Parents working long hours.

[Kingdaro]

Topic title changed because "pissed" wasn't really the right word.

Essentially, both my mom and my dad leave home at around 6:00 - 7:00 AM, and come home as late as 10 PM. My mom is a manager at McDonalds, and my dad is a communications director at the business department of a school. Because of where we live, it's a 30 minute drive every morning and evening.

Ordinarily, I wouldn't really care as much since most of what I do doesn't involve them, but it's problematic if I need to actually talk to them about something, because Mom often goes straight to bed after she comes home, and my dad doesn't really ever want to talk about anything, complaining "wow omfg i just got home leave me alone" and "dude can this wait i'm working on something" 80% of the time.

Plus...I guess I just get lonely, and I am worried for them, as working this long probably isn't all too healthy. To my knowledge, they don't get paid very much for their jobs at all, nor do they receive overtime (I don't think overtime applies in either case, but I'm not sure).

Luckily, I guess, we'll be moving sometime next year, and they'll both get new jobs, plus I'll be going to a college nearby, so I hope everything should work out by then.

Yeah, I know, "blogland forums" and all that, but I just wanted to talk to you guys, and maybe see if any of you have similar situations.

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[Visage]

You're mad you get to sit around alone on the computer all day doing nothing?

[Wispfire]

Dad works 7-7. It's nice being able to stay home alone, but it can be troublesome work/school-wise. Luckily, he only works every other couple of days.

[Menen]

Call them at work? If its serious and they care about you then they should be fine.

[Kingdaro]

Call them at work? If its serious and they care about you then they should be fine.

Often times it's not really serious enough to warrant interrupting their busy work.

You're mad you get to sit around alone on the computer all day doing nothing?

I wouldn't be if I didn't have to talk to them; that was kind of half the entire point of my post.

[Alteration]

To my knowledge, they don't get paid very much for their jobs at all, nor do they receive overtime (I don't think overtime applies in either case, but I'm not sure).

So this means they should just give up time they spend trying to get what money they can to support you, and reallocate it to listening to their son's menial 1st world problems?

A++ reason to be mad

[Becquerel]

Wow. I feel bad for your parents
I can also relate to this
Most of my dads days go as follows:
4 AM. Wake up, shower, get dressed.
5. AM. Go to work in Columbus *We live 30 minutes away, so its detrimental do my dad and his wallet for having to pay for the gas every other few days.
5 PM. Get off work, drive another 30 minutes back and go to the local Home Depot to work for another few hours.
10 PM. Get off work at home depot. Go home.
10:30 PM. Eat dinner, shower.
11 PM. Sleep.
He works approx 16 hours a day. I still wonder how he can get enough sleep.

[Kingdaro]

So this means they should just give up time they spend trying to get what money they can to support you, and reallocate it to listening to their son's menial 1st world problems?

A++ reason to be mad

Thanks for putting words in my mouth. Of course I want them to keep working, I just wish they didn't work so often.

Wow. I feel bad for your parents
I can also relate to this
Most of my dads days go as follows:
4 AM. Wake up, shower, get dressed.
5. AM. Go to work in Columbus *We live 30 minutes away, so its detrimental do my dad and his wallet for having to pay for the gas every other few days.
5 PM. Get off work, drive another 30 minutes back and go to the local Home Depot to work for another few hours.
10 PM. Get off work at home depot. Go home.
10:30 PM. Eat dinner, shower.
11 PM. Sleep.
He works approx 16 hours a day. I still wonder how he can get enough sleep.

Heh, your situation seems to be worse than mine. Good luck to your dad, I suppose.

[Becquerel]

Thanks for putting words in my mouth. Of course I want them to keep working, I just wish they didn't work so often.
Heh, your situation seems to be worse than mine. Good luck to your dad, I suppose.

My mom also works at home depot so most of the time Im home alone for most of the day. We rarely go out to eat or buy groceries.

[Titanium Man]

my dads a programmer and he has like the best schedule lol. he can pretty much go to and leave work at pretty much any time. usually around 9 he goes there and 5 or 6 drives from there

[Alteration]

Thanks for putting words in my mouth. Of course I want them to keep working, I just wish they didn't work so often.

time they spend trying to get what money they can

"dude can this wait i'm working on something" 80% of the time.

To my knowledge, they don't get paid very much for their jobs at all

and reallocate it to listening

if I need to actually talk to them about something,

their son's menial 1st world problems?

Often times it's not really serious enough to warrant interrupting their busy work.

A++ reason to be mad

My parents' work hours are starting to piss me off.

[Operator¹]

Alteration, why are you being a richard?

[Kingdaro]

my dads a programmer and he has like the best schedule lol. he can pretty much go to and leave work at pretty much any time. usually around 9 he goes there and 5 or 6 drives from there

That's definitely the kind of job I'd like to have. Lucky bitch, haha.

[Frankie²]

my dad works 9-5
i feel your pain though, this is after he switched from his old job

[Alteration]

Alteration, why are you being a richard?

Because OP is being a richard to his parents by being unappreciative of their work? They're trying hard to support him (as evident by both parents working all day) and OP just complains.
They can't change their situation either (without drastic consequences).
Coming home earlier leads to less work hours (and money). Changing jobs is out of the question because they are moving soon. There's no sense in being angry over this. I understand being upset or stressed, but not angry.



Kingdaro has changed the OP. I'm sorry for reacting that way.