Comments on: Snoop on other people's careers to gain self-knowledge

By: Penelope Trunk

Penelope Trunk — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:44:43 +0000

I think the reason New York Magazine doesn't profile desk-bound workers is that the desk-bound are not seen as the people with glamorous jobs.

That said, I do most of my work at a desk either on the computer or on the phone. And when I get invited to go to glamorous parties (so that I will write about them, of course) I cringe. I'm much more interested in being at a desk.

So, I'm with you, Dave. I'd like to hear how the desk-bound spend their time.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 18:37:54 +0000

The New York Magazine article was really interesting, but I was struck by how much "downtime" these people had where they were in transit or busy checking their stock portfolios. I do a lot more in 8 hours than any of these people do in 12-16. Of course, I found time to post this! They should do some profiles of deskbound workers.

By: lisa

lisa — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 04:49:50 +0000

Mauri,

I think after reading Penelope's insights, even though perhaps not intentional, you will realize that most people have no life, so they work 12 or 16 hours. Don't worry, if you have a life, and like one of these careers, I bet the balance will enable you to be productive enough to accomplish what they do in less than 12 hours a day.

By: MFR

MFR — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 12:55:04 +0000

Hi Penelope,

Good article, but did you see their work day in hours at the bottom? 12 hours! Even 16 hours! When do they have time to vacuum or clean their bathrooms?

I guess they have not been reading your column.

Mauri