"You can’t ADD things and come out with LESS than you started with!" "I can do that! It’s a free country! I’ve got my rights!"

You know the usual question of "How's work?" or "Do you like/love your job?"

Well, there's a reply which goes, "It's 60-40." Meaning that you love your job 60% of the time, and hate it 40% of the time. In other words,

60/100 = 6/10 = 3/5 = Love Work
40/100 = 4/10 = 2/5 = Hate Work

To simplify it even further, we can also say

60% = 3/5 ≈ 66% = 2/3 = Love Work
40% = 2/5 ≈ 33% = 1/3 = Hate Work

This means that out of 3 days in work, you hate 1 day. Out of a month of 30 days, you will hate your work on 10 days. That doesn't sound so bad.

Now. Consider this. If you're a female, you will have to take into account the effects of your menstrual period. That will probably ruin your day and you will hate your work during that time.

If you're male, you will have to take into account the behavior of your female colleagues or female bosses during their menstrual period. They will probably take out their irritation / anger / discomfort on you. That will probably ruin your day and you will hate your work during that time.

And a woman's menstrual period and effects lasts for typically a week or seven days in a month.

Which also means that the number of days which you hate your work is as follows:

10 + 7 = 17 days in a month = Hate Work

In other words,

17/30 = 57% = Hate Work
13/30 = 43% = Love Work

Therefore, in reality, you hate your work more than half the time.

So. Do you really love your work?