So yaa, how do you like balance work-life-balance and interests. I'm considering a job or however to put it that is known for awful work-life-balance, but is also incredibly interesting, but I'm not sure if it's worth it😩
Like I do want to get married and have a family and such at some point, but that is in no way guaranteed, especially not considering my circumstances, meanwhile focusing on career seems more safe I suppose😵💫
I work a manual labor job where there are slow times and heavy times. Whenever it's slow I am the first to volunteer to leave. When the company shuffled around management and we got all new supervisors I told every one individually that I will take any day off any time no matter what. I have never volunteered for overtime. I think I averaged 1 extra day off per week over the last year, some weeks 2 days, some weeks none. I refuse to put myself in the position of most of my coworkers that have massive trucks and huge McMansions who live paycheck to paycheck and that allows me to work less and live more.
This is also my general approach when working. My part-time jobs I've had while studying so far I put in a very low effort😅, but at least for part of my training I won't be able to put in low effort and if I want to achieve this goal I'll have to keep up my current grind.
This is basically how i am. Week on, week off. Weird hours occasionally, but i never have to pick up the phone on my days off. Beats the hell out of a 9 to 5 in my opinion.