Pros & Cons of Working

For the "benefit" of those of you starting work / now applying / looking to apply for jobs, here are some pros and cons of the working life ;) But don't take our words for it, get out there yourself =P

Pros:
1. more freedom (really??)
2. get to stay out late without parents nagging!! (yea, i was out till 4am several nites and my mum didn't mind.. ok i was in office working, but still :P)
3. getting paid ;)
4. coming in to office at lunch time (only when you've had a late nite tho)
5. free dinners when we stay late!! (actually when i'm home for dinner, i don't pay also :p)
6. free internet access =P
7. I seem more free than the unemployed (quote Wai Shien: "Why do I seem to be more busy when I am the unemployed one? Oh I get it.. After I get a job I will be free.. I will have to work hard to secure a job first to be free")

Cons:
1. working till 4am (wth...)
2. have to pay for more stuff (when is my pay rise..??)
3. have to belanja more
4. less time to yum cha =(
5. leaving at 5pm is "half-day"

Rufina writing as May Yee:
"Pros:
~ Boasting to people by telling them I'm a high flying consultant and I deal with corporate strategies and other high-tech mumbo jumbo and watching their impressed facial expressions (when in actual fact I’m just a glorified photocopy assistant and ta-pau person of the day)
~ The ability to tell mummy that I’m working late (when in actual fact, I'm just shaking legs in the office and just ensuring my brother does the housework instead);
Cons:
~ Having to give pocket money to my brother
~ Wearing stockings"

Dennis:
"Pros: got money;
Cons: you spend more..
It really depends on what industry really.. hehe... if audit it's all cons la i think. HAHAHAHHAHA"

Adeline:
"Working broadens your horizon, opens your possibilites, and deepens your pocket.
However, it also narrows your outlook to life, shuts your social life, and shallows your values of life.
Not sure if this is funny, but you got to understand that NOTHING about work is funny!"

Dorinda:
"Pros: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Cons: panda eyes :("

Sze Yin:
"Pros: at least you know what to do everyday (working);
Cons: no free time."

Pooi Funn:
"Pros: you appreciate the meaning behind Fridays;
Cons: you appreciate the meaning behind Fridays."

My colleague:
"Cons: There's always more work than the salary we are getting paid;
Pros: The harder we work, the less likely we are to spend money, making it more seeming that we have plenty.
--> The Irony of Work"