beekaybeegirl

beekaybeegirl t1_iyd85n8 wrote

Reply to 2nd job at 18, worth it? by RoyalHaza

I am 38 & work a good FT job & I have a weekend job. I enjoy it, the money is “not needed” but nice. This is the 3rd time in my “career” I have done this.

1st time I was getting divorced & sad & lonely/bored on the weekends. Had a small shortfall & adjustment period after losing spouse’s income. I worked in the vitamin department at the health foods store near my FT job. Worked there about 9 months & then I got a roommate to make up that gap for expenses.

2nd time I worked at Kohls during Christmas season. It was in the same parking lot as my FT job. It was such a short time just to make some money to put toward a home reno project. I had a light at the end of the tunnel & bonus Christmas shopping discount & it was sufficient for the small project.

I was very strict about this 3rd round.

Now I work at a small tiny family owned downtown candy shop. My spouse works for the airlines & is gone most weekends. I just moved to a new town & know no one here. I am very extroverted so I like being out & about. I can ride my bike to this job—so close so less gas. I have low stress & responsibilities at this job—I sell people candy & they generally are not Karens & then I leave. I had a little balance built up & just upgraded my phone & booked some plane tickets for February. Next extra project will be the plane tickets I’ll need in June.

(& yes I can receive free plane tickets generally but not for these trips. Trip #1 is with friends so we needed to book together & Trip #2 my spouse’s airline does not fly to this small city I have a wedding in).

Tl;dr: I have a job even though I don’t need it. There are benefits & needs to taking a 2nd job. & yeah probably some downfalls. But if you have extra time, it can be nice to have some more $. I’d rather work than weekend brain drain on Netflix.

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