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Last year, work started with 2nd and 3rd shifts, negating our alternating Fridays off. At least I’m getting paid more. More, not better. As salaried, I have to give away the first five hours of overtime to get additional pay.
More, because I’m now a freelancer. I might actually spend more time working (though I vastly prefer the work to what I used to do), but I no longer have a commute, and that’s a huge time saver.
Ten years ago I was 20 years old. I had free time and no money. Now I have money but no free time. Full time job, part time student, home owner, car projects, and a wife.
About the same, because no matter how much I want to retire, I can’t quite seem to get there. It only seems like less free time, but I think that I’ve become more efficient at wasting it.
Time is relative. I have a lot more free time according to calendars and clocks, but it takes me a lot longer to get things done, so required work still equals time available + 10 percent. To all of you who are saying: “I’m too busy now, but I will get to it when I retire and have all of that free time.” I say:
10 years ago I was about to graduate high school; I have less free time now, but I’m the one who decides what I do with it. I prefer that to living under my mom’s rules.
Less, because my job is taking less time, but my volunteer and side-work is taking more time. If you want to call that other stuff “free time” so be it, but I hardly ever just sit and watch TV or anything like that these days.
When I went to college I had no commute, then I had a part time job and full time college, then I had a full time job and part time college. Then I graduated, and had a full time job (this was the most free time I had since starting employment), then I got a house, then I got a wife. The single biggest timesink by far aside from the actual job, is the wife, but she is totally worth it.
It depends on how we define “free” time. Ten years ago I spent a bit of time watching TV, seeing movies, goofing off online, hanging out/drinking with friends watching sports, etc. Those things were all done during free time.
Now I do very little of those things and instead participate in a lot of Ultimate Frisbee (which includes an element of hanging out/drinking with friends).
I’m looking forward to when I no longer have to spend 40-50hr per week at the office; I know I’ll be able to put that time to much more enjoyable use.
10 years ago I was in High School = lots of free time. Now, I teach, own a house, have a 1 year old, and am working on multiple 2nd Masters = no free time.
@dashcloud Ive been lurking for the past few months as things were hectic around my neck of the woods. Probably wont get better with my next masters program, but i do my best to stop in from time to time.
Much less free time due to family health issues (parents) and work that keeps pushing more and more into evenings and weekends. And losing our dog, who while taking a moderate amount of time each day to care for (and more to just share time with), also acted as the safety valve that got me out of some of the excess work. And the time spent with him was so well worth it. Miss you, pup…
More, because I got laid off after 10 years, and am still unemployed.
@vitiasimone you’ve been laid off for 10 years? Or you worked for 10 years, then got laid off?
@capguncowboy I had a job for 10, and just got laid off.
This is a joke right?lol. Damn I wish I had MORE time!
Homeowner - what free time?
There are not enough “less” options to pick from
/giphy meh
time is an illusion
there is no spoon
@Cerridwyn Mah spoon is too big.
@PocketBrain
@Cerridwyn lunch time doubly so
@Cerridwyn - Spoon is all you need.
More, because I learned how to stop wasting my time on all the things and people that don’t actually bring me happiness.
@liz Smart!
I’m sure that objectively I have more free time, but it feels like I have very little.
Maybe my internet addiction has something to do with this.
God, all I did 10 years ago was see bands and be too afraid to talk to girls.
@vanslaterco I’m still doing that 2nd thing.
Haven’t had free time since 1995.
@awk We haven’t seen that spirit here since 1959.
Last year, work started with 2nd and 3rd shifts, negating our alternating Fridays off. At least I’m getting paid more. More, not better. As salaried, I have to give away the first five hours of overtime to get additional pay.
@PocketBrain Hmmm… that sounds like a certain aerospace/mfg company I’m familiar with
What is this “free time”?
More, because I’m disabled.
More, because I have money to hire professional repairmen instead of constantly updating my slapdash attempts at duct taping my problems away.
More, because I’m now a freelancer. I might actually spend more time working (though I vastly prefer the work to what I used to do), but I no longer have a commute, and that’s a huge time saver.
Much less, because graduate school is harder than regular school and work combined. (but worth it…Riiiight?)
About the same, because I was a student 10 years ago and now I’m a teacher?
Ten years ago I was 20 years old. I had free time and no money. Now I have money but no free time. Full time job, part time student, home owner, car projects, and a wife.
About the same, because no matter how much I want to retire, I can’t quite seem to get there. It only seems like less free time, but I think that I’ve become more efficient at wasting it.
Time is relative. I have a lot more free time according to calendars and clocks, but it takes me a lot longer to get things done, so required work still equals time available + 10 percent. To all of you who are saying: “I’m too busy now, but I will get to it when I retire and have all of that free time.” I say:
10 years ago I was about to graduate high school; I have less free time now, but I’m the one who decides what I do with it. I prefer that to living under my mom’s rules.
Less, because I have a job.
it was close though. i started my first development job in november 2006. since then i would say i have about the same amount of free time.
Less, but job is easier than school, but job+being an adult is harder than school…thus less time
Less, because my job is taking less time, but my volunteer and side-work is taking more time. If you want to call that other stuff “free time” so be it, but I hardly ever just sit and watch TV or anything like that these days.
When I went to college I had no commute, then I had a part time job and full time college, then I had a full time job and part time college. Then I graduated, and had a full time job (this was the most free time I had since starting employment), then I got a house, then I got a wife. The single biggest timesink by far aside from the actual job, is the wife, but she is totally worth it.
It depends on how we define “free” time. Ten years ago I spent a bit of time watching TV, seeing movies, goofing off online, hanging out/drinking with friends watching sports, etc. Those things were all done during free time.
Now I do very little of those things and instead participate in a lot of Ultimate Frisbee (which includes an element of hanging out/drinking with friends).
I’m looking forward to when I no longer have to spend 40-50hr per week at the office; I know I’ll be able to put that time to much more enjoyable use.
My eldest child is 9 years old.
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10 years ago I was in High School = lots of free time. Now, I teach, own a house, have a 1 year old, and am working on multiple 2nd Masters = no free time.
@studerc Hi!
@Barney hello there!
@studerc Great to see you around again, even if just for a bit it seems.
@dashcloud Ive been lurking for the past few months as things were hectic around my neck of the woods. Probably wont get better with my next masters program, but i do my best to stop in from time to time.
@studerc
/giphy welcome back kotter
More time because I no longer have a horse to take care of, or a husband.
Much less free time due to family health issues (parents) and work that keeps pushing more and more into evenings and weekends. And losing our dog, who while taking a moderate amount of time each day to care for (and more to just share time with), also acted as the safety valve that got me out of some of the excess work. And the time spent with him was so well worth it. Miss you, pup…
@duodec Oh, dear, I’m so sorry.
more, empty nester and easy-ish job, i’m not complaining…