Thank you! I already had a mild panic because I had to write a 300-word learning reflection about reading strategies for English Comp and I could not for the life of me cut it down from the 450 words I landed on. I wound up with 370 words by cutting out some parts that I deemed were mildly redundant and reworded so much. Definitely thought I was going to get points deducted for being "too wordy" but he said I did excellently and brought up really great points. I have been kicked for being too wordy before, so I am glad he isn't one of those professors. He seems pretty cool.
I was doing 12 hours a day Mon-Sat and then working from home a few hours on Sunday. It was initially Mon-Sat 8-530, then it became 8-6. I leave myself plenty of time to make it to work because traffic and accidents happen often, so I was regularly 30ish mins early. I would use that time to get stuff done before the phone started ringing for ten hours straight, so I often wound up working 730-730. I had so many different tasks that were difficult to do in the three minutes I had between customer calls, and often I was unable to delegate to my team as two were in the Philippines, one worked four hours, three days a week (if she even showed), and the other was stuck being my boss' bitch (until he fired her for... standing up for herself, granted she was kind of a lazy cunt anyway). When I did delegate, I often had to make significant corrections to the information. I was doing the job of at least two people, for hardly the pay of one. I wound up sticking them with a huge clusterfuck that could have easily been solved if my boss put his stupid ego aside, but he made it clear he refused to make the call. I think he wanted me to make it and fuck it up so he could feel justified in firing me.
I am now working ~30-35 hours a week, roughly. I make a little less, but I can breathe, focus on school, and actually have time to spend with my son outside of bedtime; plus, the hours are flexible and there is so much professional development. I know that once I can handle more complex tasks that don't require a licensed environmental professional or geologist to complete, I will be able to make more money.
Plus, when I go on vacation, I can mooch so much free food from my boss... like I always do.