I don’t mean to be a downer on this holiday, but I still want to point out the results from CareerBuilder.com’s 2007 annual Father’s Day survey of full-time working fathers:
27% of working dads say they spend more than 50 hours a week on work and nearly 1 out of 10 (8%) spend more than 60 hours.38% of them would take a pay-cut to spend more time with their kids, if given the choice.25% of working dads spend less than one hour with their kids each day. 42% spend less than two hours each day.It’s sad that some fathers wish they could cut back on hours but can’t.
My father worked long hours to provide financial stability for our family, and I will always appreciate that. I learned from him ...
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