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How much do you prioritize work-life-balance when it comes to career? (hexbear.net)

submitted 7 hours ago by PopPrincess@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net

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So yaa, how do you like balance work-life-balance and interests. I'm considering a job or however to put it that is known for awful work-life-balance, but is also incredibly interesting, but I'm not sure if it's worth it😩

Like I do want to get married and have a family and such at some point, but that is in no way guaranteed, especially not considering my circumstances, meanwhile focusing on career seems more safe I suppose😵‍💫

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[–] CantaloupeAss@hexbear.net 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Without doxxing yourself, what kind of job or what field? People meet and fall in love etc in just about any scenario, but if you're going on a whaling ship or something then yeah it could be tough

[–] PopPrincess@hexbear.net 5 points 6 hours ago

A surgical subspecialty (I'm currently in med school), I can specify the specialty further if necessary, but it's know for having a terrible work-life-balance (at least during residency where you'd be regularly pushing 70+ hours a week).

The main issue is that I'm trans, so dating is a truly terrible nightmare. I can't really date people I know or people who are related to my network as I would then have to break stealth and out myself, which I want to avoid by any means.