Eric Johnson talks about leaving Iowa

[ICHawk24]

https://espn.go.com/college-sports/...00162/iowa-coach-leaves-football-open-culvers

But for Johnson, the demands placed on recruiters today is no laughing matter.

Sure, coaches have walked away in the past due to time demands and the strain it can put on a family. That certainly played a role in Johnson's decision, but one of the biggest reasons he's walking away is because he feels the recruiting game has changed so much over the past decade.

"It all ties together," Johnson said. "You can never get away from it. If you are at dinner and the phone rings, you have to get it. Vacation is the same way. When you are on vacation, you are worried you are missing an opportunity with a prospect. This all takes away from the family. Weekends are nonexistent because of visits. It is just nonstop 365 days of year, and I needed to get off of that train and get a healthy balance in my life.

"Our profession has gone so much off the deep end with everything that's going on with recruiting, and it's not even funny anymore. There are a lot of other coaches all over the country that feel the same exact way and don't like the direction things are going. There's so much BS out there. We want you to be a part of 'our can of swag' or whatever. It got to the point where I just couldn't be a part of it anymore."

 

[22hawkeyes]

On one hand I understand this. I spend a lot of time just reading about recruiting.... on the other hand. Life is just busy, especially with a good paying job. My wife was the GM of a Taco Bell some years back, and she AVERAGED 60 hrs a week. Crappy hours. Crappy employees. Called in at 2 am and 6 am and her days off. For a f-ing taco bell job that payed shat. But hey, who can resist A&W and butter burgers.

 

[DesMoinesHawki]

I don't blame him at all. His comments about the state of recruiting today did not surprise me either. I think recruiting has become a cut-throat business. Sure, he made nice money, but when you consider he was basically on call 24/7 the salary (in my opinion) is simply not worth it. I think it takes a lot of courage to step away from something you have been for so long and take a leap of faith with a new venture. Kudos to Johnson. I wish him well.

 

[LG210]

He pretty much described 80% of jobs making over $75,000 a year, didn't he?

 

[okeefe4prez]

He pretty much described 80% of jobs making over $75,000 a year, didn't he?

Do government jobs only consist of 20% of the labor pool in excess of $75k? If so, yeah, pretty much. I just hope he did his research because running a fast food joint is srs bizness. When you just have a few places, it is not a turn key operation by any means. It becomes one once you have enough stores to hire a competent manager, but that takes a long time and it ain't easy like it was a few decades ago when a handful of huge fast food chains came into existence and gobbled up market share easily.

 

[ICHawk24]

He pretty much described 80% of jobs making over $75,000 a year, didn't he?

No, he isn't. There are plenty of well-paying jobs that don't require 100 hour work weeks.

 

[okeefe4prez]

No, he isn't. There are plenty of well-paying jobs that don't require 100 hour work weeks.

Name some besides cardiologist, government work, working in admin or as a prof for a university and plastic salesman.

 

[deanvogs]

Name some besides cardiologist, government work, working in admin or as a prof for a university and plastic salesman.

Attorney

 

[ICHawk24]

Most IT jobs
A bazillion business jobs

I have many, many friends who make more than 75k, and none, not a single one, AVERAGES 100 hour weeks. A few occasionally have one here or there.

 

[imported_ankle23]

He pretty much described 80% of jobs making over $75,000 a year, didn't he?

disagree.

 

[Seth53]

Pharmacy (my profession)

I have put in 60 hour weeks as a younger man, attempting to 'get ahead.' I did, but, grew tired of the treadmill once I made it.
A 50 hour week now (a true 5 x 10 hours) is my absolute limit these days.

I don't blame him. Life is more than a dollar in the bank if you budget right.

My advice: If you're going to put those sorts of hours in and make that kind of money, save/invest a majority of it, so when you want to throttle back, you can.

 

[knighthawk13]

Name some besides cardiologist, government work, working in admin or as a prof for a university and plastic salesman.

Inventor of market changing shaving product.

 

[hawkdrummer1]

Name some besides cardiologist, government work, working in admin or as a prof for a university and plastic salesman.

Mine

 

[trj]

Huh? I thought everyone on hawkeyenation was making 75k+ ......You know living the life, bunch of posers.

 

[The]

Attorney

Depends on firm versus private practice. Many in PP do not make 75k, most firms are pressure cookers, 80 hrs/week to make partner minimum, attached at the hip to crackberry or else.

 

[The]

Most IT jobs
A bazillion business jobs

I have many, many friends who make more than 75k, and none, not a single one, AVERAGES 100 hour weeks. A few occasionally have one here or there.

Most IT people are certainly on call 24/7.

 

[uihawk82]

He pretty much described 80% of jobs making over $75,000 a year, didn't he?

Software engineer and tech consultant here making some over 75K and I rarely work 60+ hours a week but mostly around 50 hrs a week.

About 20% of my time is drive time to customer sites with very little overnight travel.

I have the ability to remotely work on customer pcs also.

But really a highly compensated person in sales, engineering, tech making 125K plus may need to travel.

How much was EJ making a year?

 

[earthman]

Computer-assisted trader of section 1256 contracts. I work 2 hours a day.

 

[Hawkfnntn]

I'm surprised there are as many married coaches as there are. It's just so so time consuming anymore and if a guy has aspirations of being around there family at supper time all year long coaching is just not the job for you. I can see guys getting burned out on it. And once they've been knocking down 6 figures or more for awhile I can certainly see why a guy like Johnson would get out.

 

[OUTofTOWNHAWK]

My phone kind of owns me but I can be wherever I want to be. I have to return emails and calls almost instantly. Its a fair trade for not having to go to an office every day.