When I told a colleague that I was prepared to work all weekends in March as long as the firm was paying for them, she shot me a look of pity.
"That's sad," she said, judgmentally. "Such a sell out," she then followed, derisively.
I must say I do not quite understand.
I mean sure, the firm is not paying us double (or even 1.5 times) our usual day rates for working weekends and public holidays. But honestly, extra income is extra income is extra income.
There is no reason not to do it, especially if you were a high income earner and commanded a reasonably lucrative day rate.
I worked it out; the additional income I expect to receive for basically working four weeks straight without a rest day was sufficient to pay three months rent. To me, this is a no brainer. If the opportunity arises to do it again the next end-of-quarter, you can bet your last dollar that I'll do it.
If that is selling out, then so be it. I am a sell-out. But then again, aren't we all? Isn't the very definition of selling out: Doing something involuntarily for the purpose of receiving some form of consideration (in most cases, money)? By this definition, we are all sell-outs. And being the Rafflesian that I am, if I am going to be a sell-out, then I damn well take the selling-out to the next level. Never do something unless you are determined to excel the shit out of it.
Every dollar matters in the race to the FIRE. Every dollar put into the warchest is precious ammunition. The Chinese have a saying:
养兵千日，用兵一时
Always be prepared. You never know when your soldiers will be called into action. It is far preferable to have a warchest and not need it, than to need a warchest and not have it.
"That's sad," she said, judgmentally. "Such a sell out," she then followed, derisively.
I must say I do not quite understand.
I mean sure, the firm is not paying us double (or even 1.5 times) our usual day rates for working weekends and public holidays. But honestly, extra income is extra income is extra income.
There is no reason not to do it, especially if you were a high income earner and commanded a reasonably lucrative day rate.
I worked it out; the additional income I expect to receive for basically working four weeks straight without a rest day was sufficient to pay three months rent. To me, this is a no brainer. If the opportunity arises to do it again the next end-of-quarter, you can bet your last dollar that I'll do it.
If that is selling out, then so be it. I am a sell-out. But then again, aren't we all? Isn't the very definition of selling out: Doing something involuntarily for the purpose of receiving some form of consideration (in most cases, money)? By this definition, we are all sell-outs. And being the Rafflesian that I am, if I am going to be a sell-out, then I damn well take the selling-out to the next level. Never do something unless you are determined to excel the shit out of it.
Every dollar matters in the race to the FIRE. Every dollar put into the warchest is precious ammunition. The Chinese have a saying:
养兵千日，用兵一时
Always be prepared. You never know when your soldiers will be called into action. It is far preferable to have a warchest and not need it, than to need a warchest and not have it.
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