I hit 40 hours of overtime in a month and it wasn't the win I thought it'd be

Everyone at my shop in Tacoma sees a big overtime check as a badge of honor, but hitting 40 extra hours last month just left me fried. I missed my kid's first soccer goal and my truck is still making that noise because I had no time to look at it. Has anyone else found that chasing those extra hours actually made their main problems worse?

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taylor_hall26d ago

Remember that a badge of honor shouldn't feel like a punishment.

jakem9826d ago

I used to push myself until things hurt, thinking that was how you earned respect. @taylor_hall really nails it by pointing out that real pride shouldn't come with misery. Now I look for effort that feels tough but still good.