Doxory?

mitsa17 has decided I currently work a stable sales job that I've been in for just over a year (I'm 19 so this is a major achievement). The job is Monday - Friday 9:30am - 5:00pm. I may the possibility of doing some extra work with a different company between the hours of 5:30pm and 8:00pm a couple of evenings a week and/or 11:00am-5:00pm Sat and/or Sunday. I am saving to go overseas in October so a bit of extra cash would come in handy but I'm not sure if I could hack a (potentially) 9 hour day and/or working weekends. This new company prefers that you do at least 3 shifts a week. I do not believe that the work will be terribly strenuous as I am quite experienced in the field.

I'm going to give it a go for a little while and if it's not working out in my life (ie doesn't leave enough to see my boyfriend, do all the things I need to get done etc..) then I can easily leave it because I'll be employed on a casual basis. And let's face it call centre turnover is MASSIVE and they'd be so used to it!

Asked 3 years ago

Just keep up with the quite well paid, stable sales job with comfortable hours that I have now.

jtu: Unless the extra job is offering ridiculous amounts of money.
kevinr: 9 hour days aren't /so/ bad, but being overworked will suck the joy out of your life.
kyrandil: When you say 9, do you mean 17? I couldn't do that myself. How much more money would it be? Would that be a substantial help?

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My choice: Do some extra work on the side for some extra money to take overseas. Potentially meaning some 9 hour days.

photon: Having no break could be bad. Any chance of weekends?
seph: If it doesn't work, stop. But it sounds like the extra spending money would be nice.
sauergeek: Try the heavy workload for a while, see if you can deal with it. Worst that happens is that you can't and you bail on the second job.
lakmiseiru: See how it goes; if it's horrid you can probably just quit, since this isn't your primary job. Are they okay with you quitting early (i.e. within 4 months)?

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Skipped (with comments)

beppu: Get a completely different job that's not stale and pays better?

If you make a stupid choice because a website tells you to, it's your own damn fault.