I spent a great number of years in retail and loathed the random schedule and rotating days off. Morning shifts to afternoon shifts and the dreaded graveyard shift. Not to mention the constant disruption of sleep cycles and how i believe has taken years off my life.
Getting a long weekend off or a weekend for that matter was a non no. The business dictated that saturday and sunday were your busiest days where staff is needed the most. Many a family event was missed as well camping trips with friends. Garveyard...well...it was hell on a persons social life. Sleeping when friends were out having a good time during the evening or chances to spend time with family.. Never getting a good sleep due to all the noise going on in the neighbourhood.
I stayed for as long as i did as it was a unionised job with good pay, benefits and a pension.
I'm out of that job for health reasons and wished i did it a lot sooner. If i could go back in time i would have done things a lot different.
Doing what you enjoy as opposed to what a job pays should be your priority and sadly it wasn't mine.
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