[geeks] OLPCs for sale...

[Robert Brooke Gravitt]

On Nov 22, 2007, at 12:13 AM, wa2egp at att.net wrote:

> If I only had an hour of work to do when I get home every day, I
> would consider myself lucky.  :)  My day is more than just 8:00-
> 3:10.  I once figrued out how much time I actually put into my
> job and it turned out to be equivalent to a 9-5 job with a one
> week vacation in the summer.
>
> Bob


I'm sure you work many more than 1 hour extra a week :)

I was trying to say that I don't know of many private-sector full-time  
employees who only work a 40 hour workweek, specifically in the IT/ 
software development fields. I'm accustomed to a 50+ hour work week,  
and while I was running my previous businesses on the side, it was an  
easy 70.

My wife being an educator ( 11+ years as a high school English  
teacher, ) I am intimately aware of the demands, hours, and  
absurdities placed on those working within the government education  
system.  Her after-hour activities related to school ( grading,  
planning, etc ) did push her overall hours closer to those of a  
typical 9-5, as well as pushing the $$/hour based on salary down. She  
made more money coaching soccer after hours 2-3 days a week than her  
salary.

I do, however, believe ( based on my experience ) that most educators  
tend to work from 8-3, and those like you and my wife are the  
fortunate ( for the students ) exceptions.

--Brooke