What would you do?

[lorihart]

Hi everyone,
I figured its just as well to ask you guys...b/c I get great advice here anyway.
I don't know if anyone remembers me complaining about my boss, then I went and got a new job with the airlines but I still work at my other job part-time.Well,my boss is whining now, b/c it is our slow time before christmas but in another 2 weeks you won't get everyone done.I have learned to ignore her.(I am an hairdresser)
I don't make as much money there as I use to.Alot of my customers have moved and then when I went away for training alot of them thought I was gone for good, and I haven't seen them since.
My in-laws own a gas station and she is looking for someone new.She offered me the postion,with more money but I would also be working more.I would still be working with the airlines and 40hrs with her a week.She also said that extra money that is left over at the end of the year(that she makes extra)she would share with me.
In the meantime..I do like my job(minus the boss) but I am not getting any busier and my pay checks are just paying the mortgage payment.My hubby is the breadwinner.
I don't know what to do.I would like to make more money but I don't know if I want to work 50+ hrs a week.When would I get my Cathe workouts in.;( There are good things and bad things about both situations.with the two jobs I am working now, I am usually off 1/2 of saturday,sunday,&monday.Great break! Any suggestions?
Lori

 

[sblordita]

I am going to say very honestly that I don't think the extra time sacrificed is worth the extra money. Since I have been out of high school, I have rarely worked just 1 one job. I have been going to school full time and working anywhere from 30 hours/week to 60 or 70. The extra money feels so good for awhile, but then you get really burnt out - to say the least. It becomes VERY difficult to get workouts in, or pretty much anything else. Decorating, shopping, spending time with family - it all suffers a lot. Even simply being free to pay your bills becomes difficult.

It's very hard for me to turn down job offers... It is an ego boost for one, and the idea of more money is so enticing! But if you can't enjoy one moment of life, it's not worth it. It would be different if your new job were something you really love.

I am quitting all jobs in December, and I can't wait to be an unemployed bum for a little while. When school starts again, I will continue to work in the math lab 12-15 hrs a week until the beginning of March. That's it No classes - no other work until I move. I can't wait to be poor and happy

Sara

Good luck on your decision!!

 

[Bobbi]

Hi, Lori!
I agree with Sara and didn't you say you and your husband were going to work on a baby soon? Fifty hours is alot and could prove stressful! It wouldn't hurt to gently let you boss know that you are considering this lovely offer; maybe she'll whine less if she thinks you may have found something better!
Bobbi
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[Eeyore366]

This is a tough one. I am a nail technician but the business is so bad right now that I had to quit my job. I am now working three part time jobs. There are days when I don't have 5 minutes for myself and that is really irritating. I do like the extra money, however, so I don't see myself leaving any of my jobs anytime soon. I'm not being much help here, just wanted you to know you are not alone!
Debbie in OH

 

[clareMc]

Lori

I'm with Bobbi and Sara here. I rank quality of life over working my "balls" off for the extra cash any day. If you are trying for a baby soon, my opinion is that working more would be detrimental to your health during pregnancy, where you will find that you need more rest more than you need more money, just to continue to function as a human being. And after the baby is born, you will need that rest even more, and until you have the baby you have no idea of the hell-on-earth life you might create for yourself by working three jobs and trying to fit it all around your family life. If your husband is the main breadwinner, then cut yourself some slack here. Would the material goods you could buy with the extra money really lead to increased happinesss or more clutter around the house?

Just my opinion.

Clare

 

[sunnyside]

Here is another idea. Have you ever thought of doing the hairdresser job in your own home? You could be home more with your kids, when or if you have them. You could work less hours and make more money. You could work your schedule around your other job. I work in my home(dog grooming shop) and it's been great. I also get my hair done by a women who has a shop at home. It's so much better than working for someone else.
This is just something to think about. About your original question. It's tough to work long hours, but also tough to be broke. So I'm not much help.