The family man with Nicholas Cage: who else did this choice?

[ChimpMaster]

Yeah but what a great life he had before eh - what with the money, the ferrari, the fast women ... wow........

[lukemg]

V.interesting film this.
There is a great bit where he goes shopping with the missus and kids and ends up in a very exp suit shop. He is discussing some changes to a 2k suit when his missus turns up, laughs and puts the suit back.
He loses it and declares 'WHATS IN IT FOR ME ?' The anguished cry of men everywhere who wake up with kids, mortgage, wife etc.
Yeah, course he realises what the pay off is when he gets his old life back, simplified view of the world of course, but still interesting.

[Moscow Mule]

The expat community here, however, have been having a life outside of work since October. Oh yes they have.

Your Career, It's Behind You!!!!

[NotAllThere]

Note: the swiss don't even do it for the money but just because they feel that it is normal not to have a life outside work.

The Baslers claim to have three days of life outside of work a year. It's called Fasnacht. However, they use these three days to dress up in silly costumes and march around the city playing pipes and banging drums.

I go skiing that week.

The expat community here, however, have been having a life outside of work since October. Oh yes they have.

[Francko]

You need a new wife. Your one is broken.

mmm I think that the 12 month guarantee has expired already unfortunately.

[tay]

You need a new wife. Your one is broken.

[Francko]

Ahhhhhh - a top chick flick!!

Mrs Franko must have you very well trained mate

I guess she's just like most of the women. No compromise at all. She just wants everything. Money, a quiet life, lots of time to spend together, living in the city but also away from the city, buying expensive thing but also saving a lot of money, etc etc. I think some women do have problems understanding the main physics laws.

[tay]

moral is: it's not how much we pay you, its the times we don't ask you to work you should be grateful for

Dont think thats the point of the movie at all.....
You are right in general principle about the stupidity of permies though.

[Francko]

the whole purpose of that film is to keep the wage monkeys in line

moral is: it's not how much we pay you, its the times we don't ask you to work you should be grateful for

Perhaps. But you cannot deny that in many jobs you are asked not to have a life or at least to give top priority to your job rather than personal life.

Note: the swiss don't even do it for the money but just because they feel that it is normal not to have a life outside work.

[SallyAnne]

Ahhhhhh - a top chick flick!!

Mrs Franko must have you very well trained mate

[Spacecadet]

the whole purpose of that film is to keep the wage monkeys in line

moral is: it's not how much we pay you, its the times we don't ask you to work you should be grateful for

[Francko]

I hope you have seen the movie. In brief, it's the story of a guy who is a workholic business man dedicated to a single life because work and money are its only purpose in life and suddenly finds himself living another life as a family man with 2 children and a family and only bills to pay and no money in his bank account but he manages to find his soul back and eventually happens and only when he gets back to his old life discover what was his misery.

Who else did a similar choice and switched from well paying City contracts with investment banks to accept a not-so-well paying job in a smaller town in order to get a normal life back?