Vicki on Careers: Crunching the numbers
Q. I need to make more money so I took a part-time job working at a country club. I really like it! I'm exhausted with my full-time job, but working nights and weekends is fun. It sounds like they want to hire me, but I would take a pay cut. What are your thoughts?
A. My first thought is it's wonderful to find work that you enjoy! But your current situation isn't working. I would do a few things: Crunch numbers. With the pay cut, is that sustainable in the short-term and what is the promotion path there? How long is it expected for you to work there at that pay because oh, the irony -- the need for a side hustle from your original side hustle.
It sounds like you enjoy the job as well as new environment, so again I'd look at the long-term prospects for this role as a career, not a job but a new career path. One way many workers transition into a new path is by developing skills and interests during a side hustle which you've already done.
Since your current situation isn't ideal factoring in exhaustion, if you turn down the full-time offer, can you continue working both jobs by maintaining the part-time role at the country club for the time being and then at some point, leave on good terms?
My last thought is I would take a break from all of the thinking. In situations like this, sometimes we tend to overthink. Yes, it's important to crunch numbers and plan ahead both for the short and long-term, and some people take a pay cut so they can be catapulted forward above and beyond their current role. At the end of the day, take a walk, go for a run, do yoga, meditate...clear your head. And then go with your gut. Whatever you decide, if you leave your current employer or leave the country club at some point, leave on good terms.
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