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I agree with the organizational sentiment, but almost everything else reads of woeful naiveté for a 32 year old person in the work force. Not trying to hard hearted, and I sure as hell don't know the rest of this guy's story, but I think maybe his expectations were a bit overblown to begin with.

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I agree. Welcome to being a contractor. In this case, since the skill required was very low, the reward is low. If you were a high skilled contractor you would be paid handsomely, but the hours would still be awful in most cases.