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It has been my experience that most of the guys who "live" at their job have something at home so bad that they would rather be away at work.
For one co-worker, it was a complaining wife.
For another, he could not deal with his 4 teenage kids and thus preferred to volunteer for extra night shifts and let his wife deal with it.
Also some guys don't have any hobbies or interests outside of their work.
Did this for years until the Summer. Retail was often 12 hours 70 hr work weeks as a manager. Holiday season with mall open later was 16 hours. My long term hotel job had 12 hour shifts some days also.
While having some overtime in an expensive city was helpful , I missed many holidays, many events and time with people who are no longer around. It could be good for shorter periods to sock away some cash, or when starting a new job to pay ones dues if needed but not for years.
Did this for years until the Summer. Retail was often 12 hours 70 hr work weeks as a manager. Holiday season with mall open later was 16 hours. My long term hotel job had 12 hour shifts some days also.
While having some overtime in an expensive city was helpful , I missed many holidays, many events and time with people who are no longer around. It could be good for shorter periods to sock away some cash, or when starting a new job to pay ones dues if needed but not for years.
I am assuming the retail manager job was on salary. One of the reasons why i got out of the business. At one point I was making minimum wage to less than minimum wage.
I used to grab all the overtime I could. I had a family and there was a black hole where the money went. I couldn't earn enough to keep up, but I could make it work if I worked the overtime.
Would I rather have money worries, or sore feet? I would take the sore feet any day. I worked plenty of long days on my feet, and I kind of liked it. I am a workaholic type. When you are at work, then that is the only thing you have to worry about.
I was always taught that I was 'supposed' to work, always. If there was money to be made then I had to make it. The family took priority, but my job was to bring home as much bacon as I could.
When I was single, before I had a family, I knew I was supposed to work to prepare for what was to come.
I haven't done that in awhile. It seems I am becoming a staple at my job. Very nice.
I know people work way way longer than that, including some that do 15 hours 7AM-10PM Monday through Friday.. some probably work more.. but, if they are handing out ANY extra time I'll take it. Id rather fight burn out, 2nd job filling in my days off, then not have.
Anyone else work long days to where their feet hurt?
I am scheduled two 18 hr shifts per week but always work more. My feet do not ever hurt, if that were the case, 11 hours would be a VERY VERY long shift!!
I am a Supporive Living Supervisor though towards the middle of the shift, it turns into being paid to be a staff member so the pay is somewhat lower but...I am paid to sleep. I shower on the premesis, floss, watch tv on the computer, whatever...a little paperwork but not much. This is after about 9:30am. I am technically on-call but am hardly ever awoken. If so, then back to sleep within 15 minutes.
In Oct & Nov (last two months) I did an extra 50.5 hr shift.
This netted about $720 gross for the weekend due to overtime but 36 hrs+50.5=86.5 hrs in one week. This kicks my butt to where it takes two full days to unwind.
The "Supervisors.." well, one is ALWAYS late. Sometimes doesn't come at all. Her hours are cut, (hourly work) but Im looking to see if she gets removed completely. You'd think she owns the store when she is here. Haven't seen her in a week....
So, as posted before, its true, I dont want to be the "Golden Employee" so I want to strike a balance between the hard work and being "Profitably and promotably stupid." The ACTUAL manager does seem to like me. The other "management" - some ESLs... they are so cliquey and one is so catty. I just ignore them. I feel like I work for Nicky Minaj. I just side-step.. do me. I get my instructions from the Supervisor closest the Manager...
Years ago I worked 12 hour shifts and sometimes worked 18 when someone called out sick. There were other times I would work 7 12's in a row. It was good money at the time but I wouldn't do it again. I have found a different way to make money that doesn't consume that much of my time.
Is that somehting to be proud about? Being in pain and hobbling out of the company to your car? Not something I'd ever want anymore....
You're absolutely right?? But.. I feel beggars can't can't choosers.
Im in the city with the highest minimum wage in the USA on January 1st 2017 (Boston Massachusetts at $11/hr) until L.A. or whoever bests us... and I live in a homeless shelter (for clean and sober folks. Should be no more thefts, unless I ... it could happen but im in a better spot than I was, for a shelter. Is still some riff-raff but hey, its a shelter.) and I am about to turn up the heat on Job 2 because MAcapulco needs more money, needs that $1000 car again, The walking "home" can be the hardest part and yes Amazon had me to the point where me driving home at the 70-75MPH Turnpike speed was very dangerous, as I shoulda just stayed in the lot and slept... Im not asking for your sympathy, just telling you where it is I am at and what it is that I want and what I am willing to do to get there.
One job alone I can't do it.
"Life? What life. I got no life." - Lt. Col. Frank Slade. (Ret.)
^ Thats how I feel, im just not drunk.
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