family vs work

Hi emtjody. Yes, I just did. I used to work as an auditor. We normally work almost 24/7 during our busy season. Because of this, I missed a lot of important family events. I ended my 7-year career with the firm when I noticed that it already affected my marriage negatively.

Of course I will give up my job & look somewhere else wherein my family will be happy that I am having that job. One of the reason that we are looking for a job is we want to provide for our family merely to answer their need & fulfill our responsibility to them. So we cannot concentrate working in a job that they are not happy when every time we go home they keep in nagging us. So better to look for a job that your family will surely support you.

guess it depends on the job you do, i work in agriculture and milk cows for a living. i only work a few hrs a day and things get organised round work and my son. we even start later when i pick him up from school. my boss is really good cause their family people to, so i can usually swap days off when i want to do something.

My husband just recently went threw this issue. Last year his job was keeping him away from us for long hours, many days, weekends and missing out on important school events. He had to make a choice on what he wanted to do, though he was providing a life that was good for us, it wasn't what we needed. Our kids didn't even know their dad because he was always at work. He made the choice to leave that job and go to another that would give him more time off, but in that process he took a massive pay cut, which leads us to count our pennies to make ends meet. It's been a rough choice, but to see the kids enjoy their time with their dad it's been well worth it.

I really love my family that is why I will do everything I can do to make my family happy. But when it comes to work vs. family although I love my family when the situation calls for me to be apart from them I am willing to sacrifice my family anyway all I am doing is for them, so that I will be able to give them the best.

Well i gave up two of my jobs in order to take care of my mom, who was real sick. My dad was abroad and during this time, i was stayed after to take her, so job is optional we can always get one but family is just one!

it is shame that we would even have to debate that. lol. but that's life. god, work, and family. not necessarily in that order. isn't that a trip? you can't replace a family, you can replace a job. don't let this economy scare us out of our logical minds. that was not an attack on you emtjody. i understand how you feel. a delima like that could be hard to work through. cause after all, you and your family need to eat.

no doubt,i will give up my job if it was hurting my family, in my life, family is most important than anything else, as job would be changed at any time,we do not need to worry more about finding another job when you have good capability.but family could not be changed.good luck and have a nice day!

Of course the family is more important than job,I will try my best to handel the relationship between family and job, but if my job hurt my family I am willing to give up my job.