I just spoke with a software architect that went back to school to learn software engineering after law school because it was more lucrative and had less hours. He’s worked his way up and has the skills and authority to work 6:30am-10am and gets to work remotely. We discussed that results/outputs is better than billable time like in law and public accounting. Yet, his parents and others would view him as “lazy” but he does his job and makes a fantastic living. Time>Money and Results>Hours

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Isn't it the smarter thing to work fewer hours and earn more money? Why would his parents want him to work more for less lol

I agree, but he’s an immigrant and his parents still live in another country so their mentality is that he has an opportunity to make as much money as he can. Also it’s not work more for less but to work more and make more. Different mindsets.

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