Should quit your second job

Are you exhausted from working two jobs? And you wonder if you should quit your second job? If so , this article is entirely dedicated to you. I will tell you how I see it and how I dealt with it, because I was in this situation too.

We are on the internet, in a place where people promise a rain of money without their own contribution. It is not difficult to come across pages saying “quit your job, you don’t have free time.” The authors do not try to understand the reader’s situation in them. Most of us do not choose a second job because they like it, but are often forced to do so by financial means.

Let me divide this group into two groups of people who have a second job because they need it to survive and those who treat a second job as an additional form of income. At the end you will see that they do not differ much in both groups.

Why do you have two jobs?

This is the basic question that you must ask yourself. To begin with, let’s consider a situation in which you need a second job to support yourself or your family.

Unfortunately, but the economy of the world is inexorable, if you spend more than you earn in your first job, then a second job is necessary for life. Of course, I assume in this case that you are a normal family: husband + wife + 1 or 2 children. In this case, the question remains whether the other parent cannot work to relieve you. This solution is possible in extended families, when small children can be left under the care of grandparents. When this is not possible, it is natural for one of you to go to work and the other to look after the child.

If you are single and your pay from one job is too small to support you, then unfortunately you need a second job. However, the question is whether full-time and whether you control your expenses.

The above situations describe people who usually earn a minimum wage or a little over. In a different situation there are people working full-time, not from coercion but from the desire to earn a car, a new house or generally improve their material status.

I’m lucky or unlucky to be on both sides. In the second case I was stuck until recently, when I decided to start my own business. However, this is not a solution for everyone and I do not intend to encourage you here. If you are exhausted by your second job, below you will find reasons why I think it is worth considering quitting it.

In preparation is also an article on this why second job is a good option. I recommend getting acquainted with two points of view on the same problem.

1. Exhaustion

Have you ever wondered why we currently work 8 hours a day instead of 7 or 9? During the industrial revolution it was established that this is the ideal time interval in which man is productive. In other words, someone defined the value of a man for 8 hours of work. Is that a lot The answer to this question is not obvious.

Today, child labor is prohibited, except in some countries, of course. Not so long ago, the scale of development of civilization, the work of children after 12 hours in factories was normal.

Personally, I started at the age of 16 in odd jobs, distributing leaflets and washing cars. It has nothing to do with the hard work of our ancestors, but I realize that many of my peers started even later. Later extramural studies and work from Monday to Friday for 9.5 hours in the warehouse. In the future it was more interesting, but this is not an autobiography, let’s get back to the topic.

Already today there are attempts to introduce a 4-day working week (Japan) and are reportedly bringing results. Some versions of the future assume that we will practically not work and live at a good level. I will worry you, because our generation is unlikely to survive until then.

However, the case described above is an exception. Most often, most people work over 8 hours a day, sometimes on weekends.

In the long run, I can’t imagine such a physical and mental burden. As you gather all the other responsibilities, there will only be time to sleep, it’s hard to call this situation life, more the sale of your life.

We are only human and we have limited energy resources. You can be persistent, mentally resistant, but sooner or later you can’t stand it.

As I have already mentioned, everyone has their own motives and practices. The question arises whether a second job is actually the final solution for fulfilling your dreams or maintaining a family.

2. No chance to change your life

No, I’m not going to use coaching content here . The matter is simple as building a flail. By overworking, your chances of additional education, development and an attempt to change the current state of affairs are diminishing.

Let’s face it, usually both jobs are paid on average, otherwise one would be enough. In this case, you cannot count on a promotion or a raise and you will not be able to afford more. The current labor market requires raising your qualifications to increase the chances of a better tomorrow.

I will give a simple example that will not suit every industry (it’s so hard). You have found a job offer that is attractive, meets your requirements, but you do not meet the requirements of the employer, but only by one condition, e.g. you don’t have a certificate, no foreign language, no knowledge of sales, etc.

Working several hours a day, there is no chance to train and try to get a better job offer, even if you are a very ambitious person. After all, when you get home, you only think about eating something and sleeping.

Exhaustion of work effectively blocks your creativity. It is possible that you will use my way, which consisted of working 8h, returning home and working on the Internet.This is not a perfect solution, because despite the fact that at home it is still a job, in addition, working for yourself is a very strict boss.

Sit calmly when you find a moment and think about your options for changing your current life. Maybe there is a chance to get along with one of the employers for a raise. If you have professional skills and experience, rate what is the chance to open your own business, and if you are interested in earning money online read, educate yourself and you will achieve your goal.

3. Transport

Quite prosaic issue that needs to be addressed is transport between works. It’s best to start with the fact that you have to get to your first job, for which nobody pays you, of course and then get to the next job. In this banal reasoning we come to the conclusion that with 12 hours of work you really work much longer.

If you can work via the Internet , or the second job is very close to the first one should not be a big problem, especially when you can get there on foot.

Why on foot? Since this is the only way to save on gasoline or public transport, there is still a bicycle, but in winter it is a medium idea.

In case the second job requires you to have a car that you would normally not need, you have further hidden costs.

4. No part as in the family

The single can afford a gentler treatment of this point, after all, it’s always a little less people to whom time should be devoted. People are beings who need the presence of other people, even if they do not show it.

Working overtime will be bad for relationships. It is hard to cultivate a feeling if there is no time.

The worst lack of time will endure parents and their children. The younger the child, the more parental attention is needed. However, more serious consequences of the lack of a child-father or child-mother relationship can be expected with older children.

If you can afford to leave the second job, this is probably the most serious reason why you should do it.

This statement has already appeared, but let me cite it, with age I pay more and more attention to it: You have only one life and there is no point in wasting it.

5. No free time

Have you ever played The Sims? It’s a game in which it leads the virtual lives of others. Characters have several indicators of satisfaction like: food, cleanliness or entertainment.

We need entertainment to forget about problems for a while and recharge for the challenges of the next day.

If you had a hobby, you probably gave it up because of a second job and exhaustion. If you met with friends every month, you probably missed one meeting at the beginning, then two more and now you haven’t seen them for a long time.

Think about how you can function in a world where you do everything for someone and nothing for yourself. You can be an altruist , but I am of the opinion that egoism dosed well in the right amounts did not harm anyone.

Without a moment to ourselves, we are worse for others. Many times I have not been very nice because of fatigue. It looks completely different every day when I try to be optimistic about life.

6. Exceeding the tax threshold

I will devote the sixth point to a very mundane matter which is taxes, after all only they and death are certain. None of us likes to pay them, but everyone must.

For example, if you work 360 hours a month for a minimum salary of $7.25 in a month, you’ll earn $2610. On an annual basis, this gives 31 320$, which does not mean that you pay more taxes, but when you earn less than 10$ you are already entering a new tax threshold that you will feel.

I recommend that you calculate everything carefully so that you don’t find out that the second job is done for very low money.

7. Worse results at work

Can you keep the right concentration, despite the fatigue that falls on you? Exhaustion sooner or later will get you and depending on the specifics of your work, there may be different consequences.

If you are a watchman during the night in some object that nobody would want to rob, you can probably afford a nap. People performing jobs requiring concentration or working with clients are much worse.

Regarding the former, as you may know, it is recommended not to get tired of driving a long distance trip, the reaction time will be longer. Unfortunately, but fatigue affects our physical abilities and can cause inaccuracy or poorer performance that the boss notices.

Working with clients requires an optimistic attitude, empathy and often brilliance. None of us likes to talk to people who look like they are tired of life. You can be sure that this will affect your sales results, and hence the premium.

As a result, you will be able to forget about a possible increase or promotion.

8. A busy schedule

Working 7 days a week or during standard business hours 8-16 / 9-17 it is difficult to settle basic matters such as a visit to a doctor.

I don’t know many people with a well-planned day schedule. Most of us have an unexpected problem that requires time.

Unfortunately, in this mode of operation, it may turn out that there is no time to solve the problem, which in the future will only increase, or must be solved here and now.

If you have a forgiving boss then it won’t be a problem to have a vacation, worse if you are not in the best relationship with your employer.

9. Stress

I mentioned it somewhat earlier, but it is worth highlighting the clear impact of overwork on mental health. Limiting relationships with people we like and things that let us breathe is a simple way to increase stress levels.

One work for 8 hours a day can release a large dose of stress. If it happens occasionally it does not have much of a problem, this appears to when each subsequent output to the work associated with reluctance.

If you like your job, the risk of depression, neurosis or just a bad mood is lower, which does not mean zero.

Summary

The decision to quit a second or any job is not easy. I was faced with this choice myself and I know what thoughts you are struggling with. I quit my job, which I liked to go to, and earned a decent salary with an annual increase and development prospects. In my case, I knew from the beginning that he wanted to work as a self-employed person and be the boss himself.

You don’t have to want the same thing, maybe your full-time job doesn’t bother you, it’s just a salary. Then you should consider building some source of income that will not require you to overwork.

The blog is about making money online, so for my part I encourage you to do it with all my heart, you are really easy to earn several hundred dollars a month, it’s possible that that’s enough for you. I write about how to do it in other articles, I recommend reading them.

Before you do this, think carefully about your needs and possibilities. Do not make any decisions based on the impulse, and once you make one do not regret it, after all you can always go back to the old trash.