Ugh you have my sympathy I remember those days all too well. Hopefully it gets better!
In my case three jobs when my youngest was born. I did it for two years until my college loans were paid off. Only time off was on Sundays when I got done at both part time jobs, last one at 6 pm. Got home, saw the kids and staggered off to sleep. A few odd days off here and there for holidays but not much else.
During the last recession, I worked as many as 3 retail jobs at a time, too. I was laid off from the architectural firm I worked for in Jan. of ‘09 that I’ve now been back with full-time since Feb. of ‘13. I once went over 3 months straight without a single day off...and this was in my late 40’s-early 50’s...some do what they hafta’, others can’t take the stress and fold.
First retail job I got, and the last one I quit, was at our now long gone Disney Store in our local mall 5 mins. down the road. I was even a Lead Manager there for over a year, before the architectural firm I worked for had enough projects to put me on part time contract before they finally brought me back to the office full time 10 months later.
I had to drop the Lead Manager position when I went back full time at the firm, but, the Disney Store let me drop to only Friday closing shifts and Sat. and Sun. shifts to maintain my discounts.
Once the firm got my pay way back up (I’d been outta’ the game for about 3 years, and had to prove my chops again), I said later to the DS. The Disney Store even offered me an ASM position to keep me there, but, I woulda’ laughed in the SMs face if we weren’t friends at that paltry amount of a “raise”...!!!!!
I worked my old-ish
beeeeeeehind off for that place, and we took our last WDW trip with my discounts in ‘13 with my 35% merch discount, 60% off room at ASMusic, and 50% on DDP...!!!!!!
Funny thing is, I wouldn’t trade that time for anything...I learned A LOT of invaluable stuff about myself, and people in general, and I’m thankful for that...!!!!!
And also, when the COVID came, we thought we’d be sunk again. Wrong. We’re so busy right now we’ve been doin’ unlimited OT at the firm for months...sooo much better than the alternative...!!!!!
To say life can be a crazy-a$$ ride is such an understatement...!!!!!!!
