I have been talking to some friends about what seems to be harder.  One of their husbands replied that work is harder because of the high demands and incompetent people to deal with at the workplace.  Any good comebacks?
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This man must not have enough children to bring him to his senses.  I got into this argument with my own husband when I was working in daycare my husband tried to say he worked harder than I did and was immediatly shut down by one of his co-workers (who has three little boys under the age of 5)  That man goes to work every day as a mini vacation and he's a police investigator so he deals with thieves and liars all day.  I can't think of any job on the planet other than day care or motherhood that requires you to feed, bathe, change, dress, teach, set a moral example for and occasionally get urinated on...so even if he feels his  co-workers have the comprehension skills of a two year old (which very well may be true) at least he dosent have to change their diapers.
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Inasmuch as I detest cliche...\n\nI feel your pain.\n\nI work in a municipal government in a function that I have devoted my career to...the environment.\n\nRecent personnel "changes" have not only led to a little personal upheaval in my workaday, but have also, more importantly, jeopardized...well, "things" (to avoid some detail).\n\nDepartment administration has installed, for all intents and purposes, a yes-man to oversee local operation.  Yes-man is a nice guy, but spends the majority of his time making sure his office supplies are fully stocked; not making operational decisions that are very important.\n\nThe department head (whom, I suppose, is ultimately my boss) is a spiteful, narrow-minded prole with a Napoleon complex that would stupify Dr. Phil.  He visits our facility, maybe three times a year, yet he pulls my boss' strings to make some of the most uninformed decisions one could ever make.\n\nI feel your pain.\n\nI'm learning, more and more, the power in powerlessness.  If I have no control or no say-so, I'm not going to get my blood pressure up trying to live with it.\n\nIt's a difficult task, to say the least, and although I'd rather have my testicles pounded flat with a rubber mallet than watch the morons screw up incessantly, there's not one, bloody thing I can do.\n\nCheers, chica.  Best o' Luck.
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Dear 070707bride,\n\nI think Messier here is very much on the mark. In a word, everything is a big problem. Let me break it up into a few main themes to make it easier.\n\nMATERIAL MATTERS: We are a generation where employment opportunities are much fewer and competition much stronger than in the past. My father managed to rise to a very rewarding position inside a multinational corporation with no university education. This would practically be unthinkable today. Instead we are having to spend much more time and money on education and obtaining qualifications. We are independent much later than our parents, and feel great guilt for that.\n\nCompetition has been exacerbated by the massive entrance of women into the job market, for instance: this is a good thing, but the problem now is that the demands of the economy make it very difficult to have a materially satisfying home life with only one income-earner. There is nothing wrong with being a housewife or househusband: but economic as well as cultural constraints (this condition is marginalised and ridiculed nowadays) mean that people who want to do it (for the sake of the children, their own development, etc) no longer can.\n\nThe concept of rewarding, life-long careers is also disappearing because small and medium enterprises are vanishing to the profit of huge organisations with little or no personal connection to their employees - the economy is also increasingly fast and virtual, so this means that these same organisations are under pressure to report results at a frantic rate and will not hesitate to effect massive redundancies to meet short-term financial targets.\n\nFinally, the price of real estate is ridiculously high, which means young people can no longer afford their own home and will have to wait for many years to get it. All this has a direct impact on the next theme:\n\nHOME LIFE: Since both partners in a household need to work nowadays, stress levels skyrocket and partners tend to offload it upon each other. There is no longer solace in the home, which leads to a great strain on relationships in general and a breakdown in mental health. One in 10 people is supposed to suffer from mental illness nowadays (twenty years ago it was one in 10,000) and it is no coincidence that the average age for a first depressive episode is the mid- to late 20s.\n\nBecause the condition of household manager has been discredited (see above), there is no longer a choice in priorities and everyone is supposed to be both a career enthusiast and a competent house manager at the same time. This is an unprecedented strain in the history of home life.\n\nThis is also bad for children, obviously, since there is no choice but to leave them in the hands of nannies or daycare centres, thus leading to a great neglect in upbringing and a constant sense of guilt for the parents. This also means that we have a poor birthrate, because we have to wait much longer than our own parents to enjoy the material means to start a family. Women especially now only have a tiny window of opportunity to have children before it's too late.\n\nIDENTITY: We Generation Xers face a permanent existential crisis. We were born in the midst of a general downfall of practically all existing human institutions. We are the generation that saw the collapse of communism, the demise of Enlightenment values, the breakdown of national identities under the influence of globalisation, the return of religious fanaticism and the triumphant excesses of a devil-may-care consumer society. As a result, the cultural landmarks that previous generations defined themselves by are not there for us. We are at a true crossroads in human values.\n\nSome have accused us of wanting everything now, but we cannot be entirely blamed for that - we are after all the generation that has been most overexposed to drivelling and relentless advertisement campaigns urging us to want and be everything now, this minute. By heeding this propaganda, our
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If the email truly was as bad as you indicate, then I don't think that your boss actually thinks that you are sensitive, despite what he said. He probably feels a bit of responsibility for not dealing with the situation earlier, and now feels compelled to justify his lack of action. He may feel that by labeling you as "sensitive", then he is off the hook for not taking corrective action earlier, because he "didn't think it would bother you". I have a feeling he is trying to say "Wow, I failed to realize that this was a situation worthy of my intervention, and I'm sorry that my lack of action caused you suffer." The first part came out as "The guy is an a**" and the second part came out as "I didn't know you were so sensitive". This boss is just a poor communicator and is looking to defend himself. I wouldn't worry about looking like a "composed professional" in his eyes, as he is not acting like a true leader anyway.
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==============================================\n\nAlthough I spent many years within a Union, I once thought that\nthe time had come for things to change.  I stupidly thought that\nwe could do without Unions.  BUT .. I was wrong.  Here's why .....\n\nCase in point .. just recently I was advised that one of the Big 3\nhad stressed to all it's part suppliers that it now preferred to have\nall parts come from "Non-Union" plants.  It's an outright attempt\nto force parts plants to shift their work to other places if currently\nbeing made in a Union represented plant.  And the sad thing ... \nIT'S WORKING !!  \n\nPeople without knowledge have belly-ached and complained that\ncars were so expensive due to the UNION.  When, in reality, the\ncost of a vehicle has very very little percentage attributed to the\nwages paid to workers.  The discounts are a lot more than the\nwage amount attributed to that vehicle.  But, as long as people\nhave no clue ... the car companies can pass the buck as to the\n'real' reason a vehicle is priced like it is.\n\nThere is a NEW movement within Manufacturing today.  I know,\nI'm still connected.  Now is the time for a lot closer look at the\nUnion and what it has to offer.\n\nDisclaimer: The Local is only as good as the leadership that\nis elected to run it. \n\nSo, now, I've changed my mind about the need for Unions.  I think\nthey are just as much needed today .... if not more so ... than for\nmore than wages.  \n\n==============================================
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last year my husband was dignosed with depression (after counless years of suffering from it),so he decided to quit his job to see if it would make him any happier, but in the end being stuck in the house all the time gave him time to dwell on all the negatives which made him worse, and he tried to kill him self twice, but now he is back at work and although he always complains about his job atleast he has something to get up for in the morning, and I think he maybe starting to turn a corner concerning the depressing. Maybe you could try going to college or a new job and working towards the career you've always wanted, but really think hard about giving up work altogether.
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Not my current one but I have in the past. It can definitely be hard with some people. I always encourage people to try if they can because it can really open up the amazing possibilities.
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You're not going to like this, but I agree with your husband.  My husband works in construction, so there are always people that I know that want a quote or want to get some work done.  I learned to tell the people that I will have to talk to my husband first.  Why?  Because by me suggesting or agreeing on behalf of my husband gives him a task to do, and he feels obligated to do it because it's family or friends.  I learned that it's best not to give him added responsibility without his consent.
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Working Hard - is better because it shows worker is intrested,sincer in his Work\nHardly working- shows no intrest ,laziness \nSo working hard is better
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Both men and women can be threatened by someone else in the workplace.  I think they are just insecure.  Do the best you can and it will work out for you in the end.
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My husband is from india and his friend's wife came over about a year ago. She doesn't like it bc she has to work here and she didn't there. I suppose it would be hard to start to work if your not used to it and then you suddenly have to do household chores like cooking that you didn't have to do in India. I think it would hard.
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work smarter not harder, find a job you really enjoy then it won't be such a drag to work
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People say, turn your strong points around, and say "I work too hard at certain things, I keep at my task until I have to be told that I'm finished, some of my former co-workers have criticised me for demanding excellence from then when we are teamed together." \n\n(But don't say these things if they aren't true.)
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I know what you mean.. Although, I believe its not just all about working hard. I know people who work 60 hours a week, hard work and make less than others who work 20 hours a week and half as hard. (My respect to those who work hard though but more respect for those who work smart.)\n\nI am one of those people who say's I worked hard this week although I really didn't (I just made a lot of money so easily). I guess it depends on how well you WORK YOUR MIND. Mental labor is far more rewarding than physical labor. And I am not talking about people who have a college diploma and just sit in an office making 6 figures a year necesarilly (cause thats not my case either). \nIm talking about people who actually use their brain having school or not. Those who have little or no education and are extremely rich and powerfull. \n\nIt is said that, "The greatest opportunities in the world are seen with the mind, and not with the eyes".
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Being a perfectionist?\n\nBeing a workaholic?\n\nIt's such a BS question anyway.  Do they expect someone to say "Oh, I beat my wife," or "I can't resist crack."
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I tried to change my mind, once.  But when I took it out to put in another one, I fainted.  \nI guess you feel that YOU spend too much time on this site.\nAs for myself, well instead of complaining about being out of work, I tried to find a job.  I felt quite productive, thank you.
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A challenge is always better....  You'll be more respected if you're not easy.  Wait a while, and build the anticipation.