I think you're both right, as far as I'm concerned. I spent all last year in a position where people could reach me almost 24/7 by cell phone, and I liked being in control and not missing calls. What I didn't like, though, was the leadership role that required other calls.

When I took this job, I decided that I was going to make every effort to leave all work at the office. It's a good feeling to go home, have my own time and know that I finished everything for the day. But in some cases, I'd much rather know something than not know it.

> > I discuss a similar scenario with someone all the time and I don't think I'll ever get to the point where I think of work/job/career as an evil necessity that interferes with your life.

Me neither. I've always said that if I find myself hating my job, I'll do something about it. I throw myself head first into a job and make it more than just a place where I stay for a mandatory eight hours and then go home. While it's not all of my life, it does become a significant part of it.

> Nonetheless, I think it critical for the psychological health of all but maybe a scant few with special types of personalities to be able to "go home" from their jobs (and not just their jobs, for that matter, but practically everything one does in life).
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> Maybe Ellie would be able to handle it just fine

I do pretty well, most of the time. Truth be told, though I'm attempting to leave work at work, that never quite happens. My mind is about as inactive as a two-year-old on uppers, so I naturally think about work-related things. Since I'm always so curious and my job basically revolves around that, I certainly have plenty of things to think about. And I can't help my dreams, either.

> Let's define what the problem truly is. Is it that Ellie missed the verdict on Friday, or *that* the verdict was missed on Friday? I say the latter, making this the paper's problem, not hers. The production of a newspaper, as with so many things, requires teamwork.

Exactly. It was kind of hard not to blame myself, and it certainly wasn't fun talking to the attorneys today, three days after the verdict, but it wasn't my fault. I know that much, at least.

> But if that's the paper's problem, what is HER problem? Is it that she wasn't working Friday, or that she isn't working every day, 24 hours a day? I say neither.

Yeah, I agree. And at least I was working Sunday and could get something. I don't think others would have gotten a hold of the detective, and I certainly made a bunch of calls that made things a tiny bit easier for today.

> And since I feel very rude, now, for using so many "shes" and "hers" to refer to someone in our presence, I shall remedy that by addressing Ellmyruh directly: Hi!!

Hi!

Ell"You two rule"myruh