Again, having time to screw around online is different than getting up and leaving my desk.

When referring to professionals in the context of long work hours, generally defined by the degree one holds, professional degrees are a pretty good proxy for the definition of professional.

Doctorates are not professional degrees. Many professional degrees are doctorates, but not the other way around.

That doesn’t work. You work the hours you have to or you’re fired. Simple as that.

Because in law and medicine, you either work these hours or you find a new career. I happen to like making lots of money and between my wife and I we’ve dedicated 16 years and $500,000 to higher education. Not exactly something we can just drop and pick up something new.

All doctors save psych and derm. Nurses are protected by law and do not work nearly the amount doctors do. They probably work about half, and will readily admit it.

It’s pretty easy because I sit at a desk. I didn’t say I’m constantly working for 10 hours per day. I said I’m at work for 10 hours a day. There’s quite a distinction.

Yeah, thanks for that, I already spend my entire Saturday or Sunday cooking huge portions so we can do that. I bought a 7 cubic foot freezer just for that purpose. Doesn’t help. Still have to go to bed pretty early. Working out takes roughly an hour. If I get home by 6, get to the gym by 7ish, I get home by 8:30ish,…

No kindergarten teacher has a PhD, and a PhD by definition is not a professional degree, it’s an academic degree.

Would you care to see the list of “professional” degrees:

Actually, my secretary said that exact thing to me yesterday. My response:

That was quite apropos.

I don’t work 10-14 hour days 5 to 6 per week. I have to bill 1800 hours per year. That takes 50 to 60 hour weeks, however you want to divide that up.

Hell no salaried workers get no protection in the US. I actually work for a Labor Law firm and I investigated this issue when my wife told me she was working 12 to 14 hour shifts with no break, no food, and no time to use the bathroom.

No, life isn’t super enjoyable and no, we barely see each other.

Did you not read what I wrote? I have time to get up, get dressed, eat breakfast and go to work.

I don’t expect that to be that way when I’m a partner. But if you’re not busting your ass as an associate, your destined to fail. And unlike in most businesses it’s rather difficult to fail upwards as a lawyer.

Would you care to see the list of “professional” degrees:

These are “professionals” who hold professional degrees:

I don’t work 14 hours, I work 10. Doctors work 12 - 20 hour shifts. Be thankful they do.