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If you choose to work longer and get compensated for that, that's fine. But these days many people are forced to work longer just to maintain the same standard of living. I've worked exempt jobs with mandatory overtime and no additional pay. Sometimes they'd buy us lunch. Of course, when they did they expected us to work at our desks through our lunch hours as well as working late.
Just think, after Obama telling you that you will not pay one more dime in taxes ... he lied. Now you have to work even longer to make up for Obama's crusade to tax the rich.
If you was on board with Obama's tax the rich crusade you got what you deserved for believing him.
Have you ever seen the homes of the average European family? They don't have these McMansions like many Americans do. They are also less obsessed with big-screen TVs, having the latest gadgets, giant SUVs, etc. I'm not saying one lifestyle is superior to the other, but if you want that lifestyle, many times you have to work your tail off to get it. So, I guess my point is that for a lot of people, working so much is a conscious choice.
For me personally, I work long hours to make sure I have enough money to retire and put my kids through school.
I'd rather have fewer work hours than a McMansion, big-screen TV or giant SUV---none of which appeal to me. I think you have a conscious choice to work harder if you have your own business. But otherwise, you are stuck with the work hours of the job you have. Especially for salaried employees, it seems rare to have a 9 to 5 job anymore. People arrive early, leave late, and do work on the weekends.
I think it's a matter of work-life balance. I think very few people on their deathbeds are thinking "Dang, I wish I'd spent more time at the office!"
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