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Work most weekends for much more money or M-F with a couple Saturdays for much less?
Posted on 7/2/21 at 10:35 pm
Posted on 7/2/21 at 10:35 pm
OT, I find myself tonight in one hell of a pickle.
They say when it rains it pours and that’s sort of how my job situation has been the past two months. I used to work for myself whenever I wanted but had very unsteady income. There were months where I was freaking rich then there were months where I let out a big “whew” after barely making ends meet. After two years of that I finally swallowed my pride and took an offer with a small company paying a good salary Monday thru Friday with decent benefits. Problem is with that job, I was putting my license in jeopardy due to some of the shady things they wanted me to do. After a week there I started interviewing elsewhere after it became evident it was a sketch company.
I very quickly received an offer from a corporate company for Monday thru Friday with a couple 4-hour shift Saturdays a month BUT a much, much lower salary with opportunity to earn a whole lot more with a bigger commission schedule. I decided to take it.
Now, after only a week after accepting but haven’t signed anything yet since the background check hasn’t completed I found myself sitting in Children’s Hospital today waiting for my son to come out of surgery and I received an offer from yet another company. This company is a huge company, they’re offering a guaranteed salary bigger than I’ve ever had before (almost equal to the potential overall pay with the company I’ve already verbally accepted an offer from) with OT required, bringing my overall yearly income double what I’m used to making. I would be required to work damn near Monday through Saturday and/or Sunday through Friday. There’d be many times where I work late during the week AND work all day Saturday and Sunday. These guys pay for 100% of my family’s health insurance, too. Also pay for $250,000 of guaranteed life insurance (something I can no longer qualify for due to health issues).
On one hand I say stick to my word and turn it down but on the other hand, I have to do what’s best for my family and this offer would change my family’s lifestyle and future going forward.
What would the OT do here? Leave a second job in two weeks for much higher pay and more time away from the family or sacrifice a whole lot of income for more work/life balance?
They say when it rains it pours and that’s sort of how my job situation has been the past two months. I used to work for myself whenever I wanted but had very unsteady income. There were months where I was freaking rich then there were months where I let out a big “whew” after barely making ends meet. After two years of that I finally swallowed my pride and took an offer with a small company paying a good salary Monday thru Friday with decent benefits. Problem is with that job, I was putting my license in jeopardy due to some of the shady things they wanted me to do. After a week there I started interviewing elsewhere after it became evident it was a sketch company.
I very quickly received an offer from a corporate company for Monday thru Friday with a couple 4-hour shift Saturdays a month BUT a much, much lower salary with opportunity to earn a whole lot more with a bigger commission schedule. I decided to take it.
Now, after only a week after accepting but haven’t signed anything yet since the background check hasn’t completed I found myself sitting in Children’s Hospital today waiting for my son to come out of surgery and I received an offer from yet another company. This company is a huge company, they’re offering a guaranteed salary bigger than I’ve ever had before (almost equal to the potential overall pay with the company I’ve already verbally accepted an offer from) with OT required, bringing my overall yearly income double what I’m used to making. I would be required to work damn near Monday through Saturday and/or Sunday through Friday. There’d be many times where I work late during the week AND work all day Saturday and Sunday. These guys pay for 100% of my family’s health insurance, too. Also pay for $250,000 of guaranteed life insurance (something I can no longer qualify for due to health issues).
On one hand I say stick to my word and turn it down but on the other hand, I have to do what’s best for my family and this offer would change my family’s lifestyle and future going forward.
What would the OT do here? Leave a second job in two weeks for much higher pay and more time away from the family or sacrifice a whole lot of income for more work/life balance?
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Posted on 7/2/21 at 10:37 pm to TDsngumbo
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These guys pay for 100% of my family’s health insurance, too
This is pretty significant, along with doubled salary. Take it. Your family will support you while you support them.
Posted on 7/2/21 at 10:39 pm to TDsngumbo
Best fishing is during the week cause nobody on the lake. That's my only advice
Posted on 7/2/21 at 10:39 pm to TDsngumbo
M-F. You will never get those weekends back and you miss out on a lot of events in life.
The goal is to work less and not more.
The goal is to work less and not more.
Posted on 7/2/21 at 10:43 pm to dchog
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You will never get those weekends back and you miss out on a lot of events in life.
The goal is to work less and not more.
I’ve always been of this mindset but I’ve also never had the opportunity for this kind of income. Now I’m second guessing my entire life-long work/life morals.
Posted on 7/2/21 at 10:46 pm to TDsngumbo
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would be required to work damn near Monday through Saturday and/or Sunday through Friday. There’d be many times where I work late during the week AND work all day Saturday and Sunday.
Working for the man has consequences.
Posted on 7/2/21 at 11:02 pm to TDsngumbo
Seems like you don’t have a problem finding work. So I’d take the high paying job and work all the time. Stack some money. And if you hate it find another job.
Posted on 7/2/21 at 11:05 pm to TDsngumbo
Since I’ve been in the workforce, I figured out what “money doesn’t buy happiness” mean. I would gladly make less money if it means I’ll spend more time with my family.
Posted on 7/2/21 at 11:09 pm to TDsngumbo
That depends on what industry you work in. I work for an excavation company and while I do like my job, it is rough and nasty work but I don't complain.
In my position I average 50 hours a week which isn't that bad. However a parts changer clocks in at 5:00 in the morning and will be off just after 5:00 in the evening. But sometimes when they go to a jobsite out of town. They might not clock out until 10:00 at night. So they average more than 70 hours a week.
Some of them have complained of the aches and pains of the body as the work is rough. One said that he wasn't going to do this for the rest of his life and yet another one is 70 and if quit could go crazy.
Life is short and working for someone for outrageous hours is only limiting oneself when you have folks that hardly work and yet are paid more.
I don't care so much for the income as I have stopped chasing the the dollar and came to realization for the love of what I do not count every dollar and penny I had.
In my position I average 50 hours a week which isn't that bad. However a parts changer clocks in at 5:00 in the morning and will be off just after 5:00 in the evening. But sometimes when they go to a jobsite out of town. They might not clock out until 10:00 at night. So they average more than 70 hours a week.
Some of them have complained of the aches and pains of the body as the work is rough. One said that he wasn't going to do this for the rest of his life and yet another one is 70 and if quit could go crazy.
Life is short and working for someone for outrageous hours is only limiting oneself when you have folks that hardly work and yet are paid more.
I don't care so much for the income as I have stopped chasing the the dollar and came to realization for the love of what I do not count every dollar and penny I had.
Posted on 7/2/21 at 11:17 pm to dchog
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That depends on what industry you work in
This job would be in insurance and it’s work from home so it’s not very taxing on the body whatsoever unless you consider the sedentary nature of the job. I’m leaning very heavily towards taking it because literally everything about it is better for me and my family except the longer hours and most weekends. I just think if I turn it down I would regret it the rest of my life and always wonder “what if”.
Posted on 7/2/21 at 11:24 pm to TDsngumbo
If they want you that badly, you are in a position to dictate better terms regarding your weekends and amount of overtime. Counter offer minimum 2 full weekends a month, OT is optional at your discretion after 65 hours, and you get 11 holidays, 2 personal holidays, 3 personal days and 7 sick days annually.
Posted on 7/2/21 at 11:26 pm to TDsngumbo
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found myself sitting in Children’s Hospital today waiting for my son to come out of surgery
I don't know and won't ask what's wrong with your son. But if it's something long term, why would you never want to be around for his childhood even if it provides less medical bills. If it's just a short term, maybe taking the higher paying job for the short term to build savings up and get some investing going on might not be bad, but don't make it career.
Posted on 7/2/21 at 11:27 pm to TDsngumbo
Three questions:
If you grind hard on the higher paying job for more hours is your family supportive? Some wives will respond negatively.
Since you mentioned health concerns will the longer hours put your health at risk? Is yes then the answer should be no.
If you take the higher paying job are you (and anyone else involved) going to translate the higher income into an earlier retirement?
If you grind hard on the higher paying job for more hours is your family supportive? Some wives will respond negatively.
Since you mentioned health concerns will the longer hours put your health at risk? Is yes then the answer should be no.
If you take the higher paying job are you (and anyone else involved) going to translate the higher income into an earlier retirement?
Posted on 7/2/21 at 11:29 pm to sportsaddit68
Today’s procedure was to find out what is wrong and we found out that it’s nothing serious, thankfully.
Posted on 7/2/21 at 11:32 pm to molsusports
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Three questions:
If you grind hard on the higher paying job for more hours is your family supportive? Some wives will respond negatively.
Since you mentioned health concerns will the longer hours put your health at risk? Is yes then the answer should be no.
If you take the higher paying job are you (and anyone else involved) going to translate the higher income into an earlier retirement?
The wife is mostly on board because, well, more money
This shouldn’t risk my health any more than usual.
I wouldn’t retire earlier. Instead, I’d retire much more comfortably but I could retire earlier if I wanted to. It gives me more options for sure.
Posted on 7/2/21 at 11:34 pm to Johnny Roastbeef
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Since I’ve been in the workforce, I figured out what “money doesn’t buy happiness” mean.
Money help with some things but not all. But with our culture, people think that money will solves all their problems(look at the OT). It doesn’t.
Posted on 7/2/21 at 11:36 pm to TDsngumbo
Not enough information. How old are you, how long have you been married, how old is your kid. Younger the kid, the easier it is to grind out the long hours (especially if you’re just talking 1 kid). As a mom, 2 kids under 3 with my husband working long hours made me want to murder everyone. But once they were school age, it was fine. Now they are 16 and 17 and I just made a complete career change out of boredom, and my husband traded his high paying desk job for doing what he really loves. From a marriage/family stand point, it’s very much about what stage you’re in.
Posted on 7/2/21 at 11:37 pm to TDsngumbo
You work for money. Go make the most you can as fast as you can.
Posted on 7/2/21 at 11:53 pm to TDsngumbo
My position is more of an assistant and I help everyone. From cleaning the shop, washing and detailing cars, powerwashing dump trucks that is powerful enough to give a person bruises, using commercial grade lawnmowers, help throw chains on equipment up to 60,000 pounds, parts runner and a flagger for a road crew.
But also learning how to change tires with a PSI of 120, airing them up with commercial equipment, taking the tire from the rim and changing it will a new one. Hopefully will learn to weld under a former auto mechanic of 45 years.
But also learning how to change tires with a PSI of 120, airing them up with commercial equipment, taking the tire from the rim and changing it will a new one. Hopefully will learn to weld under a former auto mechanic of 45 years.
Posted on 7/2/21 at 11:54 pm to TDsngumbo
I could never do it no matter the money. M-Sat or more working late is no way to live
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