Since my husband started his new job, he's been trying to encourage me to quit my snowflaking job. He believes that I am having too many meltdowns. He's probably right. It is challenging to work 40 hours Monday through Friday and then 16 more on the weekends. But I do it in the name of debt freedom! Anyway, his thought was that since he has an income again, we could meet our financial goals without me spending my weekends working.
So a couple of Saturdays ago I showed up at my snowflaking job, knocked on the door, and the manager let me in. As soon as I walked in, I told her that I was giving my two-week notice. She was not happy. I explained that working seven days a week was becoming a bit overwhelming. She said she understood.
I went into the back room to put my stuff away and get ready to go out onto the floor. When I came out of the back room, she asked, "Would you be willing to work one Sunday a month?" Now, I've known the manager for many years. She used to buy baskets from me when I sold Longaberger. We had lost touch until she became the store manager, and she has always been someone that I admired and respected.
I told her I would stay on and work one Sunday a month. Doing this actually serves two purposes. One is that I still get the employee discount. The second is that I still have a few snowflakes to sprinkle on my credit card debt. As you know, on December 31, 2008, the balance on my credit card will be $2,000!
Thursday, February 14, 2008
To Quit or Not to Quit
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7 comments:
This sounds like a good deal. I'm glad you will have some free time!
That sounds like a good solution. Because I'm working at finding gigs and doing things which don't pay off right away, I work well more than40 hours each week. Sometimes I have meltdowns too...husband is the same about them. Oh well. It's not forever
The one Sunday a month sounds like a nice compromise to your situation - easing up on the work schedule to keep you less tense... yet still bringing in some extra cash towards the debt. Sounds like a winner to me - good decision wealthy_1
Sounds like a good compromise. And, you could then still pick up extra shifts if you wanted/needed to at times.
I agree, sounds like a much better solution :-) I go to a p/t job one or 2 Sundays/month and it's quite manageable...
Good peope are hard to find, but great people you bend over backwards for!
Great solution!
I feel you. In all senses of the phrase. I know what it's like to give up the weekend, and to have the husband want me to quit. And to want to quit. Hopefully soon I will know what it's like to actually quit. :)
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