Oh, and at this stage of the game, I think we're all into less stress. Consider that.

I've been doing this now for 4 weeks. The hours have been choppy, but I can do the work. I even like the challenge. Tomorrow, we are going to have the big "talk." We'll see. I intend to make it known that my quality of life is important to me. I don't mind working later some days, but I need to know just what he expects. I don't want to work late all of them. Of course, I will start going in later. I don't think he even knows what time I come in.

Stay tuned..

Good luck!! Let us know how it goes.

I'll be interested in hearing what happens too.

I'll let you all know.

Curious to hear what happens.

me too.

It went well. He told me what he expects and I asked the questions I wanted. The hours still bother me and that holds me back. He said there could be some 50-60 hour weeks but that when that happens I can take a day off later. I don't know what I want to do. I wouldn't have to deal with all the pain in the neck stuff I do now and wouldn't have to fix the jam in the copier every time someone puts the paper in wrong, "fix" the fax machine when it's out of paper, get someone a box of pens when I'm in the middle of something. I'm supposed to be thinking about it. In the meantime, I'm doing the job. I can do it, I just have to make up my mind whether or not I want to. Maybe being away will help. Maybe I'll win the lottery?

Be careful about "taking a day off later". I worked most of one summer with the promise that once school started I could take days off. Didn't happen; always too busy. I basically worked for free, since it was a salaried job. Never again.