For the same amount of money would you have a job you love but have to work 60 hours a week, or have a job you hate and work 35 hours a week?

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Casey · Accepted Answer

If you work 60 hours a week at a JOB you love, then eventually you won't love your JOB.

It is ultimately still a job, unless you enjoy the process, and are also working on similar things outside of that job, then it becomes a craft you love. It's a different story now.

Jiayee · Answer

Would be nice if I could have a job I like but not have to work so many hours...

Between the two choices, I would go for the former.

Andy Chan · Answer

While it is true that you are being paid more per man-hour for the latter, every additional hour spent in a job you hate will feel exponentially more miserable. I'm sure we've all experienced it before - when our teachers in school have already finished the class but are extending for 'a bit' to cover 'a bit' of additional content.

With that in mind, I would choose the former.

ZY · Answer

Since you mentioned the pay is the same and assuming learning and career growth is similar, I would like to bring up opportunity cost - an extra 25 hours to do whatever you like if you go for the latter.

25 hours per week translates to 3-4 hours per day (or 5 hours per day if you only consider weekdays). That's a lot of time. There are so many other things you can do with the extra time
- get a part-time job to earn extra money
- do a part-time course or e-learning to upskill yourself
- spend more time in your hobby, or pursue a new interest
- volunteer
- work-out to get 6-packs that everyone envies

A miserable 35 hours for an extra 25 hours per week to do anything I want? I would go for the latter.

Aaron Leow · Answer

Lol, the eventuality of being able to do what you want hinges on this oxymoronic situation.

I work 100 hours a week doing what I want so I do not need to work 8-5 every Monday to Friday and take 14 days of leave a year.

Obsession is a fading art.

Follow me [here](https://www.youtube.com/c/AaronLeow).

Daniel Kok · Answer

Go for the job you love, so time passes faster!

Yong Kah Hwee · Answer

35 hours a week, so I have time to do things I love after work!

Axib Xny · Answer

Go for the passion job to out in time worth until I can reduce work time on it.

Best is get to a point to not need to exchange time for money. Then we can do what we want with free will to allocate however much or little time to it. :P