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If I’m paid by the hour, I expect to be paid for every hour. Spent most of my adult life in the military and worked 60 hour weeks as normal for most of it. That was fine by me. I sometimes worked 80+ hours a week - and that was part of the job. Or maybe part of the profession, because the military is not just a job. Not the work I did.

BTW, after retiring I did do taxes for a few years. I finally made a point of saying I only was willing to work 20 hours a week part time. When I worked by 4th 50 hour week in a row, I quit. They struggled to find a replacement but I made it VERY clear before the tax season that I was only going to work part-time. They agreed, then didn’t keep their end of the bargain.

Part of me enjoyed doing taxes but not 50+ hours week after week. Doing it RIGHT isn’t easy. Knowing what questions to ask and finding every legal tax break is tough. The client deserves the very best and it gets hard when you’ve gone 10+ hours of nonstop work.

Thanks for your reply. Seems like we're on the same wavelength. I'm ex-military, too. My first two years were at Hahn AB, our mission was short range air defense. 80 hour weeks were the norm, thanks to staff duty officer requirements.

LOL, during AF/NATO alerts, I ended up in the Wing CP for 4 days straight. I didn't mind, I was 23/24...indestructible.

I can't retire for 2-3 years for financial reasons. I'm no saint, but I have a 2YO granddaughter with continuing issues from her preemie birth. My wife and I have reached our limit, now it's time to pay down the debts incurred, and turn over the job to the parents.

My job is secure, there are so many filing issues that we won't have them cleared up for two more years. LOL, in the interim, I'll let my boss complain about his 70 hour weeks for all the world to hear.

Can I hang in there for a few more years? We'll find out.

Thanks for your service. I did 8 years active duty, no regrets. I stayed on that long, solely for a chance at being a Battery Commander.