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I don;t know who you 2 been talking to.

I don't classify myself as doing SFA when there work to be done I get it done.

And get paid to match that.

The only hit to my social life is when I have to travel for work.

and in reality that only impacts my AU social life.

hell worked paid for me to hit, Nurburgring, ocktoberfest, goodwood fest of speed, Mustang convertible thought the desert,

oh and paid for me to get to this but I had to pay for the rental of this little toy.

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it's up to the person to set their work life balance. and just cos you hit some magical number do not mean you ahve to give up other things.

hell when I was earning 42K early on was prob the biggest impact on my social life.

shift work, and at one point 7 days a week for 3 months 15-16 hours a day.

I meant fk all comparatively. Doubt there's many jobs where you can do nothing and earn six figures for it. But you said yourself that you're quite lucky to have what you have...most people I know earning those dollars are working lots of hours or have been with the company for many years and many pay revisions. Not impossible, but difficult to achieve at Alex + my age without sacrificing a shitload of time and well being.

oh and lambos are cool

and yes I am a bit older and been with the company for 12 years.

But just saying never knock back a job jsut as you think x amount of $$ means social life will be bad.

that said I have a asked for a payrise for the first time atm, and finding it interesting..

Oh I'd never knock back that kind of pay without trying the job first, never know what you might get. It was just a generalization Alex and I made about that bracket and what you can usually expect.

How they reacting to your request?

Oh I'd never knock back that kind of pay without trying the job first, never know what you might get. It was just a generalization Alex and I made about that bracket and what you can usually expect.

How they reacting to your request?

surprisingly well, but I did come to them very well organized.

biggest + was to move to the job level/cash I want you need a few skill set.

and my manager had rated me high in them all for my last performance review.

been told there no budget this 1/4 but next one should be ok, and as that starts next month here's hoping.

but really only thing caring about now is getting car ready for HH and heading up to Bathurst for shits and giggles.

I'm talking personal experience from 21 onwards 6-7 days long hours there really is no day off stuf always needs doing and all my mates in many fields experience the same, for me it's probably easier now in some ways then before but if I take foot off the accelerator it slides FAST

I'm not saying its not fair either as a boss your not gonna shell out six figures willy nilly

And I'd say your circumstance is rare not the norm.

I'm talking personal experience from 21 onwards 6-7 days long hours there really is no day off stuf always needs doing and all my mates in many fields experience the same, for me it's probably easier now in some ways then before but if I take foot off the accelerator it slides FAST

I'm not saying its not fair either as a boss your not gonna shell out six figures willy nilly

And I'd say your circumstance is rare not the norm.

of a team of 15 ppl AFAIK i'm the lowest paid..

but you make a good point.

I recon that employees put much more pressure on younger employees.

I know I had much more pressure to prove myself 6-10 years ago.

seems once you've "paid your dues" they jsut let you get on with your job.

my big issue now is as far as being hands on and technical I've gone as high as I can.

I've avoided management as much as possible but think there is where I am stuck heading next. or I can just stay where I am and travel the world??

Depends what your looking for both would have perks management is great for opening more doors

agree with you 100%

I just thought I still had more to learn b4 I did management.

Don't see the point of doing something if I'm not going to do it properly

but I also love what I do, so that makes it harder.

think I'll do what I'm doing till kids come along, then look some something I can spend more time at home with.

then again the travel might be good to get some sleep!

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