What Ghost Learned From Working a Straight Week of 19-hour[1] Days

Nothing.

Not a goddamn thing.

Because I've signed up to do the same thing next week.

Wish me luck people, and to all of you wondering if I'm avoiding you or something: Nope. I'm just stupid. Will see y'all on the other side of this... thisness.

[1] I have three jobs now. This may or may not be too many jobs.

Comments

[A British Gentleman]

There are many that would inform you that this is unwise. You should probably listen to such people.

Still, if needs must.

[Scratchpad]

Good luck.

That's... all I got.

[Lurks-no-More]

Yeah, that is too many jobs and/or too many hours.

I hope you're appropriately compensated, though!

[Bugsydor]

Well, I hope these file cabinets are comfy, at least. On the bright side, you now have more experience to draw on for representing (semi-voluntarily) overworked ponies.

That said, take luck!

[MrNumbers]

One sec, I'm chucking my speedos on and swimming across the Pacific to slap some sense into you. If you could use some of those five hours off to drive down to the shore with a towel for me when i get out, that'd be great.

[Ponycycle]

[Fuzzyfurvert]

This kills the Ghost

[Axis of Rotation]

All in favor of teaming up to capture Ghost and strand him on a deserted island getaway for one week, say yea.

Food and latest edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica included, of course.

[Super Trampoline]

Sounds like late stage capitalism. :(

[Blue_Paladin42]

WHY THOUGH?

[ShadowLDrago]

I don't think that's necessarily a smart decision.

[Lunae Lumen]

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Because money. Duh.

[Reese]

Ow. Good luck.

[Monarch Dodora]

As someone who did the whole 90-hours-a-week-because-if-you-just-show-them-you-work-HARD-enough-maybe-everyone-will-finally-appreciate-you thing for two damn years...

Everyone just ends up going why did you do that you tit. And, irritatingly enough, they're usually the same ones who were calling you lazy in the first place.

Schedule eight hours' sleep. Then add another hour on each end to account for all the faffing you're going to do to get out of giving yourself adequate rest. Then sleep. Then eat lots. Then go to work. And do a day's work in day. Not three days' work in a day. That's just mental, man.

[stereotreme]

The end. No moral.

[PresentPerfect]

I hope this is worth it. D:

[SIGAWESOME]

Brings to mind the factory scene in that old Der Fuerher's Face Disney cartoon...

"By special decree of El Jefe, you have been chosen to work...overtime!"

[Da Fennec]

Can only hope you have the day after off. longest shift I've pulled was 14 and that is draining
4558126 At a certain point no its not worth it taxes eat up most of what you make after a certain point. Did 72hr once and only took home only a little more than working 48

[Skywriter]

:(

[Singularity Dream]

The only good part to this that I can see is that you will be too busy with three jobs to sign up/accept a fourth job. Which I think is starting to be a major concern at this point.

[Georg]

Keep your chin up and hang in there, Ghost. You can do this.

[Sunny]

Enjoy self-inflicted SUFFERING for moooney :D

[FTL]

Well, Ghost, I hope you plan to take a break at some point! (especially to write some more!) ;-)

I would guess that you know what you are signing up for... If not, having been there, done that, I add my voice to those saying “You can do this for a while but eventually you will have to pay The Piper”. Weeks of 90-125 hour weeks trying to put out metaphorical bushfires can actually change you so much that friends may try to take you aside to explain that you “are no longer you”... if this happens, I humbly suggest you listen...

That said, hope the quids are worth it and that you have good plans for them. Too many jobs is a relative thing that only you can quantify for yourself. Hope that at least one of them is one you enjoy!

[TheJediMasterEd]

I can do nothing but offer you the encouragement of this stirring anthem, no doubt composed by Warren Zevon for his most epic D&D campaign:

*ahem*

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It took ten years to get there,
twenty more to come back
to your war

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And when I fired up my only flare
you instructed your battalions
to ignore

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It was the longest game of chicken;
who would be the first
to blink first?

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Well thank God I had a bucket to get sick in,
‘Cause your rejection couldn't
make me feel worse

From the hills I saw you in your courtyard,
crazed from merry drink.
And the nights here give me
too much time to think
think about the days

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You hitched your horse to a rusty wagon
I hitched my wagon to a dead horse
Iron Dragon, won't you stay as a matter of course?
Iron Dragon, won't you stay 'til the end of the wars?

If I could find a star to put my wish in
I’d be the main attraction
that you're due

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I remember the words of your magician;
"You gotta melt down fifty jokers
to make a fool"

From here I see you fortifying
for a cold December.
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And it hits me now
that you might not remember
remember the time

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You hitched your horse to a rusty wagon
I hitched my wagon to a dead horse
Iron Dragon, won't you stay as a matter of course?
Iron Dragon, won't you stay 'til the end of the wars?

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How will this be recorded?
Will it be a big display
in the museum?

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Will my loyalty be rewarded?
Or will they just say,
"Must've sucked to be him"?

Whoever finds my scribbles,
well I hope you read to the end
'Cause in the end
I reunite with my old friend

You hitched your horse to a rusty wagon
I hitched my wagon to a dead horse
Iron Dragon, won't you stay as a matter of course?
Iron Dragon, won't you stay 'til the end of the wars?
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Coda:

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Save the world, save the world,
I'm the new Michael Jackson
Save the world, save the world,
Save the world...

[arancaytar]

Workload level: Dotted Line.

Please stay healthy, dude...