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Originally Posted by abaya
To me, wealth breeds arrogance, causes people to take things (and relationships) for granted, and causes an escalated view of oneself and one's class status. Makes you forget how the vast majority of humankind lives on a daily basis, which is a very bad thing in my opinion. Total disconnection from the world at large.
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I would argue that in "general" new money is more likely to be like what you have described, whereas old money not so much. Self made rich people tend to take a much harsher outlook on those who are not as equally successful as they are. The "I did it through hard work" angle, as opposed to those who always had it.
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Originally Posted by abaya
Also, wealth usually means the guy has to work at least 10-12 hours a day to keep that income, which I would NEVER put up with. I have made that very clear to my husband, especially as we have many friends (guys and girls) who fly internationally for work every week and are constantly away from their partners. Big incomes, sure, but I would go insane with someone doing that (or myself doing that).
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I find it interesting that you quantify 10 to 12 hours a day.
I'm hardly rich, however, my usual day is 10 hours at least. On some weeks, I simple have to work 70 or 80 hours to meet the completely unrealistic work load / deadlines that my employer imposes. If I don't like it - there's the door. The only problem would be that every other employer would operate in (nay, let me rephrase - does in fact operate) the same way.
I am certainly not alone.
I do not get paid for any additional time spent over and above 8 hours a day. There is NO LAW that mandates my employer to pay me per hour, or pay me overtime. They pay me a yearly salary divided by 26 every 2 weeks regardless of the hours I put in. It's simply required that you finish your project on time and on budget and working longer hours is a given or you don' t have a job. Every week, I have to do a timesheet and I MUST bill 40 hours of billable hours. The only exception is proposals which are billed as business development, or education (which is rare). Meetings and such are on our own time. Development is done at lunch time.
I've also done the travelling thing for a long time. 2003 was my last year doing it because it is a killer. There is NO romance in travelling for work whatsoever. It's a bit of fun at first, but that wears thin after a few weeks. I will agree that it is a relationship killer.
The thing is, my company does not pay anyone any premium money to travel. You get your regular salary, regardless of the time you put in, regardless of whether or not you have to travel for work.
It's simply the way it is.
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Originally Posted by arctic cat
this thread is asking what makes a man sexy. i don't see how money can make a man sexy. look at Bill Gates, would you call him sexy?
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Why not...
He's confident (obviously)
He has a sense of humour (I've heard him speak and he does have a sense of humour)
He's physically fit (he's not overweight in the least)
He's definitely intelligent. (obviously)
He dresses well for the most part. (He's always dressed well when I see him.)
He definitly has passion and integrity. (A huge presence in the philantropy community - 3'rd world, AIDS, charity. Time's person of the year.)
By all the previously mentioned characteristics of what the women on here have posted about what they find sexy in a man - Bill fits the bill.