I work a 9a-5p job at a catering company. My hourly wage should come out to about $45,760 annually, but due to taxes and insurance, my take-home pay is more like $33k in a big city, so I'm living hand to mouth. I successfully secured a part-time second job, one I really liked that suited my values and was aligned with the kind of social group that I best fit into. It doesn't offer any extra benefits, but that was ok because I have my nine to five. Well, I informed my full time boss about the new job (I wanted to coordinate my imminent schedule) and received a blunt talking to about prioritizing my schedule with the full time place, and they basically refused to coordinate my schedule with the new job, nullifying it. So… back to hand to mouth hopelessness. I kept repeating that it was difficult making rent, how everything was so expensive, and my boss kept saying, “I know, I know.” He definitely doesn't know. Thanks for reading.