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The bitch is in.
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(Cathie) Black Magic
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I think you are an idiot.
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It's finally Friday. I'm free again.
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I have worked as an independent contractor, a consultant and have owned my own business. Currently I am doing time in the corporate world.
There are advantages and disadvantages to each. I’m sure you already know that though. One of my favorite perks that comes with the corporate job is having some consistency in my schedule.
When I worked independently I worked all hours of the day and night. I existed on very little sleep and rarely took vacations. Taking vacation meant losing billable hours and that was just an absolutely insane concept to me at the time.
Now that I’m in the corporate world I take advantage of my time off. I used my floating holidays before the snow thawed in the spring and if I REALLY try I can accumulate up to five days of vacation time. But mostly, I use it when I get it because it is a perk I have not had in a very long time. A two day weekend seems so heavenly to me. Taking a THREE DAY WEEKEND!?!?
*faints*
I have found my utopia.
I am lucky that I like my job a lot and I work for an incredibly family friendly employer. There is a list of reasons why I love being a corporate employee at this point in my life. Vacation time and regularly scheduled weekends is just one of them.
What do you love most about your corporate life? And if you are currently out of the corporate world, what do you miss the most?
This entry was posted on Saturday, July 14th, 2007 at 12:07 am and is filed under Life on the 3rd floor.
July 14th, 2007 at 1:33 am
Vacation? What is this “vacation” you speak of? Could you kidnap me in like three weeks and make sure I take one?
July 14th, 2007 at 2:03 am
This post makes me feel better. I prefer a “corporate” job too. Everyone always says how great freelancing is, but no one ever talks about the instability of jobs, and crazy/ random hours! There’s something to be said about knowing you’ll have Christmas off.
July 14th, 2007 at 2:05 am
Gladly, Jen!
How about I kidnap you AND make you sing karaoke AND eat pie? Sound torturous enough?
July 14th, 2007 at 2:13 am
I worked in a corporate environment for many years and I’ve been an entrepreneur (running Work It, Mom!:) for several months now. Already, what I really miss is being able to leave work at work. Not that I didn’t stress about things when I was in a corporate setting, but it’s totally different - I wouldn’t be here at 10pm on a Friday night working, like I am now!
July 14th, 2007 at 2:14 am
Selfmademom -
ooooooooooooooooooo…I do LOVE me some paid holidays!
Thanks for stopping by!
July 14th, 2007 at 2:17 am
Nataly -
I’ve been in your shoes. If you have a laptop at home try unplugging it and packing it into a laptop bag for the weekend. Stuff the bag into the trunk of the car. That’s where mine is right now! Well. My WORK laptop that is. The personal one is quite literally in my lap. LOL
Anyways, packing it away might help keep you from blending family time with work time.
Not that I don’t appreciate your work! You’ve truly created something great here!
July 14th, 2007 at 3:03 am
I’ve always been employed in a corporate setting, but it’s the “corporate-lite” world of nonprofits. The big thing about nonprofit has traditionally been the tradeoff of lower pay vs. better benefits and THEORETICALLY lower stress. 3+ weeks of vacation a year is more than I get a chance to use, plus the 10 paid holidays - that’s all good. The “lower stress” part - well, not so much lately.
But all in all I like it this way and expect to keep it up for awhile longer. I submitted an article here last week talking about the good points of the corporate life, which you and Selfmademom have both brought up here too.
July 14th, 2007 at 3:06 am
Florinda -
I’m going to look up that article you wrote RIGHT NOW! Thanks for telling me about it. I don’t think I saw it!
July 14th, 2007 at 12:22 pm
Oh, I’d love to see that too.
July 30th, 2007 at 8:18 am
I am a public school teacher, so I see a little of both worlds. My schedule is tight and the stress high from September to June; then I crash and collapse for ten weeks until it’s time to start over again. I’m burning out on my job right now; maybe I need consistency year-round.