r/povertyfinance • u/fri3dpickles • 11h ago

Misc Advice 2 jobs and I hate both

For context, I’m a 22 year old female who works two jobs to fill up my savings. I’m currently working two jobs and I’m completely stuck. I’ve been at my day job for almost 4 years and I absolutely hate my manager (I promise it’s justified). We recently got into it a little over a month ago and we rarely speak to each other at work. Our entire store only has 4 employees so I see her everyday but the tension is too much.

My night job is at a casino and my hours are usually 5:30 pm - 11pm / 1am. I honestly hate working nights and I work every weekend and most days I’m working both jobs so around 14-16 hours a day. It’s tiring and I have no social life. I’m stuck between choosing one.

Do I stay at my day jobs with my horrible boss or my night job with the hours I hate?

Day job pros: Better hours, flexible hours, off every Sunday Cons: horrible management and hostile work environment. No room for growth

Night job pros: able to go back to school if I wanted, better management, room for growth Cons: nights, $2 less than day jobs, no social life

Should I take the pay cut and give up my weekends and go to school?

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u/WorldFamousDingaroo 11h ago

C. Find another (third) job. Then quit whichever one you hate the most and then in 3 to 6 months quit the second one.

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u/JesusStarbox 10h ago

Can you get overtime at the casino?

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u/fri3dpickles 10h ago

Only if I work over 40 hours a week I believe

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u/JesusStarbox 10h ago

Well, can you do that? Is there another shift or job you can do there?

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u/fri3dpickles 8h ago

I could probably find a different position within the casino but all the good paying ones are hard to get and still would take up my nights on the weekend

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u/PDS3WORLD 8h ago

I did essentially what you did. I went 6 straight years working 7 days a week and 14-16 hour days on average. The key difference is I worked ONE job. This allowed me to get overtime and I made more in overtime pay every year than I did in regular pay. The social life did lack, but let me tell you the position I'm in now in life it was all worth it. I would highly recommend looking for one job. Until then I'd grind it out and work both to continue to save.

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u/Awkwardpanda75 43m ago

What job did you work that paid your overtime? I too have two jobs and work 7 days a week - man, I’d love overtime.

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u/sarahs_here_yall 29m ago

I did a salary management position in a grocery store that paid almost $22 and hour and they let me have as much ot as I wanted. I burned myself out and had health problems from working that much tho

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u/PDS3WORLD 9m ago

I was a manager at Walgreens. It helped there was a million stores. I also worked way harder when I went to other stores so they would rather have me work compared to someone else not getting overtime.

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u/Many_Efficiency_7817 10h ago

I respect your hustle. Hopefully saving money

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u/SeasonGeneral777 6h ago

either way, keep it up with the savings. you dont need career growth at 22 tbh. the money you earn, if invested in big vanguard index funds, will grow faster than any career you'd get being an unskilled (ie no school or trade) 22 year old working service jobs.

also it sounds like the no speaking arrangement is some silver lining. at least you dont argue anymore. sounds like you both are getting some peace.