Considering the hours of IB has a spouse, friend, family member ever told you this? How many hours were you putting in at the time? How do you respond to such a question?
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I always tell people I do a few less hours than I actually do (so I don't sound like a psycho). If they are persistent I tell them I enjoy what I do.
15 hours a day
and if they ask do you work weekends? ask them to clarify how many hours they would accept as working over the weekend
"If you love what you do, you never work a day in your life" and personally I love rearranging logos on powerpoint.
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