I’m needing some advice. I work 12 hour shifts overnight. I work from home and have a rotating schedule so I work every other weekend. In some ways the schedule has worked for me and the pay is decent. But I hate my job and I hate the industry I’m in. I’ve been doing delivery gig work for now on the side and making a lot of money doing that just “part time.” But that’s only helping me keep my family afloat for now. I think there’s a chance I could do the delivery work “full time” and make as much as I need to in order to provide for my family. But I’m worried that it won’t be enough.
I’ve tried looking for other jobs but I got into this industry after leaving college early and don’t have much other work experience to put on a resume to help me find anything. I also don’t have a degree because I left school to start a full time job when I found out I was gonna be a dad. I can’t find anything worthwhile or that would pay what I need to keep us afloat. But I just can not keep doing this current job. The hours are killing me. The work is difficult (even though it’s an “office job”). And the company has thrown everything on me, to the point that I’m running a multimillion dollar company by myself for 12 hours a night multiple days a week.
I’m at a complete loss as of what to do. And all I really want to do is follow my dreams of being a writer. But that’s not gonna put food on the table next week if I quit tomorrow.
So do I quit, do the gig work and try to follow my dreams on the side. Do I stay the course for now and keep trying to find more time to do what I love despite that not happening for 9 years of having this kind of schedule. Or do I go on some other path?
I’m truly at a loss and just need advice.
TLDR: Quit my night job for gig work, and potentially be able to follow my dreams. Or stay and hate my life as my health declines.