Are women burned out from 90 hour work weeks?

Question

Job= 40 t0 60 hrs week for $$$$$ kids, housekeeping and taking care of husband or live in etc etc etc Hey what is in it for us?

Answer 1

I wake up every morning at 5:00am to leave my house by 5:45am to arrive at work about 6:30am to work until 5:00pm and not get home until about 6:15pm-6:30pm. Eat dinner. Prepare lunch for me and my son for the following day, spend time with my son, take him his bath prepare his clothes. Go to bed and do it all over again everyday 5 days a week. So I am pretty tired............I actually just fell asleep at my desk and I just woke up.................LOL

Answer 2

Maybe your husband is having a hectic day at work and needs some alone time? It's not easy being a surgeon's wife or husband. Medicine is a calling much like being a priest or pastor. Do you have hobbies and pastimes that you enjoy? If not, get some. Do volunteer work. Find something to fill your free time. How about sitting down with him and scheduling a regular and recurring Date Night? Don't wait for things to get better. Make them better. Why is he busy 90 hours per week? Does he over schedule one elective surgery after another? That seems rather harsh for him to do that and be married. Can't he pare down his surgery schedule? If he has to go On Call, then how often does he do that? Is he doing more On Call status than other doctors? He needs to do his share but he should not be expected to be the go to guy for On Call work. Usually when people work 90 hours a week they are avoiding something or they are greedy as can be and want to rake in every dollar out there. I would want to know why your husband is pulling those hours. Is he avoiding something he doesn't want to face? Is he greedy and can't wait to rake in the surgical fees?

Answer 3

it's really tough for women to find a balance between work and family. Equal partnerships in the household aren't always the case (in fact often aren't) when both partners are working. My mom worked full time, then came home to clean, cook and manage us and my dad. I think we as women are still figuring out how to create equal partnerships in the household. One of the first steps for women is to divide up housekeeping and childcare duties to make it a more equitable household. Husbands should be pulling their own weight and the days of the "breadwinner male" as the standard are in the past. But that means that women also have to be assertive and they have to accept that things aren't always going to be done their way (towels folded in this way, clothes hung this way). I have a friend that prefers to do everything herself and then she complains that she has to do everything in the house.

Basically I think women and men have to figure out what works best in their household but if a woman is working 40-60 hours a week, it's not right that she be expected to be a full time housekeeper, cook and whatever you mean by taking care of the husband.

Answer 4

This is a typical live of a woman. Unless we snag us a man who is rich or has a good paying job this
is what we must do to earn a living. If we don't
want the hassle then we should not have kids or
get married. Husbands are allowed to help with the
housework and the raising of the kids. If they
refuse then boot their lazy behinds out and find a man who will. Unless the kids are too small they
can help mom out around the house as well. This
function is called chores. Welcome to the world of
grown-up.

Answer 5

Everyone would be burned out from a 90 hour work week. Full time is 40 hours. We can safely do 60 hours, but no more than that.

Answer 6

They should be. And men are burned out too. I work 65 hours a week on two jobs, every week and then help at home as well. The home is a two person job.

I for one loved women's liberation. It got them into the workforce outside the home and not only is the extra money helpful, they now understand what men have gone through for thousands of years.

cheers.

Answer 7

Yes, very much because they are women, they are mother, wife, sister and so.. on. They are having large heart, a beautiful smile and people forgets because of their pain for 8 months the world regenerate.
Really they are the most respected living creatures.
But some take undue advantage in their disguise or take undue advantage because of their innocence

Answer 8

I work a 40 hr week and I'm married and no kids so it works out great for me!

Answer 9

oh I know, my husband helps some, he does pick my daughter up after school & makes sure she gets started on homework before I get home. But he also works full time & is still in school working on his masters. I get to sit for like 10 mins. to eat & then I am back on my feet till usually 9.

you gotta have something to do huh

Answer 10

I absolutely LOVE when Breeders whine about not having enough time/money/happiness because of their sprogs. I don't really need validation that I've made the best choice for my life in being Childfree, but it's good to hear it once in awhile, ya know?