Antiwork

I (F28) have been working as an admin for the IT department for over two years. I handled all the software renewals for the department, all the bills for hardware and internet (15+ offices, 600 employees, not counting employees that don’t need IT gear). Before I started, my manager told me that they would frequently go into arrears on internet services and get disconnected at a few offices because there was no one tracking the monthly bills. I did all the internal IT triage. Phone calls, emails, walk-ins. Shipping & receiving. A lot of small stuff. Some big stuff, like department budgeting. I had an objectively good morning. Took the dogs for a nice walk, played around with some new makeup I got the night before. I decided to dress up a little because I figured I may as well if I’m going to wear nice makeup. I walk in…

At my old job I regularly worked over 55 hours a week. It wasn't rare for me to hit 70. I would sometimes only see my kids while they were sleeping for up to 4 days straight. At the JOB I currently work at I work 40 hours. I chose this job so I could have more family time. My coworker bragged about getting over 160 hours in two weeks. He treated me like I'm lazy for being fine working only 40 hours a week. I pay my bills and am building a slow savings and a really slow retirement. I've also been asked why I don't move into management. It's regular for managers to work 6 days 11 hours. Not always but it's it not rare. When I answer that I like to spend time with my family they start telling about missing their kids childhood like it's what…