthy.
I work 40 hours per week and no more.
Happiness is 7/10. Can be rewarding work. Rarely boring. Can be hard also. I will probably move into the medical field as an NP/PA in the next 5-10 years